According to a new study, the unprecedented shutdown of classroom learning caused undue stress, low levels of social inclusion and low satisfaction with school for many — and mental health issues for some.

The most comprehensive longitudinal study of its kind in the U.S., the California Families Project looks at Mexican origin families and a wide range of characteristics — individual, family, neighborhood, school and culture — that help kids succeed.

Too much heat from climate change can ruin wine. A new UC Davis study finds that switching away from one of the most common and widely used trellis systems could alleviate the effects of extreme temperatures on cabernet and other grapes.

Although popularity and compatibility have been studied in established romantic relationships, in one of the first studies of its kind, UC Davis researchers explored whether these and other romantic first impressions affected later romantic outcomes.

Every modern mammal, from a platypus to a blue whale, is descended from a common ancestor that lived about 180 million years ago. Not much is known about this animal, but the organization of its genome has now been computationally reconstructed.

SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 virus, caused significant neuron damage and inflammation within a week of infection in rhesus macaque monkeys, according to a new study from researchers at the California National Primate Research Center.

An international team of astronomers has discovered dozens of strong gravitational lenses that will allow astronomers to look deep into the universe, revealing ancient structures and giving insight into the nature of dark matter.

UC Davis is establishing a new center designed to develop ways to prevent long-term brain damage in humans when poisoned by organophosphate chemical nerve agents or pesticides. These organophosphates are a group of human-made chemicals developed for warfare during World War II and then subsequently modified for use as pesticides.

This past fiscal year, 13 startup companies — focused on developing technology to meet needs in food, health and agriculture — executed agreements to access foundational intellectual property and commercialize technologies developed at UC Davis.

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has launched a Center for Experimental Therapeutics in Cancer to accelerate promising cancer therapies from the lab to the bedside. The idea is to advance precision medicine that leads to more effective, less toxic cancer therapies.

Three babies have been born after receiving the world's first spina bifida treatment combining surgery with stem cells. This was made possible by a landmark clinical trial at UC Davis Health known formally as the "CuRe Trial: Cellular Therapy for In Utero Repair of Myelomeningocele."

Researchers at the UC Davis College of Engineering have developed a camera that uses a thin microlens array and new image processing algorithms to capture three dimensional information about objects in a scene with a single exposure.

UC Davis continues to stand among the nation’s top 10 public universities and now claims the No. 1 spot in biological and agricultural engineering in rankings by U.S. News & World Report. 

UC Davis named its 15th annual class of Hellman Fellows, 12 early-career faculty members who aim to advance their prospects for external funding. Grants to the 2022 fellows range from $15,500 to $36,000, for a total of $300,000.

UC Davis Health neuroscientist Sergey Stavisky was selected by the National Institutes of Health to receive the 2022 NIH Director's New Innovator Award. The $2.3 million award will fund his research on medical devices implanted in the brain to restore speech.