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Virtual Tea Colloquium Will Address Ties Between Tea and Health

  • by Jeffrey Day
  • January 06, 2022
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Deep Mantle Krypton Reveals Earth’s Outer Solar System Ancestry

  • by Becky Oskin
  • December 15, 2021
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Evidence for Shared Earthquakes Between San Andreas and San Jacinto Faults

  • by Andy Fell
  • December 14, 2021
  • Science & Technology
  • Driven by Curiosity
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How Can U.S. Adoptees Get Their Birth Certificates?

  • by Andrea Ross
  • December 10, 2021
  • The Curiosity Gap
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Holiday Experts List

  • by Karen Nikos Rose, Amy Quinton, Kat Kerlin
  • December 08, 2021
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  • Environment
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Science and Climate
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‘The Backdrop’ Podcast Features Andrés Reséndez on ‘Conquering the Pacific’

  • by Soterios Johnson
  • December 07, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Dateline
  • Society, Arts & Culture
  • University
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How Has DACA Improved Birth Outcomes Among Mexican-Immigrant Mothers?

  • by Maria Martinez Castro, UC Davis Media Relations Intern
  • December 01, 2021
  • The Curiosity Gap
  • Driven by Curiosity
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Telling the Story of Yemeni Americans Through Their Corner Stores

  • by Jeffrey Day, College of Letters and Science
  • November 30, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Society, Arts & Culture

Video: Looking for Ancient Fossil Life in Greenland

  • by Andy Fell
  • November 29, 2021
  • Egghead
  • Driven by Curiosity
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‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 9: ‘Cockroaches for Dessert’

  • by Amy Quinton
  • November 23, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Unfold Podcast
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Study Looks at Brain Flow, and How People Achieve It

  • by Karen Michele Nikos-Rose
  • November 22, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Society, Arts & Culture
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How Bacteria Makes Copper into Antibiotic

  • by Andy Fell
  • November 17, 2021
  • Egghead
  • Driven by Curiosity
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‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 8: ‘The Poet’s Voice’

  • by Amy Quinton
  • November 16, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Society, Arts & Culture
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How Are Public Health Issues Treated in Social Media?

  • by Kathleen Holder, UC Davis College of Letters and Science
  • November 15, 2021
  • The Curiosity Gap
  • Driven by Curiosity
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‘Unfold,’ Episode 7: ‘Science of Superheroes’

  • by Amy Quinton
  • November 09, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Science & Technology
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‘Unfold,’ Episode 6: ‘Chonk the Axolotl: How Life Is Super Amazing’

  • by Amy Quinton
  • November 02, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Unfold Podcast
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‘Unfold,’ Episode 5: ‘Murder, Suicide and the Macabre’

  • by Amy Quinton
  • October 26, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Society, Arts & Culture
  • Unfold Podcast
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Public School Closures Increasing in Cities, but Affected Neighborhoods Differ Regionally

  • by Karen Michele Nikos-Rose
  • October 20, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Society, Arts & Culture
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‘The Backdrop’ Podcast Features UC Davis Economist on Supply Chain Bottlenecks and Inflation

  • by Soterios Johnson
  • October 20, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • University
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‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 4: Female Big-Game Hunter Discovery Challenges Ancient Gender Roles

  • by Amy Quinton
  • October 19, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Society, Arts & Culture
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Facial Recognition, Cameras, Other Tools Police Use Raise Questions About Accountability

  • by Karen Michele Nikos-Rose
  • October 14, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Society, Arts & Culture
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What is the History Behind the Maddy Lab Racetrack Poles?

  • by Cassandra Ng
  • October 13, 2021
  • The Curiosity Gap
  • Driven by Curiosity
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‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 3: ‘Nature Tells Its Story, Part 2’

  • by Amy Quinton
  • October 12, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Science and Climate
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‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 2: ‘Nature Tells Its Story’

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • October 05, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Environment
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Spreading Native Plant Seeds for the Future of Urban Landscapes

  • by Tiffany Dobbyn
  • September 29, 2021
  • Driven by Curiosity
  • Society, Arts & Culture

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