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A man in a tuxedo stands on a stage festooned with grape-like orbs, a lit sign reading "25 YRS" and a banner reading, "Big Bang! 25th Anniversary Physical Awards"

UC Davis Institute Celebrates 25th Annual Big Bang! Business Competition

  • by Angela Lindley
  • May 20, 2025
  • University
  • Human & Animal Health
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
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
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Human & Animal Health
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
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
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
  • University
  • Human & Animal Health
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
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
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
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Human & Animal Health
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
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
Diana Farmer

Among the Academies: Transforming Lives Before Birth

  • by Rachel LaBud
  • March 25, 2025
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Dateline
  • University
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
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Science & Technology
  • University
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
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
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
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
Dirt road near border

UC Davis Experts on Immigration, Labor and Human Trafficking

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • February 10, 2025
  • Society, Arts & Culture
  • Human & Animal Health
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
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
  • Science & Technology
  • Science and Climate
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
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Science and Climate
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
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
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
  • One Health
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Science and Climate
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
  • The Curiosity Gap
  • Human & Animal Health
Ground squirrel runs aross a dirt road with a vole in its mouth

Carnivorous Squirrels Documented in California

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 18, 2024
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
Woman in red sweater sleeping

UC Davis Story Tip Sheet: Coping During the Holidays

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • December 16, 2024
  • Society, Arts & Culture
  • Human & Animal Health
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
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Environment
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Human & Animal Health
  • Science and Climate
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
  • University
  • Human & Animal Health
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
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health

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