University News

Awareness of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Saves Lives

Katherine E Kerlin — March 06, 2025

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection spread by biting ticks to humans and dogs. Found on every continent except Antarctica, the infectious disease has been spreading since the early 2000s, most notably in Mexico and Brazil. Of the cases reported, more than half of infected people and dogs die.

A paper led by the University of California, Davis, highlights one of the most effective but often missing solutions to surviving this preventable, deadly disease: awareness. Most fatal cases stem from delays in diagnosis and treatment.

�ٺ��Ƶ Media Sources on Trade, Supply Chain

Karen Michele Nikos — March 05, 2025

�ٺ��Ƶ sources for media on tariffs and trade policies

Construction Managers Come Full Circle at Aggie Square

Anila Mary Lijo — March 04, 2025

For Joshua Chavez, working on Aggie Square was something of a homecoming, even though he’d only passed by the site of the Sacramento innovation district.

A 2021 graduate of �ٺ��Ƶ who majored in managerial economics, Chavez helped to manage some of the early, pivotal work on the Aggie Square site in 2023 — such as bringing power, water and sewer lines to the 11-acre site, which is a partnership between the university and Wexford Science & Technology LLC.

�ٺ��Ƶ Achieves Reaccreditation for 10 Years

Anila Mary Lijo — March 04, 2025

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission cited �ٺ��Ƶ’ “shared purpose, professional pride, and inclusive belonging that fosters active engagement and shared governance across the university” as the regional accreditation agency renewed the university’s accreditation for 10 years.

What Explains the Increase in Online Hate Speech?

Jocelyn C Anderson — March 04, 2025

Over the past few years, there have been extensive changes in content moderation policy on social media platforms. As companies like X and Meta loosen these policies, users have reported an increase in hate speech. So what caused this shift?

Public Comments Invited on Police Accreditation

Andy Fell — March 04, 2025

A team of assessors from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) will visit campus March 16 to 19 to examine all aspects of the �ٺ��Ƶ Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operation and support services. The visit is part of the process to renew the department’s accreditation, a highly prized recognition of campus public safety professional excellence.

�ٺ��Ƶ to Celebrate Alumni and Friends at 52nd Alumni Awards Gala

Anila Mary Lijo — March 04, 2025

The University of California, Davis, Cal Aggie Alumni Association has announced the recipients of its 2025 Alumni Awards, celebrating extraordinary alumni and friends who have made a lasting impact on their communities and the university.

This year’s honorees are trailblazers in their fields — driving innovation, championing equity, and transforming the future of science, technology and veterinary care. They are also committed to supporting students by providing mentorship, resources and opportunities for success at �ٺ��Ƶ and beyond.

�ٺ��Ƶ Launches 'From Labs to Lives' to Highlight Federally Funded Research

Julia Ann Easley — March 03, 2025

The University of California, Davis, has launched a website and video series titled, “From Labs to Lives,” to highlight federally funded research, describe how the research benefits the public, and share the consequences to the public if funding is reduced or eliminated.

3D Genome Structure Guides Sperm Development

Andy Fell — March 03, 2025

How 3D folding of DNA inside germ cells sets them on the path to become sperm.

Meet The 2024-2025 Chancellor's Fellows

Jose Antonio Vadi — March 03, 2025

Meet the eight faculty members who comprise the newest class of Chancellor’s Fellows, given to early career academics doing exemplary work in their fields.

Burning Question: How to Save an Old-Growth Forest in Tahoe

Katherine E Kerlin — March 03, 2025

On the shores of Lake Tahoe at Emerald Bay State Park grows what some consider to be the most iconic old-growth forest in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Giant ponderosa pines — some of the last remaining in the area — share space with at least 13 other tree species.

Restoring Voices and Identity with Neuroengineering

Andy Fell — February 27, 2025

Lee Miller vividly recalls the day in 2021 when he met a woman who had lost the function of her vocal cords. In hoarse, whispering tones she explained how her voice had been instrumental to her vocation. Losing it, she said, undercut her life’s purpose. Her words were faint, but the lesson was powerful.

California Rice and Wildlife Report Released

Katherine E Kerlin — February 27, 2025

How many acres of rice are needed to support wildlife? �ٺ��Ƶ outlines a conservation footprint for the state's rice in a report for the California Rice Commission.

Fish Teeth Show How Ease of Innovation Enables Rapid Evolution

Andy Fell — February 26, 2025

It’s not what you do, it’s how readily you do it. Rapid evolutionary change might have more to do with how easily a key innovation can be gained or lost rather than with the innovation itself, according to new work by biologists at the University of California, Davis, who studied how teeth in certain fishes evolved in response to food sources and habitats.

Their work was published Feb. 26 in Nature.

Alum Receives Early Career Fellowship

Jocelyn C Anderson — February 25, 2025

Victoria Watson-Zink, Ph.D. ’22, a postdoctoral evolutionary marine biologist, received the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Hanna H. Gray Fellowship last month. This year’s fellowship supports the transition of 25 early-career scientists to leading labs and becoming tenured faculty.

‘Face to Face’: Davis Students Launch Seizure-Prediction Startup

Anila Mary Lijo — February 25, 2025

On this month’s Face to Face With Chancellor May, meet Simran Lallian and Jaya Athuluru, two ambitious undergraduates at �ٺ��Ƶ behind the medtech startup, EpiSense, a seizure prediction system that utilizes a recording of brain activity, an electroencephalogram (EEG) and machine learning.

Improving Indoor Air Quality for Better Public Health

Jocelyn C Anderson — February 24, 2025

Scientists are unraveling the complex factors that go into indoor air quality and how indoor air pollution and airborne pathogens are affecting public health.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Empowering Our Student Entrepreneurs

Cody Kitaura — February 21, 2025

To the �ٺ��Ƶ Community:

The past few months have been challenging for all of us. We are navigating a complex national political landscape, budget constraints, operational challenges and, consequently, a period of deep uncertainty. Many members of our community have told me about the anxiety they are feeling — I feel it too.

New Report: Aggie Square Boosts �ٺ��Ƶ’ $13.2B Annual Economic Impact

Julia Ann Easley — February 20, 2025

The University of California, Davis, powers nearly $9.57 billion in economic impact to the Sacramento metro area and $13.18 billion to the state, supporting 61,700 jobs in the region and 68,300 in the state, according to a new economic analysis.

Gorman Museum Features 'Olé Ham Nees: We Call Him Coyote'

Karen Michele Nikos — February 19, 2025

A solo exhibition now on view at the Gorman Museum of Native American Art features the artwork of Harry Fonseca drawn from the Shingle Springs Band Collection. Embracing the lifework of this tribal citizen, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians acquired an important collection of works spanning his career.

The Gorman Museum, at the University of California, Davis, is one of the few university-based Native American Art museums in North America.

University News

Awareness of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Saves Lives

�ٺ���Ƶ Media Sources on Trade, Supply Chain

Construction Managers Come Full Circle at Aggie Square

�ٺ���Ƶ Achieves Reaccreditation for 10 Years

What Explains the Increase in Online Hate Speech?

Public Comments Invited on Police Accreditation

�ٺ���Ƶ to Celebrate Alumni and Friends at 52nd Alumni Awards Gala

�ٺ���Ƶ Launches 'From Labs to Lives' to Highlight Federally Funded Research

3D Genome Structure Guides Sperm Development

Meet The 2024-2025 Chancellor's Fellows

Burning Question: How to Save an Old-Growth Forest in Tahoe

Restoring Voices and Identity with Neuroengineering

California Rice and Wildlife Report Released

Fish Teeth Show How Ease of Innovation Enables Rapid Evolution

Alum Receives Early Career Fellowship

‘Face to Face’: Davis Students Launch Seizure-Prediction Startup

Improving Indoor Air Quality for Better Public Health

Checking In With Chancellor May: Empowering Our Student Entrepreneurs

New Report: Aggie Square Boosts �ٺ���Ƶ’ $13.2B Annual Economic Impact

Gorman Museum Features 'Olé Ham Nees: We Call Him Coyote'

�ٺ��Ƶ Media Sources on Trade, Supply Chain

�ٺ��Ƶ Achieves Reaccreditation for 10 Years

�ٺ��Ƶ to Celebrate Alumni and Friends at 52nd Alumni Awards Gala

�ٺ��Ƶ Launches 'From Labs to Lives' to Highlight Federally Funded Research

New Report: Aggie Square Boosts �ٺ��Ƶ’ $13.2B Annual Economic Impact