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In the News
2023
- Snowpack in the West is melting rapidly. Where will all that extra water go? | ABC News | May 2023
- How a sniff test could make ‘sexing’ chicks more humane | Popular Science | May 2023
- Scientists Create Cyborg Bacteria | Scientific American | May 2023
- This Fun Guy Is Turning Fungi Into Meat | Mother Jones | April 2023
- A wet California boosts water allocations to 100% for the first time in nearly 20 years | Los Angeles Times | April 2023
- Better Bus Systems Could Slow Climate Change | Scientific American | April 2023
- Preparing for America's electric vehicle future | NPR's On Point | April 2023
- California got all the snow and rain it needed. Now those could threaten a disaster. | The Washington Post | April 2023
- Genetically Modified Houseplants Are Coming to Clean Your Air | WIRED | April 2023
- 7 charts that explain California’s wild winter of 2023 | Mercury News | April 2023
- Drought, heat waves could worsen air pollution for vulnerable communities | LA Times | March 2023
- How sustainable are electric vehicles? | Al Jazeera | March 2023
- Scientists learn more about how to limit human exposure to 'forever chemicals' | KCRA 3 | March 2023
- Why Dubai Metro may signal way forward for Gulf urban rail growth | The National | March 2023
- Historic weather eases drought in California but water woes continue | The National | March 2023
- Fewer Than 10% of Levees in the Greater Bay Area Have a Federal Flood Risk Rating | KQED | March 2023
- Newsom issues executive order to divert more rain, snowmelt into groundwater basins | CapRadio | March 2023
- Jump-starting electric car batteries: Will supply problems stall California’s mandate? | CalMatters | March 2023
- Just How Good for the Planet Is That Big Electric Pickup Truck? | The New York Times | February 2023
- Lake Mead and Lake Powell water level updates | Newsweek | January 2023; February 2023; February 2023
- Is Sacramento tap water safe to drink? Generally, yes. Here’s when you should question it | The Sacramento Bee | February 2023
- Corsi-Rosenthal Box: How to Make an Air Filter With a Box Fan | WebMD | January 2023
- How California’s ambitious new climate plan could help speed energy transformation around the world | The Conversation | January 2023
- The Earth Is Begging You to Accept Smaller EV Batteries | WIRED | January 2023
- Sewage from planes is a key Covid tracking tool, reports say, as CDC talks to airlines about wastewater testing | NBC | January 2023
- Heavy storms have been taxing California's levees. Are they up to the task? | NPR | January 2023
- California is trying to tame the effects of flooding in ways both immediate and long-term | New York Times | January 2023
- Pesky potholes: Bay Area storm brings rash of new roadway damage | Mercury News | January 2023
- Engineers Made Themselves Some Cyborg Cells | Popular Mechanics | January 2023
- Why California's storm is unlikely to reverse its drought | BBC News; Yahoo News | January 2023
- Armed with air samplers, rope tricks, and—yes—ants, virus hunters spot threats in new ways | Science | January 2023
2022
- A type of simple, DIY air filter can be an effective way to filter out indoor air pollutants | Brown University News | December 2022
- Science Finds the Most Acceptable Coffee Drinking Temperature | Sprudge | December 2022
- Still recovering from COVID-19, US public transit tries to get back on track | The Conversation; Salon | November/December 2022
- Back Forty: Hard truths about California’s water future | Food & Environment Reporting Network | November 2022
- As California droughts intensify, ecosystems and rural communities will bear the brunt | Los Angeles Times | November 25, 2022
- Beauty Products Keep Getting Recalled for Benzene. Just How Dangerous Is It? | Harper's Bazaar | November 11, 2022
- ‘Dirt doesn’t burn’: Why some Marshall fire victims are rebuilding their homes with earthen blocks | Colorado Public Radio | November 10, 2022
- Inside the Underground Market for Fake Amazon Reviews | WIRED | November 2, 2022
- Beyond passenger cars and pickups: 5 questions answered about electrifying trucks | The Conversation | November 1, 2022
- California Drought Made Coalinga Run Out of Water—Here's What Happened Next | Newsweek | October 19, 2022
- How to Properly Store Grapes So They Last | Kitchn | October 6, 2022
- This DIY air purifier costs far less than a HEPA purifier, and studies say it works | CTVNews | October 5, 2022
- How to Protect Yourself from Indoor Air Pollution and Other Hidden Home Hazards | Consumer Reports | October 4, 2022
- Meet Dr. Robot | Comstock's Magazine | September 23, 2022
- How a $100 box is changing the way people protect themselves against coronavirus | The Dallas Morning News | August 23, 2022
- A Viral Sensation | Sactown Magazine | July/August 2022
- See how UC Davis lab is trying to save the Delta smelt, a key measure of waterway’s health | The Fresno Bee | August 8, 2022
- COVID sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox | NPR | August 8, 2022
- Pandemic Problems: How long does coronavirus stay in the air after someone with COVID leaves the room? | San Francisco Chronicle | August 4, 2022
- Scientists improve cement with shrimp shell nanoparticles | Earth.com | August 3, 2022
- Geometric Analysis Reveals How Birds Mastered Flight | Quanta Magazine | August 3, 2022
- This DIY box helps clear indoor air of the coronavirus. Why aren’t more people using them? | Los Angeles Times | July 31, 2022
- COVID variants mean ventilation is more important than ever. So what does ‘good’ air flow look like? | San Francisco Chronicle | July 14, 2022
- Bridges under pressure | Tech Xplore | July 7, 2022
- Coronavirus FAQ: Got any tips on improving indoor air flow to reduce infection risks? | NPR | June 29, 2022
- Air quality expert Richard L. Corsi discusses the complexity of cleaning indoor air | C&EN: Chemical & Engineering News | June 12, 2022
- How Mansions Can Intensify Wildfires | Bloomberg News | May 13, 2022
- Is wearing a mask while traveling still helpful if you're the only one? | CNN | April 20, 2022
- How to make smart COVID risk-benefit decisions | Scientific American | April 19, 2022
- The Power of the Breath | Comstock's Magazine | April 11, 2022
- A Dry Idea to Save Energy and Preserve Food | UC Davis News | April 8, 2022
- Revolutionary changes in transportation, from electric vehicles to ride sharing, could slow global warming – if they’re done right, IPCC says | The Conversation | April 4, 2022
- Why space lettuce could be the pharmacy astronauts need | Popular Science | March 22, 2022
- Genetically modified lettuce may help keep astronauts’ bones healthy on long trips into space | BBC Science Focus Magazine | March 22, 2022
- How Mars Astronauts Could Use Lettuce to Battle Microgravity Threats | CNET | March 22, 2022
- Bone-boosting lettuce could help Mars astronauts stay healthy | NewScientist | March 22, 2022
- (Spanish) Numérique : La nouvelle révolution agricole (The new agricultural revolution) | Radio-Canada | March 19, 2022
- The Homemade Air Purifier That’s Been Saving Lives During the Covid-19 Pandemic | Smithsonian Magazine | March 7, 2022
- Device developed to detect hypoxia in fetuses helps prevent unnecessary cesarean sections | The California Aggie | February 28, 2022
- Cross-campus collaboration leads to ‘smart prosthetics’ for amputee patients | UC Davis Health | January 12, 2022
- Zero Emissions Vehicles At Scale: Steps To Replace Fossil Fuel Vehicles With Battery-Electric | Forbes | January 8, 2022
- Air quality expert says ditch cloth for N-95 masks | KGW | January 6, 2022
2021
- How electric vehicles offered hope as climate challenges grew | Science News | December 22, 2021
- WFI 2021 Recognition – Idea of the Year Award | Waterloo Filtration Institute | December 21, 2021
- As drought deepens, a city looks to restore dry riverbed into flowing river | NBC News | December 10, 2021
- Eco-friendly ‘Jelly Ice Cube’ Could Transform Cold Storage | Good News Network | December 8, 2021
- Build a DIY Indoor Air Purifier | Portland Monthly | November 25, 2021
- Climate Change Disrupting Natural Cycles At Drier Lake Tahoe | Associated Press | October 22, 2021
- Automation startup collaborates for real-world tests | Western Farm Press | September 28, 2021
- DIY Air Filters For Classrooms? Experts Are Enthusiastic — And A Citizen Scientist Makes It Easy | WGBH | August 17, 2021
- Wastewater Helps Health Officials Spot Covid-19 Warning Signs | Wall Street Journal | July 25, 2021
- A Covid Test as Easy as Breathing | The New York Times | July 11, 2021
- Facemasks block expired particles, despite leakage at edges, study finds | Science Daily | June 8, 2021
- Measuring Brain Flow and Activity with Light | EurekAlert! | May 12, 2021
- Road freight sustainability expert: Great minds and great experts’ must come together | FreightWaves | April 12, 2021
- A fluid solution to dendrite growth in lithium metal batteries | Science Codex | March 2, 2021
- UC Davis 'Perseveres' with Nasa | UC Davis | February 22, 2021
- Best Beer Brewing Classes | The Spruce Eats | January 8, 2021
2020
- Promise for New Proteins | Comstock's Magazine | December 14, 2020
- State stem cell agency funds clinical trial for spina bifida treatment | UC Davis Health | November 12, 2020
- COVID-19 Safety for Coffee Shops | Daily Coffee News | October 20, 2020
- Comparing face coverings in controlling expired particles | EurekAlert! | September 25, 2020
- UC opens new AI institute for next-generation food systems | The Farmer | August 27, 2020
- Total-body PET/CT Captures Full Picture of Systemic Inflammatory Arthritis | Imaging Technology News | July 14, 2020
- Non-invasive fetal oxygen monitor could make for safer deliveries | Science Daily | June 17, 2020
- New Double-Contrast Technique Picks Up Small Tumors On MRI | Science Blog | May 25, 2020
- COVID-19 may spread through breathing and talking — but we don't know how much | LiveScience | April 7, 2020
- How Concrete Production Can Help or Hurt Our Environment | Futurity | March 24, 2020
- Anti-Solar Cells Could Generate Electricity at Night | Universe Today | February 5, 2020
- Instead of high-tech hardware, plants might one day produce medicines on Mars | Technology.Org | January 31, 2020
2019
- Why drones are important for sustainable agriculture in the 21st century | Fruit Growers News | December 18, 2019
- Are students getting enough air? | Phys.org | November 5, 2019
- A Breath Test for Opioids | Science & Technology Research News | October 8, 2019
- Microbes make chemicals for scent marking in a cat | Phys.org | September 13, 2019
- UC Davis Drone Academy Keeps on Soaring | The Davis Enterprise | Aug. 18, 2019
- Robot arm tastes with engineered bacteria | Science & Technology Research News | July 1, 2019
- UCD engineering students take on the big issues | The Davis Enterprise | June 8, 2019
- Report: Lake Tahoe clarity improves by over 10 feet in 2018 | The Tahoe Daily Tribune | May 23, 2019
2018
- Detecting E. coli strains using molecular electronics | EurekAlert! | November 5, 2018
- Detecting E. coli strains using molecular electronics | phys.org | November 5, 2018
- 10 From UC Davis Elected as AAAS Fellows | UC Davis | November 27, 2018
- UC Davis Student Team Wins Amazon Alexa Artificial Intelligence Challenge | Yuba Net | November 28, 2018
- UCD team wins $500K in Amazon Alexa AI challenge | Davis Enterprise | December 7, 2018
- World's first full-body medical scanner generates astonishing 3D images | New Atlas | November 19, 2018
- Grant to Expand Free STEM Textbook Project | UC Davis News | Oct. 9, 2018
- My turn: CA’s transportation is broken. The next governor can fix it. | CalMatters | Sept. 30, 2018
- A summer of smog: Southern California endures 87 consecutive days of dirty air | King 5 NBC News Affiliate | Sept. 23, 2018
- Urban wildfires bring lingering worries about what’s in the ash and air | PBS New Hour | Sept. 11, 2018
- UC Davis Receives $1 Million From Keck Foundation Following Virus Discovery | UC Davis News | Sept. 6, 2018
- Mechanical and Adhesive Properties of Crude Oil Droplets: Contributions of Interfacial Components | American Chemical Society | August 23, 2018
- NVIDIA to Collaborate with DARPA to Develop Systems for Post-Moore’s Law Era | NVIDIA | July 24, 2018
- Starving stem cells of oxygen can help build stronger bones | California Institute for Regenerative Medicine | July 12, 2018
- DNA-ROM: New Grant Aims for Memory Chips Based on DNA | Egghead | July 17, 2018
- CCST Welcomes UC Davis Distinguished Professor Alexandra Navrotsky and UCLA Chancellor Emeritus Albert Carnesale to Board of Directors | California Council on Science and Technology | July 17, 2018
- Simon Cherry Receives SNMMI 2018 Paul C. Aebersold Award in Nuclear Medicine Science | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | June 24, 2018
- UC Davis First-Gen Stories: Semaj Troupe, Chemical Engineering | UC Davis News | June 21, 2018
- UC Davis Engineering Students Showcase Their Design Skills | Davis Enterprise | June 14, 2018
- Unprecedented Weather in 2017 Hurts Clarity Level in Lake Tahoe | UC Davis News | June 13, 2018
- Innovations in Parking, ‘Digital Medicines’ Top UC Davis Business Competition | UC Davis News | May 24, 2018
- Sam King: From academia to Silicon Valley — and back | Nature | April 30, 2018
- UC Davis Freshman Decision Day 2018 Photos: #FutureEngineer Photo Booth & More | Flickr | April 12, 2018
- Female-Majority Student Clubs Offer Support and Career Development | UC Davis: What Can I Do With My Major? | April 11, 2018
- What Are H-1B Visas, and Do They Hurt American Workers? | The New York Times | April 6, 2018
- Q&A: Bruce Gates on the Molecules That Can Drive Chemical Reactions | SLAC | March 26, 2018
- Women in Research: Dean Jennifer Sinclair Curtis | Wiley | March 20, 2018
- Consumer, Industrial Products Overtake Transportation as Source of Urban Air Pollution | UC Davis News | February 15, 2018
- Silicon Nanostructures Bend Light to Make Faster Photodiodes | IEEE Spectrum | February 14, 2018
- Investing in the Future: UC Davis’ AvenueE Program Will Benefit Twice as Many Students in the Next 2 Years | UC Davis | Feb. 12, 2018
- ASEE PRISM: UC Davis and Hanoi University of Mining and Geology Partnership | ASEE PRISM | January 2, 2018