Giving People Their Voice

Learn how UC Davis researchers developed a brain-computer interface that enabled a man with ALS to speak in his own voice again.

Reducing Reliance on Fossil Fuels

Meet UC Davis professor Andrew Frank, the “father of the plug-in hybrid,” whose research helped advance fuel-efficient rechargeable vehicles.

Growing Better Strawberries

Discover how UC Davis crop research has improved strawberries and disease-resistant rice, helping farmers strengthen the global food supply.

Tardigrades: Extreme Survival

All living things depend on water, but a handful of organisms including tardigrades, brine shrimp and baker’s yeast can survive for long periods in a dehydrated state.

Blazing the Way for Chardonnay

Discover how UC Davis professor Harold Olmo helped make chardonnay economically viable, transforming it into California’s leading wine grape.

Making Tougher Tomatoes

UC Davis plant breeder Jack Hanna and engineer Coby Lorenzen teamed up in the 1950s to invent a machine that could mechanically harvest tomatoes and develop a tomato that would be tough enough to survive a harvester.

Getting Lead Out of Gasoline

Learn how Thomas Cahill and UC Davis researchers traced lead pollution from freeways, helping inspire California’s first controls on leaded gasoline.

Rethinking How Babies Communicate

Explore UC Davis research on how infants communicate through signs and how young brains develop during early childhood, including in children with autism.

Protecting Global Health

Discover how UC Davis One Health research connects human, animal and environmental health to predict pandemics and address emerging disease threats.