At the February Davis Science Café, an event hosted by Professor Jared Shaw and the Department of Chemistry, Crystal Ripplinger explored the compounding effects of emotional stress on the heart and explained the science behind broken heart syndrome.
In a recent study appearing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of California, Davis and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers use computational modeling to investigate a hypothesized state of supercooled liquid water. The research provides evidence for two supercooled liquid water states.
Annaliese Franz and her lab are designing therapeutic molecules of the future. Through organic synthesis and catalysis, the team is building and improving molecules with therapeutic potential. Some current projects include developing a new nanoparticle technology for livestock vaccines and improving treatments for neurodegenerative disorders like epilepsy.
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has awarded $800,000 to 11 Cottrell Scholars, including Associate Professor of Chemistry Jesús Velázquez, through its RCSA Bridge Awards. This emergency initiative will help stabilize strong research programs that have experienced disruptions due to abrupt changes to their federal funding.
If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve been bit by a mosquito. But what do you know about these creatures beyond them being perceived pesky annoyances? At the January Davis Science Cafe, neurobiologist Lisa Baik explained what can lead to mosquito bites and various ways to deter these pesky bites.
This year’s annual Global Tea Institute Colloquium honors the legacy of tea with its theme: Art of Tea in Culture and Science, Society and Health. It will feature tea scholars from across UC Davis.
UC Davis researchers have developed a new method that uses light to transform amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — into molecules that are similar in structure to psychedelics and mimic their interaction with the brain.
UC Davis Distinguished Professor Carlito Lebrilla is among the 185 academic and institutional inventors newly elected to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors and celebrates success in translating research into products and services.
As humanity reckons with a climate shaped by a legacy of burning fossil fuels, implementing solutions we already have requires large-scale coordination and overcoming social challenges that stunt action.
A new federally funded research project at the University of California, Davis, endeavors to extract valuable components for magnets, lasers and other modern technologies from an unlikely source: acidic wastewater from mines and industrial processes.
