#ucdavis — Public Fediverse posts

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐝🥚 Worker #bees normally intercept #pesticides entering a hive, shielding the queen. #UCDavis researchers showed that when chronic exposure overwhelms this filtration, queens offload the #chemical burden into their #eggs, contaminating the next generation and possibly contributing to delayed colony collapse.

👉 https://scitechdaily.com/honeybee-queens-may-pass-toxic-chemicals-to-the-next-generation/

#honeybees #science #pollinators #biology #entomology #nature #experiment #research #beekeeping #agriculture #food #honey #chemistry

#sketchbook a weird departure, in that I had this idea inspired by the "eggheads" on the #ucdavis campus, taken to an absurd degree. So far it's just a set of prelim #doodles on post-it notes, but who knows where it'll ultimately land. #art

WHAT CAN HELP MITIGATE THE RISKS? Experts advise wearing N95 masks when #wildfiresmoke is present & limiting outdoor activities, especially strenuous sports. Air purifiers reduce exposure & in our studies reduced blood pressure, opens new tab & cognitive impacts, opens new tab of #airpollution," Brugge said.
For those who cannot afford an air purifier, #UCDavis #UniversityCalifornia offers simple instructions, opens new tab for building one.

UC Davis finds ingredient-level avocado oil dilution in processed foods survey

Researchers at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), US, report that many commercially processed foods labeled as “made with avocado oil” contain a lipid f…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #AvocadoOilAuthenticity #Mediterranean #Olive #processedfoods #UCDavis
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2730883/uc-davis-finds-ingredient-level-avocado-oil-dilution-in-processed-foods-survey/

UC Davis finds ingredient-level avocado oil dilution in processed foods survey https://www.diningandcooking.com/2730883/uc-davis-finds-ingredient-level-avocado-oil-dilution-in-processed-foods-survey/ #AvocadoOilAuthenticity #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #Olive #OliveOil #ProcessedFoods #UCDavis

ICYMI: Your AI chatbot may be sharing your prompts with ad networks: A UC Davis study of 20 popular AI chatbots finds 17 transmit data to third parties, with three leaking plaintext prompts via Microsoft Clarity session replay. https://ppc.land/your-ai-chatbot-may-be-sharing-your-prompts-with-ad-networks/ #AI #Chatbots #Privacy #DataSecurity #UCdavis

The kids still learn Lisp? #ucdavis

#UCDavis - Students Lead #HabitatRestoration at #RussellRanch

Fri, March 20, 2026

"At Russell Ranch, just west of campus along Russell Boulevard, a transformation is underway. What was once grazed #pasture and alfalfa field is becoming a thriving #NativeHabitat led by UC Davis students and funded by #TheGreenInitiativeFund, or #TGIF.

"The Russell Ranch Slough Restoration Project, designed and implemented by the Arboretum and Public Garden’s Learning by Leading™ Ecological Land Management, or #ELM, team, is now at its midpoint. Site preparation is complete, invasive species have been cleared, and nearly 200 native trees and shrubs have been planted along the seasonal slough.

" 'Projects like this show students that restoration isn’t theoretical. It’s something they can design and implement themselves,' said Miles DaPrato, environmental steward for the Arboretum and Public Garden and staff mentor for the ELM team.

"Turning Working Land into #WildlifeHabitat

"The 2.5-acre site sits within the #PutahCreek Riparian Reserve, surrounded by agriculture and rural residences. Rather than separating nature from working landscapes, the project shows how the two can work together — creating habitat while improving the ecological function of the land.

"This past fall, students removed old livestock fencing that blocked #wildlife movement, prepared the soil, and seeded the site with locally adapted #NativeGrasses and #wildflowers timed to the first seasonal rains.

"Over the winter, the team planted nearly 200 native trees and shrubs, including #ValleyOak, #Cottonwood, #Willow, #Elderberry and #Toyon. Temporary drip irrigation has been installed to help the young plants establish during their first critical summers. 'You can study restoration in class, but being out here actually doing the work is completely different,' said Keira Folkers, Environmental Engineering, 2026, and Kayden Delvo, Environmental Science and Management, 2026. 'You start to understand the land, the timing of the seasons and the decisions that go into every step.' "

Learn more:
https://publicgarden.ucdavis.edu/news/students-lead-habitat-restoration-russell-ranch

#SolarPunkSunday #California #HabitatRestoration #Wildlife #CoExistence

University of California, Davis ↔️ I saved oily victorian ruffians #KarmaManager #anagram #ucdavis

First Confirmed Cases of Bird Flu in California Elephant Seals Stoke Fear As Virus Surges Worldwide

Last week, a day that ecologists and virologists in California have feared for years finally arrived.  Officials confirmed…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Health #Animals #AnoNuevoStatePark #avianinfluenza #Birdflu #California #climatechange #elephantseals #marinelife #seal #UCDavis #UniversityofCaliforniaSantaCruz #Wildlife
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/502882/

@dan @sharon @amanda We have several well-loved feral cats at UC Davis, but Cheeto is by far the most famous (and chill). I always look for him when I walk by the Physics building, in case he needs any scritches.

#UCDavis

#ProyectoS-ART Subgrupos:
1️⃣ Scientific Team: Definición de objetivos científicos y estudio detallado del objeto de observación
2️⃣ #Radiotelescope: Desarrollo técnico y diseño de la carga útil del #satélite
¿Por qué unirte?
- Formación con expertos de la #ESA #NASA, #FOSSASystems y #universidadesinternacionales como #UCDavis

- Experiencia real en el ciclo de vida completo de una misión espacial.

- Trabajo en un equipo multidisciplinar y colaborativo.
📸 póster con detalles técnicos y de formación

RE: https://ecoevo.social/@ml/115962771169084775

One of the most publicly visible things UC Access Now did in the beginning was to make apparent to sighted people how often University of California was flouting federal and state laws regarding accessibility. Because we dragged them in public, on Twitter, they started changing (without ever acknowledging our work, of course), but they still do show that ableism dies hard.

"Lunn Lecture 2025 - 2026 Poster" is not alt text nor an image description. It's a caption. It's something an abled person puts in the alt text field to say that they've put something in there. But that's what is in the alt text field on the UC Davis Dept. of History site. #Ableism #UCDavis #UCAccessNow

⚙️🌌 UC Davis researchers developed a Stirling engine that generates #electricity by using the temperature difference between #Earth's radiant warmth and the cold void of #space.

The 200-year-old engine design, invented by Robert Stirling in 1816, produces 400 milliwatts per square meter and can operate day and night.

👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a69462445/stirling-engine-outer-space/

#renewable #energy #ucdavis #thermodynamics #green #technology #innovation #engineering #tech

AI-powered electrocardiogram Queen of Hearts could help doctors detect heart attacks faster

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2025/10/ai-electrocardiogram-queen-of-hearts-help-doctors-detect-heart-attacks/

Hidden Genes in DNA “Dark Matter” Linked to Human Brain Traits

Summary: Researchers have identified two genes from the human genome’s “dark matter” that influence brain size and synaptic…
#NewsBeep #News #Genetics #brainresearch #CA #Canada #junkDNA #neurobiology #Neuroscience #Science #UCDavis
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/14389/

Hidden Genes in DNA “Dark Matter” Linked to Human Brain Traits

Summary: Researchers have identified two genes from the human genome’s “dark matter” that influence brain size and synaptic…
#NewsBeep #News #Genetics #brainresearch #junkDNA #neurobiology #Neuroscience #Science #UCDavis #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/14424/

MAGA as pro-#dementia: "Gone are ~$10 million in remaining money for a project that inc. 28 clinical & research sites across the country & 1700 participants w/mild cognitive impairments. 'We don’t have the ability to predict who’s going to get worse b/c we won’t be able to see them,' said DeCarli, who’s also co-director of the #Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at #UCDavis. His project also had the goal of placing these participants in treatment & prevention trials.

https://calmatters.org/education/higher-education/2025/04/health-research/

To all of my colleagues and students up in the #UCDavis community, thoughts for your well being and utter anger at this madness. Who brings a gun to a university picnic?

Via Mavens Notebook 🐦

The Trump administration has now reportedly cancelled the US Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) at #UCDavis, jeopardizing a long-standing institution central to water resources research. #cawater

https://davisvanguard.org/2025/03/analysis-trump-administration-cuts-hit-home-dealing-a-potential-huge-blow-to-davis-and-uc-davis/?s=09

From UC Davis Graduate Students Assoc.: Free Healthcare Advocate

https://choosebetter.care/free-consult/

Form for contracted resources (need to be logged into UC Davis acct to view). https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIEGGAwZSndkGaSo4Ah-yk6U5JjipbFNSjzbu8AXf2e_DRug/viewform?usp=dialog

#UCDavis #Healthcare

"The conversation will cover student involvement in local politics, climate action in the city, and social justice issues such as local policies affecting our unhoused community."

#UCDavis #DavisCA #EnvironmentalJustice

"Former UC Davis fire chief, assistant indicted on misappropriation of public funds"

https://theaggie.org/2025/01/13/former-uc-davis-fire-chief-assistant-indicted-on-misappropriation-of-public-funds/ #UCDavis #Corruption