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Western grebe eating a fish

To Save the Birds, Look to the Fish

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • October 16, 2014
  • Environment
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Dolphin in water

Engineers develop breath-test device for dolphin health

  • by Andy Fell
  • October 15, 2014
  • Science & Technology
  • Human & Animal Health
Butterfly on rock

After the crash: Butterflies rely on connections amid changing climate

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • October 15, 2014
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Mouse brain drawing with some yellow arrows on either side of the brain

Manipulating memory with light

  • by Andy Fell
  • October 09, 2014
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A highway runs through it: Mountain lions in southern California face genetic decay

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • October 08, 2014
  • Human & Animal Health
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University College Dublin, UC Davis to cooperate on food, health

  • by Andy Fell
  • September 25, 2014
  • Science & Technology
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Good catch: Fishermen clean ocean of lost crabbing gear

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • September 24, 2014
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Academia Sinica, UC Davis sign agreement on exchanges and tech transfer

  • by Andy Fell
  • September 23, 2014
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UC Davis and Mars, Incorporated announce plans to create first-of-its-kind innovation institute focusing on food, agriculture and health

  • by Andy Fell
  • September 17, 2014
  • Science & Technology
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rush-hour traffic on a freeway

Global shift to mass transit could save more than $100 trillion and 1,700 megatons of CO2

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • September 16, 2014
  • Environment
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Outside of hospital at night showing the lighting for parking

University lights the way for hospital energy savings

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • September 11, 2014
  • Society, Arts & Culture
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Two men in the foreground shaking hands with two men flanking them behind and sign in Chinese as background

China and UC Davis partner to put Zero Emission Vehicles on a faster track

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • September 08, 2014
  • Environment
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Supernovae Go Better with BACON

  • by Andy Fell
  • September 03, 2014
  • Science & Technology

Occupants needed for Honda Smart Home

  • by Andy Fell
  • September 03, 2014
  • University
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Pencil next to a tiny beetle emphasizing the size of the beetle

New findings on beetle flight may help control deadly walnut tree disease

  • by Pat Bailey
  • August 29, 2014
  • Science & Technology
Sprinklers watering agricultural land with a truck in the background

California has given away rights to far more water than it has

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • August 19, 2014
  • Education
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Woman about to get ready to get into a sleek purple car

Why the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle rollout may now succeed

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • August 14, 2014
  • Environment
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A monitoring station at Lake Tahoe, California. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis photo)

State of the Lake: High (tech) and dry at Tahoe

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • August 14, 2014
  • Society, Arts & Culture
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  • Environment
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New UC Davis program helps to bridge gap between research and market

  • by Andy Fell
  • August 13, 2014
  • Society, Arts & Culture
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UC Davis ramps up new commercial venture formation with 14 technology startups in past year

  • by Andy Fell
  • August 13, 2014
  • Society, Arts & Culture
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Baskets of nectarines

Ladderless peach and nectarine orchards explored

  • by Pat Bailey
  • August 08, 2014
  • Science & Technology
  • University

Funds awarded to begin construction of Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

  • by Andy Fell
  • August 04, 2014
  • Science & Technology
White mouse looking at camera

Pesticide DDT linked to slow metabolism, obesity and diabetes

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • July 30, 2014
  • Science & Technology
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
Blue map of China, with type that says "China" and a label pointing to the center of the country that says Northwest Agricultural and Forestry Univers

Global food safety agreement signed by China and UC Davis

  • by Pat Bailey
  • July 23, 2014
  • Science & Technology
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Water flows from a large pipe as a man monitors the well flow rate

Drought impact study: California agriculture faces greatest water loss ever seen

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • July 15, 2014
  • Food & Agriculture
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