With the passing of Senate Bill 1383, cities, residents, and big store retailers in California are brainstorming how to stop edible food from going to landfills. However, there are Valley organizations that have been coming up with innovative ways to reduce food waste for years. Among them: The Ugly...
This UC School Is Paying Students To Stay Home and Not Travel Over Spring Break
[aggregation-styles] SF Gate UC Davis really, really wants its student population to stay within city limits over spring break. The university is offering 750 Davis students a $75 grant through a partnership with the city of Davis to be used for “staycations” later this month. The grants can be used...
Is Biomass One of the Answers to California Wildfires? UC Researcher Says Yes
The mid-elevation type of forest ponderosa pine and mixed conifer used to have about 60 trees per acre in California about 150 years ago. Now, a UC Davis and USDA study says California forests 165 to 170 trees per acre — and that may be a conservative estimate. "That's about a...
California Forests 80%-600% Denser Than 150 Years Ago, UC Researcher Says Biomass Is One of the Answers
The mid-elevation type of forest ponderosa pine and mixed conifer used to have about 60 trees per acre in California about 150 years ago. Now, a UC Davis and USDA study says California forests 165 to 170 trees per acre — and that may be a conservative estimate. "That's about a...
UC Davis Is Testing a COVID-19 Vaccine Patch
Many people know of the "patch" as a way to battle nicotine addiction. Now, UC Davis is testing a similar technique to deliver a vaccine for COVID-19. The Patch Verndari’s VaxiPatch is a single-dose vaccination kit that uses a dermal patch with a metal microneedle array to deliver vaccines. The...
UC Davis Uses Antiviral Drug Remdesivir on 'Very Grave' COVID-19 Patient. She's Home Now.
UC Davis Medical Center received the first case of community transmission of COVID-19 in the U.S. on Feb. 26. Within 24 hours of admission, the female patient's respiratory status deteriorated. Because of the severity of her illness, the team received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to treat the woman...
Beyond the Tampon Tax: How Far Will California Go to End 'Menstrual Inequity'?
Annie Wang remembers the panic she felt being a freshman in a 500-person chemistry class at UC Davis when her period arrived and she didn’t have a tampon or pad. There was nowhere nearby to go, and leaving to find something meant missing the class. So she tried to focus...
Will Seaweed Feed Make Cow Burps Better for Environment?
DAVIS — University of California researchers are feeding seaweed to dairy cows in an attempt to make cattle more climate-friendly. UC Davis is studying whether adding small amounts of seaweed to cattle feed can help reduce their emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that's released when cattle burp, pass...
Debunking Trump's Myths About Chain Migration & Low-Skilled Immigrants
President Donald Trump has embraced the rhetoric of “chain migration” to spread the message that the United States is legally letting in too many of the wrong kind of immigrant. That term, however, distorts the facts. As a scholar on U.S. immigration law and policy, I’d like to correct and...
Debunking Trump's Myths About Chain Migration & Low-Skilled Immigrants
President Donald Trump has embraced the rhetoric of “chain migration” to spread the message that the United States is legally letting in too many of the wrong kind of immigrant. That term, however, distorts the facts. As a scholar on U.S. immigration law and policy, I’d like to correct and...