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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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Rocks on Faults Can Heal Following Seismic Movement @ucdlands.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/rocks-f...
Rocks on Faults Can Heal Following Seismic Movement
Earthquake faults deep in the Earth can glue themselves back together following a seismic event, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Davis. The work, published...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:27 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 🧪
Three black-and-white and brown-and-white dairy cows munch on feed in a trough. Scientists may have found which microbes in a cow's gut could be used to cut methane emissions without harming the cow.
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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The gift of life: @ucdavishealth.bsky.social performs its first living donor liver transplant health.ucdavis.edu/insideout/ne...
The gift of life: A father and son's transplant journey
Andy Wright received a life-saving liver transplant from his son Nick, marking the Transplant Center’s first-ever living donor liver transplant procedure.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:44 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.
Headshot of Daniel Starr against a dark blue background with white text that reads, "Without [federal funding], we risk losing an entire generation of diverse scientists. And that loss would ripple outward, not just for those students but for the future of science itself and for the public who would have benefited from their ideas" and the From Labs to Lives logo.
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Hayfeeders and Other Tools Can Improve Health, Welfare of Stabled Horses
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Hayfeeders and Other Tools Can Improve Health, Welfare of Stabled Horses
UC Davis research finds items like hay feeders, giant rubber activity balls and shatter-proof mirrors can improve the health and welfare of stabled animals while also reducing frustration behaviors
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November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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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
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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.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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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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A Microbial Blueprint for Climate-Smart Cows www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/en...
A Microbial Blueprint for Climate-Smart Cows
UC Davis research reveals which gut microbes in a cow could reduce methane, bringing them a step closer to engineering microbes to create climate-smart cows.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:09 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.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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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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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