University of California, Davis

UC Davis is one of the world’s leading cross-disciplinary research and teaching institutions, located in Davis, California. The most academically comprehensive university on the West Coast, it is renowned for its programs in food and agriculture, the environmental sciences and sustainability, and veterinary medicine. Among its many accomplishments, it has helped develop the wine industry, pioneered new medical treatments and altered the art world. Part of the University of California system, UC Davis has 100+ majors, 10 colleges and professional schools, a health system, and research stations throughout California and beyond.

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Northern spotted owls living in old growth forests in the Pacific Northwest were listed as threatened species because of habitat loss. Kyle Sullivan/Bureau of Land Management

How redefining one word strips the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat

The majority of endangered species listings over the years have involved habitat loss, from Chinook salmon to island foxes and many birds.
Fantasmas podem ser uma forma de explicar uma experiência estranha durante o sono: mais que imunes a evidências contrárias, antropólogo sugere que experiências podem levar pessoas a pensar que suas crenças extraordinárias são verdadeiras. 'The Nightmare' by Johann Heinrich Füssli/Wikimedia Commons

Terraplanismo, espíritos e teorias da conspiração: como a experiência pode moldar mesmo crenças extraordinárias

Pensamento conspiratório, crenças sobrenaturais e pseudociências podem parecer imunes às evidências, mas um antropólogo sugere que crenças extraordinárias podem ser sustentadas pela experiência individual.
A belief in ghosts could be a way to explain a strange experience while asleep. 'The Nightmare' by Johann Heinrich Füssli/Wikimedia Commons

Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories – experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs

Conspiracy thinking, supernatural beliefs and pseudoscience can seem impervious to evidence. An anthropologist suggests the opposite: Extraordinary beliefs may be supported by an individual’s experience.
Les boissons au THC sont devenues un marché de plusieurs milliards de dollars en quelques années outre-Atlantique. Miro Vrlik Photography/Shutterstock

Boissons au cannabis : comment une faille juridique a créé une industrie de plusieurs milliards de dollars que le Congrès veut maintenant interdire

Une disposition passée inaperçue dans le budget fédéral américain signé par le président Trump pourrait bouleverser l’industrie florissante des boissons au THC.
Le peuple Rapa Nui est pratiquement absent de l’histoire de la découverte de la rapamycine telle qu’elle est généralement racontée. Posnov/Moment/Getty

Comment un médicament essentiel de la médecine moderne a été découvert sur l'île de Pâques

Cancer, diabète, maladies liées au vieillissement… la rapamycine fascine les scientifiques qui l’étudient en raison de son action sur de nombreux troubles. Mais beaucoup ignorent ses origines.
O povo Rapa Nui é praticamente invisível na história da origem da rapamicina. Posnov/Moment via Getty Images

Conheça a história da rapamicina, medicamento de US$ 1 bi cuja ciência e a indústria farmacêutica devem aos indígenas da Ilha de Páscoa

Câncer. Diabetes. O próprio envelhecimento. O potencial da rapamicina para tratar uma série de doenças tem sido uma fonte de fascínio científico. Mas muitos não conhecem suas origens e seu legado complicado
The Rapa Nui people are mostly invisible in the origin story of rapamycin. Posnov/Moment via Getty Images

A billion‑dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied

Cancer. Diabetes. Aging itself. Rapamycin’s potential to treat an array of diseases has been a source of scientific fascination. But many aren’t aware of its origins – and its complicated legacy.
Blue oak woodlands in California offer beauty and opportunities to sustain traditional knowledge and ecological resilience. Nina Fontana

What Native‑held lands in California can teach about resilience and the future of wildfire

Indigenous forest management practices can help control wildfires’ frequency and severity, while also restoring people’s connections to the land.
Customers have embraced electric vehicles; policy changes may decrease that interest but will not eliminate it. Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

EPA removal of vehicle emissions limits won’t stop the shift to electric vehicles, but will make it harder, slower and more expensive

The American public agrees that vehicle emissions are harmful and should be regulated, and has indicated strong preferences for cars that pollute less.
A mourner pays tribute to the victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in December 2012. Lisa Wiltse/Corbis via Getty Images

School shootings leave lasting scars on local economies, research shows

People spend less on groceries, restaurants and public activities for months after a fatal school shooting − costing communities millions.

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