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A sheep's face with some sheep behind it

Surprising Benefits of Using Sheep as Lawn Mowers

by Karen Nikos-Rose
February 21, 2023

Fetal surgery in progress

Clinical Trial Offers Hope for Spina Bifida Cure

by Tricia Tomiyoshi
December 19, 2022

David Brockman, a retired firefighter and hand amputee, shows off his new myoelectric prosthetic device.

Making Prosthetics More Lifelike

by Amy Quinton
November 28, 2022

Karla Cuadros wears a California Families Project T-shirt

California Families Project: Resilience and Community

by Kathleen Holder
October 31, 2022

A german shepperd mix dog lies on an exam table and is being prepped for a cancer treatment in a linnear accelerator.

‘Unfold’ Podcast Episode 3: ‘How Dogs Could Help Doctors Find the Next Cancer Treatment’

by Amy Quinton
October 18, 2022

Baby sitting on examination table

‘Unfold’: Stem Cells and Surgery Used in Spina Bifida Trial for Humans

by Amy Quinton
October 11, 2022

Myrtle, a bulldog puppy, born with spina bifida wearing rainbow striped diapers.

‘Unfold’ Podcast Launches Season 4 Focused on Health

by Amy Quinton
October 04, 2022

First-year veterinary medicine students learn how to check the health and how to work with horses at the Center for Equine Health

Wellness Check

by Lev Farris Goldenberg and Sudhiksha Shanbhag Kota
September 26, 2022

A nurse at work at UC Davis (Wayne Tilcock/UC Davis)

Cross-Disciplinary Group at UC Davis Investigates Health Care Burnout in the Medical Fields

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
September 22, 2022

Woman receives vaccination.

Grant will Support Work to Improve PPE for Healthcare Workers

by Angie Hunt
November 03, 2021

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Innovators’ Achievements Honored With 2021 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards

by AJ Cheline
June 24, 2021

Deep Look Inside the Tsetse Fly

by Andy Fell
June 16, 2020

Cat being treated from wildfires

Are Cats the ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’ for Wildfire Effects on Human Health?

by Amy Quinton
February 26, 2020

Advancing Health Worldwide

UC Davis Sets Record With $846.7 Million in Research Funding

by Lisa Howard
September 20, 2018

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