UC inventors average four new inventions a day. Here are five genius ideas recently showcased for state lawmakers UC Newsroom universityofcalifornia.edu/news/five-geni…

A UC Davis study examines impacts of increased smoke on California lakes. As much as 70% of California was covered by wildfire smoke during parts of 2020 and 2021, according to the study. Learn more.
UC Davis TERC
#wildfires
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How feasible are California's plans to phase-in electric vehicles? UC Davis experts weigh in ITS-Davis UC Davis College of Engineering magazine.ucdavis.edu/california-dri…

Is biodegradable plastic really a thing?
UC Davis College of Engineering Professor Ruihong Zhang thinks the world can soon get biodegradable plastic right.
Hiroko Tabuchi reports via The New York Times
CA&ES, UC Davis
#PlasticPollution
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🚨Research alert 🚨
Alaska’s crystal clear rivers & streams are turning orange. The staining found at more than 75 sites could be the result of minerals exposed by thawing permafrost, research published in Nature Communications finds.
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A wet year boosted California’s groundwater, but not enough to address long-term declines. Experts weigh in. UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences CA - DWR
via Los Angeles Times
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A UC Davis Health study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma, which is a cancer of plasma cells found in bone marrow. Learn more. UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Cent
#CancerResearch
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May is #SkinCancerAwarenessMonth and a good time to learn more about skin cancer, including risks, prevention and treatment — for all.
Check out UC Davis Health dermatologist Dr. Oma Agbai sharing important info related to the topic.
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Cent
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Donors are advancing UC Davis College of Engineering's Next Level strategic vision to create a better world for all through socially responsible engineering, inspiring education & transformative research.
UCD Center for Neuroengineering and Medicine UC Davis TERC Dateline UC Davis
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Researchers UC Davis added fresh grape pomace left over from winemaking operations to alfalfa-based feed for dairy cows and found that #methane emissions were reduced by 10% to 11%. Ermias Kebreab
Learn more. UC DavisCAES UC Davis Viticulture and Enology
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Some growers in California believe that harvesting and storing surface water deep underground could be one solution to the state’s water woes. UC Davis Hydrology expert Prof. Helen Dahlke offers her recommendations. UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences
Know more via Modern Farmer.
modernfarmer.com/2024/05/are-fl…

This #NationalSpaceDay 🚀 we are featuring an out-of-this-world center at UC Davis. Housed under UC Davis Research, the Center for Spaceflight Research investigates aspects of spaceflight from engineering to computer science to chemistry.

Learn more: engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/moonshots…

As #EVs surge in popularity, this ITS-Davis study paves the way for sustainable mobility solutions in an electrified future.
Read more PNASNews
UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute
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New research from UC Davis Global Migration Center experts Giovanni Peri and Alessandro Caiumi shows immigrants raise wages and boost the employment of U.S.-born workers.
Learn more about their work NBER.
UC Davis Economics
via Forbes
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California has made tremendous strides in reducing tobacco use, but there are still millions of users and we face challenges with new products and health issues. Since 2018, our statewide CA Quits project has focused on tobacco treatment. Learn more: health.ucdavis.edu/chpr/news/Arti…

Harvesting Intelligence: In this month's Unfold, we explore how AI tech can transform our food system ucdavis.edu/news/podcasts-…

With 2,000 specimens representing 190+ bird species, the #UCDavis UC Davis MWFB is chronicling birdlife of the Sacramento Valley, a research project that could provide important information for years to come. caes.ucdavis.edu/news/museum-wi…

A UC Davis study published in the Scientific Reports shows that existing reservoir ecosystems could play major roles in food security and fisheries conservation.
Christine Parisek Andrew Rypel
WFCB_UCDavis UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences California Trout
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The discovery of viral fragments of #AvianFlu virus in milk suggests that the #H5N1 virus may be more widespread than previously realized. @UCDavis experts explain what the test results mean, how #BirdFlu can spread, and the impact on the industry. theconversation.com/how-bird-flu-v…

New research from UC Davis Health suggests cerebellum may play important role in #autism . UCDavisMINDInstitute UC Davis Center for Neuroscience
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