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UC Davis’ Aggie Square Formally Inaugurated: Sacramento Innovation District Comes to Life With Labs, Classrooms, Community Spaces

by James Nash
May 02, 2025

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

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Veterinary Medicine Leads Rankings for Graduate, Professional Programs

by Julia Ann Easley
April 07, 2025

Three people in surgical masks and smocks use tools to work inside the mouth of a patient

Rankings Recognize Global Leadership of UC Davis

by Julia Ann Easley
March 12, 2025

Janet Foley squats in yellow vest while administering treatment via syringe to black dog's foot to prevent Rocky Mountain spotted fever while the dog is has a blue cloth over its muzzle and is held by a person in purple gloves.

Awareness of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Saves Lives

by Kat Kerlin
March 06, 2025

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

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

A subadult male elephant seal lies on the beach as sea lions are in the water behind him.

Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak

by Kat Kerlin
November 11, 2024

Un elefante marino macho en Argentina cercano a lobos marinos.

La Colonia de Elefantes Marinos de Península Valdés Disminuye Un Año Después del Brote de Gripe Aviar

by Kat Kerlin
November 11, 2024

Julie Cotton extends hand as peregrine falcon Nox flies away from box toward fields and water of California's East Bay

Peregrine Falcon Nox Healed and Flying Free

by Kat Kerlin
October 21, 2024

red fox lounges outside den ini the sun on a rock

Genetic Rescue for Rare Red Foxes?

by Kat Kerlin
September 26, 2024

Three UC Davis scientists stand under highway overpass in field with sensor equioment.

New NSF Center for Pandemic Insights

by Kat Kerlin
August 22, 2024

two women in protective PPE walk above Argentina coastline full of cormorants near shore and terns in greenery to sample for HPAI H5N1

H5N1 Is Increasingly Adapting to Mammals

by Kat Kerlin
June 05, 2024

A model of a horse and a woman in blue UC Davis shirt stand in front of a window

UC Davis Students’ Seizure-Predicting Device Wins Top Prize at Big Bang! Business Competition

by Angela Lindley
May 23, 2024

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Birds take to the air during the sampling of the floodplain at the Cosumnes River Preserve of the delta on Wednesday December 5, 2012 in Galt, Ca.

Avian Influenza Status Update

by Malia Reiss
April 16, 2024

UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital has opened the Center for Advanced Veterinary Surgery. Veterinary surgeons and technicians stand in front of a table with surgical tools at the center, which offers state-of-the-art operating rooms for orthopedic surgeries. (UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine)

UC Davis Opens Advanced Veterinary Surgery Center

by Rob Warren
April 16, 2024

A female resident at the School of Veterinary Medicine uses a stethiscope during a checkup on a large dog

UC Davis Ranks Near Top of World in 2 Subjects

by Julia Ann Easley
April 10, 2024

Dead elephant seals lie, appearing as gray boulders, on a beach

Avian Influenza Virus Is Adapting to Spread to Marine Mammals

by Kat Kerlin
February 28, 2024

Five people stand outside looking up towards the camera. In the front row are two women, each with a hawk on their left hand.

UC Davis Establishes Bird Flight Research Center

by Jessica Heath
February 01, 2024

many dead elephant seals lie on beach Argentina, victims of bird flu outbreak

Elephant Seal Die-off in Argentina Caused by Bird Flu

by UC Davis News and Media Relations
January 22, 2024

Head and front flippers of a whale out of the water

Whale-SETI: Humpback Whale Encounter Reveals Potential for Non-Human Intelligence Communication

by SETI Institute
December 13, 2023

three mountain lion cubs look toward camera while standing in straw-lined floor, hay bale in background

Three Orphaned Mountain Lion Cubs Rescued in San Diego

by Emily Senninger/San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
December 13, 2023

Mountain lion walks hills at night with city lights of Los Angeles shining below

City and Highway Lights Threaten Mountain Lion Habitats

by Kat Kerlin
November 06, 2023

Killer whale pushes dolphin with its nose in water

Why Are Killer Whales Harassing and Killing Porpoises Without Eating Them?

by Justin Cox
September 28, 2023

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Engineered Bone Marrow Shows Promise for Developing Cancer Treatment

by Jen DeMoss
September 15, 2023

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