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For more than 100 years, UC Davis has engaged in teaching, research and public service that matter to California and transform the world. Located close to the state capital, UC Davis has more than 33,000 students, more than 2,500 faculty and more than 21,000 staff, an annual research budget of nearly $750 million, a comprehensive health system and 13 specialized research centers. The university offers interdisciplinary graduate study and more than 100 undergraduate majors in four colleges — Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Engineering, and Letters and Science. It also houses six professional schools — Education, Law, Management, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing.
A naturally occurring molecule made by gut bacteria has been shown to reverse liver injury and repair the gut lining, according to new research from UC Davis Health.
Aug 12, 2025
Could a parent's job influence how autism unfolds in their child? A new UC Davis Health study suggests the answer might be yes, finding that parental workplace…
Aug 11, 2025
Imagine losing an eye ... and growing it back, complete with retina, lens, and optic nerve.
Aug 6, 2025
A tiny genetic change that helped give humans their large brains may have simultaneously made us more susceptible to cancer than our closest primate relatives, according to new research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Jul 2, 2025
The age-old quest to understand happiness may have taken a significant turn. New research suggests that what makes people happy isn't universal but deeply individualized, challenging conventional wisdom about well-being interventions.
May 2, 2025
New research reveals that smart TVs are continuously monitoring their screens, capturing snapshots as frequently as every 10 milliseconds - even when you're using them as computer monitors.
Dec 18, 2024
In an unexpected discovery that challenges our understanding of these familiar backyard residents, researchers have documented California ground squirrels…
Dec 18, 2024
Summary: A year after a catastrophic H5N1 avian influenza outbreak killed more than 17,000 elephant seals in Argentina, only about a third of the expected population has returned to their breeding grounds.
Nov 11, 2024
Summary: UC Davis researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding the amygdala, the brain's fear center, by identifying new clusters of cells with distinct gene patterns in humans and primates.
Oct 31, 2024
Producing materials such as steel, plastics and cement in the United States alone inflicts $79 billion a year in climate-related damage around the world, according to a new study by engineers and economists at the University of California, Davis.
Oct 24, 2024
Outdoor air pollution, even at levels below government standards, is associated with differences in children's brain development, according to a new systematic review of research conducted across four continents.
Oct 1, 2024
New research from the University of California, Davis offers a fresh perspective on forest fires, suggesting that not all blazes are catastrophic.
Aug 20, 2024
A groundbreaking study published in Nature Human Behaviour provides strong evidence that humans' remarkable capacity for endurance running played a crucial role in our evolution.
Aug 1, 2024
Anew study from researchers at the University of California, Davis, shows a ketogenic diet significantly delays the early stages of Alzheimer’s-related memory loss in mice.
Mar 20, 2024
