UC Davis News

New research shows that a signal species of fish in the Gulf Coast was harmed by exposure to crude oil toxins nearly a year after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster occurred.

Honeybees have been dying at an alarming rate for years, but a new government survey shows nearly a third of the nation's honeybees died over the winter.

Humans have been brewing beer for 15,000 years. The only reason Jesus didn't turn water into wine is because he couldn't find any Cascade hops and used all the yeast to make bread and batter fish.

As non-emergency surgeries were postponed and fill-in medical technicians were brought in from out of state, thousands of employees walked off the job Tuesday at the UC Davis Medical Center and four other University of California hospitals.

UC Davis researchers have received a $3 million grant to conduct the first long-range study of mental and psychological decline that accompanies an age-related neurological disorder associated with Fragile X Syndrome.

In an ongoing program to modernize and upgrade its fleet of emergency air medical helicopters, REACH Air Medical Services has taken delivery of a new Eurocopter EC135 helicopter.

The music programmed on Exiles' Cafe instantly conjures up images of a house pianist performing for poets, writers, musicians and other artists gathered together at a popular expatriate club.

The results of a new study led by George Washington University Professor Tianshu Li provide direct computational evidence that nucleation of ice in small droplets is strongly size-dependent, an important conclusion in understanding water's behavior at the nanoscale.

Surgical technician Katie Caton, right, cheers on her fellow workers in front of the hospital during a labor strike on Tuesday, May 21, 20013.The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees planned the walkout of workers at the UC Davis Health System and University of California hospitals in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego ... (more)

High school students who smoke cigarettes are less likely to graduate on time, more likely to drop out and more likely to have poor grades, says a new study from UC Davis and reported EdSource, Highlighting Strategies for Student Success.

Meeting the demand for more data storage in smaller volumes means using materials made up of ever-smaller magnets, or nanomagnets.

Medical workers across California plan to strike for the next two days in an effort to push forward negotiations for a new contract.

University of California officials have gone to court to stem the extent of a two-day strike set to begin Tuesday for thousands of patient-care technicians at UC Davis Medical Center and four other large University of California hospitals.

UPDATE: According to the Sacramento Business Journal, Sacramento Superior Court Judge David Brown has "ordered 447 technical, patient care and professional employees to report for work during a two-day strike Tuesday and Wednesday at five University of California medical centers." The UC system had asked for a temporary injunction to stop the ... (more)

The anticipated strike by unionized hospital workers at University of California Medical Centers Tuesday and Wednesday has already started to affect patients UC Davis Medical Center.

The University of California Davis leads the university system for its sustainable buildings.

Waterproof fabrics that whisk away sweat could be the latest application of microfluidic technology developed by bioengineers at the University of California, Davis.

Fifteen years of research at the University of California, Davis, is being turned into commercial products by Dysonics, a startup company based in San Francisco.

Over the next few weeks, thousands of young men and women in the Sacramento region will receive diplomas signifying their transition from high school to college or from institutions of higher learning into the work world.

They have served their country at home and around the globe. Now they are ready to start new careers in the civilian world.