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Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2025 @uniofexeternews.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/climate/blog...
Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2025
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025 – reaching a record high, according to new research by the Global Carbon Project.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:13 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
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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
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Plants Balance Adaptability in Skin Cells with Stability in Sex Cells www.ucdavis.edu/news/plants-...
Plants Balance Adaptability in Skin Cells with Stability in Sex Cells
Mutations drive evolution, but they can also be risky. New research led by plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, published Nov. 10 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Mechanical Power by Linking Earth’s Warmth to Space @UCDavisCOE www.ucdavis.edu/news/mechani...
Mechanical Power by Linking Earth’s Warmth to Space
Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a device that can generate mechanical power at night by linking the natural warmth around us to the cold depths of space. The invention ...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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An Extreme Tree Hunt in the Sierra Nevada: What a Bird, a Pine Tree and a 240-Mile Trek Reveal About Climate Change www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
An Extreme Tree Hunt in the Sierra Nevada
Across 24 peaks and 240 miles through the Sierra Nevada, a UC Davis team searches for high-altitude Jeffrey pines to learn how climate change is reshaping forests.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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California Surface Water Costs Triple During Drought: Study Shows Need for Joint Groundwater and Surface Water Management www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
California Surface Water Costs Triple During Drought
UC Davis study shows surface water prices triple during drought while groundwater prices remain stable over time. It points to the need for joint surface and groundwater management.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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It's that time of year again, and viruses are starting to spread rapidly. Learn to spot the differences between the #flu and #RSV before you get sick.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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How can someone who’s lost the gift of speech use brain signals to broadcast their voice again? Neuroscientist Sergey Stavisky dives into the world of connecting brains and machines on a recent Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman podcast episode: eagleman.com/podcast/what...
What happens when we marry brains to machines? with Sergey Stavisky
What is a brain-computer interface? How can a paralyzed person use her brain to control a robotic arm? How can someone who’s lost the gift of speech use brain signals to broadcast his voice a…
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October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Sharing Happy Moments with Partner Better for Health than Feeling Happy Alone www.ucdavis.edu/news/sharing...
Sharing Happy Moments with Partner Better for Health than Feeling Happy Alone
A new study suggests that when older couples experience positive emotions together in everyday life, they have lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol that can cause health problems over time when...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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UC Davis Chancellor May Names Aisha Jackson as University’s First Chief Information and Digital Strategy Executive www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...
UC Davis Chancellor May Names Aisha Jackson as University’s First Chief Information and Digital Strategy Executive
University of California, Davis Chancellor Gary S. May has appointed Aisha Jackson as the university’s first chief information and digital strategy executive (CIDSE). Reporting directly to the chancel...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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New Species of Trapdoor Spider Discovered, Just in Time for Halloween www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
New Species of Spider Discovered, Just in Time for Halloween
UC Davis scientists have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider in California's coastal sand dunes.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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California Schools Are Losing Tree Canopy:
Preserving Shade on Playgrounds and Outdoor Spaces Increasingly Important in Warming State www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
California Schools Are Losing Tree Canopy
About 85% of elementary schools studied in California experienced some loss of trees between 2018 and 2022, found a UC Davis study.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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With support from @bezosearthfund.bsky.social, UC Davis and Periodic Table of Food Initiative will develop Swap it Smart, an AI tool to discover new food ingredients, combinations and recipes for better nutrition and sustainability www.ucdavis.edu/news/bezos-e...
Bezos Earth Fund Grants $2M to UC Davis and American Heart Association to Advance AI-Designed Foods
The Bezos Earth Fund has announced a $2 million grant to the University California, Davis, the American Heart Association and other partners to advance “Swap it Smart” as part of its AI for Climate & ...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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With beef prices so high, ranchers have been saying, “‘I can't keep that heifer to be a cow. She's just too valuable,’” Daniel Sumner @ucdavisare.bsky.social told @henryepp.bsky.social

He added the federal government could bring down beef prices by lowering tariffs to encourage more imports
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Where’s the beef? The amount of cattle in the U.S. has declined by 6 million over the past five years, but demand hasn’t shrunk with supply.
Why is beef so expensive right now?
Drought and high grain prices forced ranchers to sell off their herds a few years ago.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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UC Davis Chemist Alan Balch Reflects on 55 Years of Discovery and Mentorship @ucdlands.bsky.social lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/science-tech...
UC Davis Chemist Alan Balch Reflects on 55 Years of Discovery and Mentorship
Much has changed about UC Davis in the 55 years since Alan Balch’s appointment to the Department of Chemistry, housed in the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis. But two things have remained co...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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UC Davis scientists developed wheat plants that stimulate the production of their own fertilizer by using the gene-editing tool CRISPR, opening the path toward less air and water pollution worldwide and lower costs for farmers: ucdav.is/471PBwz

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Wheat That Makes Its Own Fertilizer
UC Davis scientists have developed wheat plants that produce their own fertilizer, opening the door for less air and water pollution and lower costs for farmers.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Chancellor May Appoints Mark I. Rosenblatt as Vice Chancellor of Human Health Sciences at UC Davis @ucdavishealth.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...
UC Davis Chancellor May Appoints Mark I. Rosenblatt as Vice Chancellor of Human Health Sciences
UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May has appointed Mark I. Rosenblatt to the position of vice chancellor of human health sciences, overseeing UC Davis Health, which includes three hospitals: the nationally...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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James Letts is working out the structures of nature's most complex machines. It promises to open up new treatments for stroke, heart disease and aging
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October 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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What’s in a Leaf? Students Map the Chemistry of Campus Plants biology.ucdavis.edu/news/whats-l...
What’s in a Leaf? Students Map the Chemistry of Campus Plants
Plants produce thousands of chemical compounds that help them attract friends and deter foes. Many of these compounds, or “metabolites,” have been harnessed by humans in fragrances, medicines, and bio...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. @ucdavishealth.bsky.social radiologist and breast cancer survivor Elizabeth Morris explains new screening guidelines health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlin...
Why women should start getting mammograms at age 40
It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is spreading the word about new guidelines urging mammograms starting at age 40.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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UC Davis alumn Toby Kiers, an evolutionary biologist studying interactions between soil fungi and plants, is one of six UC alumni and faculty awarded MacArthur Foundation 'Genius' awards this year @ucnewsroom.bsky.social www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/7-uc-fa...
7 UC faculty and alumni awarded MacArthur ‘genius grants’
Since 2020, UC alumni and faculty have accounted for nearly 1 in 4 recipients of the prestigious fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation, which provides an $800,000, no-strings-attached grant to supp...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Prescribed fire isn’t just for rangelands. Farmers use it to clear fields, manage debris & even improve water flow through irrigation ditch burns.

“It’s a regular part of operations in many ag communities,” - #UCANR fire expert Katie Low.

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To Burn or Not to Burn - Offrange
After years of devastating wildfires, many producers are wondering if prescribed burns might improve their acreage. Here’s how to keep land, livestock, buildings, and selves safe.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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NIH-funded research by Alyssa Weakley is transforming remote caregiving for patients with cognitive impairment, helping them stay home and connected.

Dr. Weakley explains how NIH cuts will impact the development of new treatments, cures and quality of life for all Americans.
October 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM