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Sidney Woodruff in gray hoodie and NPS ballcap holds northwestern pond turtle while crouching beside a pond with pink sunset in background

Native Turtles Return to Yosemite After Removal of Invasive Bullfrogs

by Kat Kerlin
May 20, 2025

woman in blue shirt and tan pants smiles while holding loaf of freshly baked bread pulled from large metal oven

Targeting Gluten: Researchers Delete Proteins in Wheat Harmful to People with Celiac Disease

by Emily C. Dooley
May 05, 2025

A gray wolf captured on a game camera approaching a bull in a forested area in June of 2023. (Tina Saitone and Ken Tate / UC Davis)

Novel Study Calculates the Cost to Cattle Ranchers of an Expanding Wolf Population

by Emily C. Dooley
April 21, 2025

An angular view of two brightly lit, glass offices converging in a carpeted common space with chairs and a table.

UC Davis Health Ventures Launches Health Venture Studio and ‘Investing in the Future of Medicine’ Fund to Accelerate Innovation at Aggie Square

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
April 20, 2025

Healthy elephant seals lie on the beach under blue-orange sky

Avian Influenza Major Setback for Patagonian Seals

by Wildife Conservation Society
April 16, 2025

Red cabbage being fermented in vinegar in a clear jar. A new UC Davis study shows that having fermented food like sauerkraut could be good for gut health. (Hector Amezcua / UC Davis)

The Gut Health Benefits of Sauerkraut

by Tiffany Dobbyn
April 14, 2025

A UC Davis study finds that dogs could be indicators for Valley fever spread in humans. Dogs that like to dig, such as this white and brown terrier mix shown digging in dirt, are more at risk for the disease. (Credit: Dr. William Zachary Mills DVM, MPH, MBA)

Dogs Could Help Predict Valley Fever Spread in Humans

by Amy Quinton
April 10, 2025

Among the Academies: Transforming Lives Before Birth

by Rachel LaBud
March 25, 2025

A dozen fellows from the UC Davis Innovation Institute For Food and Health listen to a speaker at an industry day event. (IIFH)

Developing Future Food and Health Leaders

by Marissa Pickard
March 24, 2025

UC Davis poultry veterinarian Rodrigo Gallardo examines a chicken. Bird flu has been detected on commercial chicken farms in California and other parts of the U.S. (UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine)

Media Experts on Avian Influenza

by Amy Quinton
February 18, 2025

Black and white spotted Holstein calf feeds from a bottle of colostrum milk. UC Davis researchers have found that acidification of waste milk can kill H5N1, the virus that causes bird flu. (Richard Van Vleck Pereira/UC Davis)

Killing H5N1 in Waste Milk — An Alternative To Pasteurization

by Amy Quinton
February 13, 2025

Dirt road near border

UC Davis Experts on Immigration, Labor and Human Trafficking

by Karen Nikos-Rose
February 10, 2025

Woman in white protective gear and hat leans over ash remains of house collecting samples in plastic bag. Charred trees stand behind her.

LA Wildfires Air Quality Research Roundup

by Kat Kerlin
February 07, 2025

black and gray smoke plume moves over orange sunrise with golden light peaking below above palm trees and a house in Los Angeles

Long-Term Study on Health Impacts of Los Angeles Wildfires Launched

by Todd Datz
January 31, 2025

UC Davis researchers photographed from above a creek conduct a stream survey in the water wearing bright orange vests

How Urban Streams, Climate Change and Unhoused People Intertwine

by Kat Kerlin
January 27, 2025

Coyote on grassy field shown from behind looking down over city of San Francisco

Dining Out with San Francisco’s Coyotes

by Kat Kerlin
January 22, 2025

An African straw-colored fruit bat hangs upside down from a tree branch.

The Hunt Narrows for Ebolavirus Hosts

by Kat Kerlin
January 15, 2025

Sunlight shines over the helmet of a woman in firefighting yellow shirt amid smoky woods during a prescribed burn

Wildfire, Smoke and Air Quality Experts

by Kat Kerlin
January 15, 2025

Person reclining on couch holding head as if she has a headache

The Conversation: Why Does Red Wine Cause Headaches?

by Andrew Waterhouse and Apramita Devi, UC Davis
December 18, 2024

Ground squirrel runs aross a dirt road with a vole in its mouth

Carnivorous Squirrels Documented in California

by Kat Kerlin
December 18, 2024

Woman in red sweater sleeping

UC Davis Story Tip Sheet: Coping During the Holidays

by Karen Nikos-Rose
December 16, 2024

Smoke from a 2020 wildfire engulfing a livestock barn for dairy cattle on the UC Davis campus. (Gregory Urquiaga / UC Davis)

Agricultural Workers Reduce Hours or Move Locations to Avoid Wildfire Smoke

by Emily C. Dooley
December 12, 2024

A tieless man wearing a suit stands on a balcony, juxtaposed against a building facade

UC Davis Health Vice Chancellor and CEO David Lubarsky to Retire

by UC Davis News & Media Relations
December 11, 2024

Mountain lion female P65 walks with moutain lion kitten in dark

Mountain Lions Coexist with Outdoor Recreationists by Taking the Night Shift

by Kat Kerlin
November 15, 2024

A subadult male elephant seal lies on the beach as sea lions are in the water behind him.

Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak

by Kat Kerlin
November 11, 2024

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