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Farmers in Malagasy sit on each side of a rectangular table lined with a quilted tablecloth playing a game on digital tablets

Vanilla Farmers Search for a Crop and Conservation Sweet Spot

by Kat Kerlin
February 06, 2025

Two African women sit at a table. The women at left wears a blue patterned skirt, yellow top and black headscarf, and a blood pressure cuff on her arm. The woman at right wears brown clothes and a headscarf and is making notes on a form.

Nigeria Adopts Multiple Micronutrient-Fortified Bouillon Cube Standards to Reduce Malnutrition and Child Mortality

by Neelanjana Gautam
December 17, 2024

Mountain gorilla family walking in Rwanda forest

Study Predicts Poor Survival Rates if Ebola Infects Endangered Mountain Gorillas

by Amy Bond
April 12, 2023

Adult mountain gorilla with infant gorilla in Rwanda forest

Chew On This: Personalized Health Care for Mountain Gorillas

by Kat Kerlin
October 20, 2022

Genomics by Africans for Africans

by Andy Fell
March 15, 2022

forest alongside agricultural land in Pemba, Tanzania

Carbon Payments Play Pivotal Role in Forest Protection Program

by Kat Kerlin
February 23, 2022

Illustrated photo depicts an iceberg at sea wearing giant headphones.

Unfold Podcast, Episode 9: How Climate Change Is Punishing the World’s Poor

by Amy Quinton
November 17, 2020

Residents walk an unpaved road in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Scientists Find Ebola Virus Antibodies in People Before 2018 DRC Outbreak

by Kat Kerlin
November 04, 2020

$9M to Preempt Zoonotic Spillover Threats, Protect Military and Local Communities

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
February 19, 2019

A pod of Southern Resident killer whales, including J50, in August 2018

Learning From Gorillas to Save Killer Whales

by Kat Kerlin
November 07, 2018

Scientists with bat in West Africa

Scientists Discover New Ebolavirus in Bats in Sierra Leone

by Kat Kerlin
July 27, 2018

Elephants walking

Dozens of New Wildlife Corridors Identified for African Mammals

by Kat Kerlin
November 07, 2017

Three mountain gorillas

Mountain Gorillas Have Herpes Virus Similar to That Found in Humans

by Kat Kerlin
July 13, 2017

Two men in floppy canvas hats pick greens from a drying frame and place them in a plastic bag.

UC Davis DryCard Invention Wins Competition to Reduce Food Loss in Africa

by Brenda Dawson
April 27, 2017

UC Davis Hosts UN Summit on Sustainability in Africa

by Dateline Staff
January 17, 2017

Villagers and cattle on dirt road

Mosquito Preference for Human Versus Animal Biting Has Genetic Basis

by Kat Kerlin
September 15, 2016

UC Davis Helps Empower Those Tackling Africa's Energy Challenges

by Julia Ann Easley
July 26, 2016

A view of West Village across the village green

UC Davis to Be Living Lab for Young African Leaders Tackling Energy Issues

by Julia Ann Easley
June 17, 2016

An African woman holds out a handful of brown shea nuts against a backdrop of tall trees, blue sky and white clouds.

Forgotten Crops May Hold Key to Nutritional Security

by Diane Nelson
February 24, 2016

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