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Banks could learn from monkeys to avoid collapse, study suggests

by Pat Bailey
February 11, 2014

Study finds investors in U.S. oil, gas companies have not ignored science behind unburnable carbon, but considered multiple factors

by Karen Nikos-Rose
January 22, 2014

President Lyndon Johnson addresses Congress in 1964 at his State of the Union speech

Still Fighting for Johnson's War on Poverty

by Karen Nikos-Rose
January 13, 2014

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UC Davis experts: The 50th anniversary of the declaration of war on poverty

by Karen Nikos-Rose
January 08, 2014

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Black and white portrait of Hamid Dabashi

‘Persian humanism’ talk at UC Davis

by Karen Nikos-Rose
January 06, 2014

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Photo: Portrait of John D. Goodman

California companies with more top women leaders associated with higher revenue and profits, UC Davis study says

by Karen Nikos-Rose
December 06, 2013

Screenshot from a 1924 film of a woman in a feathered hat smoking a cigarette

Christmas, politics and food among the holiday reads from UC Davis authors

by Karen Nikos-Rose
December 05, 2013

Woman in a livestock pen, posing for the camera

Cultivating careers in the Central Valley

by Sarah Colwell
November 26, 2013

UC Davis events address public prayer and corporate social responsibility

by Karen Nikos-Rose
November 14, 2013

For fish and rice to thrive in Yolo Bypass, ‘just add water’

by Kat Kerlin
October 24, 2013

Sister Simone Campbell to deliver King lecture on social justice

by Keith Sterling
October 23, 2013

Shoreline with boat docks at Lake Tahoe

Scientists present approach for evaluating and monitoring Lake Tahoe’s nearshore

by Kat Kerlin
October 23, 2013

Low interest rates led to banks’ risky behavior — and failures

by Karen Nikos-Rose
October 18, 2013

Churchgoers mostly favor socially responsible companies, study finds

by Karen Nikos-Rose
October 02, 2013

Photo: a freeway full of traffic

New center to prepare national transportation for extreme weather, climate change

by Kat Kerlin
September 24, 2013

Photo: two views of a bone tool made by Neandertals

UC Davis research finds Neandertals, not modern humans, made first specialized bone tools in Europe

by Karen Nikos-Rose
September 19, 2013

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Photo: Four people holding a big "check" for $10,000 while posing for a picture.

To feed the world, first light its chicken coops, young entrepreneurs suggest

by Pat Bailey
September 13, 2013

Row crops, including lettuce in a field

Policies worry farmers more than climate change, says new study

by Kat Kerlin
September 10, 2013

Army grants $12.5 million for complexity, networks research

by Andy Fell
September 09, 2013

Confucius Institute at UC Davis to focus on food, beverage culture

by Julia Ann Easley
September 09, 2013

A midsummer day’s read: UC Davis literature offers insight into nut bread, climate change, adolescent boys and more

by Karen Nikos-Rose
August 01, 2013

Photo: Jacob Adams Appelsmith, new chief campus counsel

UC Davis names governor’s senior adviser to chief counsel post

by Andy Fell
July 25, 2013

Photo of professional cyclists in a pack close up

Cyclists in Tour de France dope because of high pressure to perform

by Karen Nikos-Rose
July 23, 2013

Baby holding "the Best Baby Name Book"

People choose baby names to be fashionable

by Karen Nikos-Rose
July 03, 2013

UC Davis receives $1.5 million grant for early-career faculty awards

by Andy Fell
July 01, 2013

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