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Activist and Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai spoke with @Chancellor_May at a sold-out event Nov. 18 at UC Davis www.ucdavis.edu/news/malala-...
Malala Yousafzai on Reintroducing Herself With New Memoir
Despite what anyone might think, having a Nobel Peace Prize does not immediately make you popular in high school.Education activist Malala Yousafzai shared reflections on life beyond her own advocacy,...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Among the Academies: Geotechnical engineer Ross Boulanger has studied how soils, foundations and embankments respond to earthquakes, floods and other hazards @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/among-a...
Among the Academies: Engineering With Nature, Not Against It
Some forms of engineering deal with predictable, controlled environments. Ross Boulanger deals with the kind that can change from place to place and day to day.He is a distinguished professor emeritus...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Sip Happens: On the latest @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social, Amy and Kat talk all things wine with UC Davis experts Dan Sumner and Ben Montpetit and ask, why is wine consumption falling? www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...
Sip Happens: What's Behind Wine's Decline
Global wine consumption is down. And the reasons are far more complicated than you might expect. In this episode, UC Davis experts unpack what’s behind the trend.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Holiday treats don’t have to mean guilt. UC Davis nutrition expert Debbie Fetter shares tips for enjoying festive foods mindfully so you can savor seasonal favorites like pumpkin pie without the stress. ucdav.is/4oWkAR5
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Op-ed: California faces a critical shortage of rural veterinarians, writes Chancellor Gary May. UC Davis can help address it @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...
How UC Davis can solve rural California’s veterinary shortage issue | Opinion
“UC Davis actively recruits rural and first-generation veterinary students, allowing them to return to their communities to practice.”
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November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Donald Trump said Democrats’ call to military amounts to sedition. Experts including Carlton Larson @ucdavislaw.bsky.social say that’s doubtful @politifact.bsky.social www.politifact.com/article/2025...
Trump said Democratic video is seditious. Experts doubt that
After Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. military service members not to carry out illegal orders, President Donald Trump called the lawmakers’ actions seditious. Legal experts said that’s unsupported.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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What if we could reprogram a cow's gut so it burps way less methane?🐮👏 @ucdavis.bsky.social & @innovativegenomics.bsky.social scientists found which microbes might help reduce methane w/o harming the cow. Boost that microbe & cows could become naturally cleaner for the climate! bit.ly/4oGv5YE 🧪
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Daniel Starr leads work to uncover how the internal architecture of cells helps them function properly. His NIH-funded lab discovered the LINC complex, a structure that helps anchor the cell’s nucleus. When the connection breaks down, it can lead to diseases like cancer, ALS and muscular dystrophy.
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
UC Davis Study Finds Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Grape Still Carries a Molecular Memory of Its Ancestry After 400 Years www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/ca...
Cabernet Sauvignon’s Long Memory Revealed
UC Davis scientists find chemical "switches" that control gene expression in cabernet sauvignon remain stable across hundreds of years of clonal reproduction.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
UC Davis Launches Maria Manetti Shrem Institute for Sustainable Design, Fashion and Textiles @ucdlands.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/launche...
UC Davis Launches Maria Manetti Shrem Institute for Sustainable Design, Fashion and Textiles
UC Davis celebrated the grand opening of the Maria Manetti Shrem Institute for Sustainable Design, Fashion and Textiles on Thursday, Nov. 13.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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The Winter issue of the UC Davis Magazine is out now! Read new stories about the importance of research, a faculty rock band, artificial intelligence and much more from the campus community.

Visit ucdav.is/3K8JnlR to check out the latest issue.
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Why Is Federally Funded Research So Important? UC Davis VC for Research Simon Atkinson explains @ucdavisresearch.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/why...
Why Is Federally Funded Research So Important?
America’s lucrative, long-running investment in basic science and research is under threat, and the consequences could be far-reaching for local and national economies and for the United States’ leade...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Gerald Hecox is beating bladder cancer without surgery, thanks to a clinical trial that changed everything. He recently completed the trial of a new drug delivery system called PLZ4-coated paclitaxel-loaded micelles (PPM). Image Description: Person stands on a golf course with a putter in hand.
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
UC Davis Chancellor May Leads Delegation to Kenya to Advance California–Kenya Climate and Trade Partnership www.ucdavis.edu/news/chancel...
UC Davis Chancellor May Leads Delegation to Kenya to Advance California–Kenya Climate and Trade Partnership
UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May led a delegation to Kenya this week to advance a landmark partnership between the State of California and the Government of Kenya focused on climate action, clean trans...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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The Bodega Marine Lab and @ucdavis.bsky.social were on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social last night! 🎉

We’ll take "Ways to Make a Marine Scientist’s Day” for $1,000, please, and give a big shoutout to our @whiteabalone.bsky.social team!

📺: Season 42, E9434 - Week 10, Episode 49
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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No noon concert today, but plenty more in store in the arts. Concerts, exhibitions and other news. In the #UCDavis Arts Blog www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/ne... @ucdlands.bsky.social
Weekender: See New Choregraphies; Catch Last Weeks of Manetti Shrem Exhibition
UC Davis dancers explore new choreographies at Mondavi Center next week; get tickets nowMondavi Center for the Performing Arts, Nov. 19,20,21; 7 p.m.; Nov. 22, 2 p.m.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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In a recent talk at UC Davis, Adam Reiss led a rapt audience on a tour of the expanding universe and the frontiers of cosmology @ucdlands.bsky.social lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/news-notewor...
Nobel Laureate Adam Riess Explores the Expanding Universe in a Packed Lecture at UC Davis
Nobel Laureate Adam Riess recently visited the UC Davis campus to tell the story of the surprising expansion history of the universe. It’s a story Riess played a pivotal role in revealing. In 2011, he...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Study Shows Very Dense Olive Orchards Thrive on Less Fertilizer www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/st...
Study Shows Very Dense Olive Orchards Thrive on Less Fertilizer
UC Davis researchers found olive trees produce the same yields and high-quality oil when using 25-50% less fertilizer.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM