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Researchers to Probe Brain Mechanisms Behind Free Will

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Using Glowing Fish to Detect Harmful Pesticides

  • by Douglas Fox
  • August 15, 2023
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
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  • August 07, 2023
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  • July 27, 2023
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Hitting Reset to Start a New Embryo

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  • July 19, 2023
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  • by Andy Fell
  • July 11, 2023
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  • by Soterios Johnson
  • June 28, 2023
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Taking the Arrow of Time out of the Equation

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  • June 26, 2023
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  • June 23, 2023
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  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • June 15, 2023
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Deterrence for a Complex World

  • by Kathleen Holder
  • June 14, 2023
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UC Davis Innovation Awards for 2023 Honor Contributions That Benefit Society

  • by Neelanjana Gautam
  • June 14, 2023
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  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • June 13, 2023
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  • by Amy Young
  • June 12, 2023
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  • by Tiffany Dobbyn
  • June 07, 2023
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UC Davis C-STEM Trains Redlands Teachers on Bringing Computer Science Into Math

  • by Andy Fell
  • June 01, 2023
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  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • May 22, 2023
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  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • May 17, 2023
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  • by Andy Fell
  • April 27, 2023
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  • by Andy Fell
  • April 20, 2023
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  • February 22, 2023
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