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New discoveries, fresh perspectives

Explore the multidisciplinary, collaborative work of 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø researchers. These immersive In Focus stories reveal how we confront pressing problems and connect ideas from the obvious to the unexpected.

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Big Bang! Business Competition Celebrates 25 Years of Empowering Entrepreneurs

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Course Inspires Next Generation of California Naturalists

Students who complete “Wild Davis,†an 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø course in wildlife conservation and habitat restoration, can earn California Naturalist Certification.

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How Aggie Square Is Advancing Innovation in Sacramento

Learn how 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø’ Aggie Square is solving pressing challenges through collaborative research and cutting-edge technology.

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What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Food

Scientists explain the difference between whole, processed and ultra-processed foods. Learn how they could affect our health and how the food industry can improve.

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The Milestones of COVID-19: A Timeline

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Improving Indoor Air Quality for Better Public Health

Scientists are unraveling the complex factors that go into indoor air quality and how indoor air pollution and airborne pathogens are affecting public health.

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51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø researchers photographed from above a creek conduct a stream survey in the water wearing bright orange vests

How Urban Streams, Climate Change and Unhoused People Intertwine

A search for compassionate, sustainable solutions takes researchers to Bay Area streams to investigate the intersections of climate change, urban streams and unhoused people.

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Incorporating Native American Plants into Landscape

When the Gorman Museum of Native American Art relocated to a space adjacent to the 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø Arboretum and Public Garden in 2023, a seed was planted. Why not include Indigenous California plants outside the museum? 

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Probiotics and Prebiotics: Hype or Health?

The products often say they “support a healthy gut†or “boost your immune system†by providing good microbes that are often missing from people’s diets. But how can consumers know if these products are really good for them?

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Engineers Find Best Ways to Make Coffee

Engineering experts are finding the best ways to make coffee, from sustainable farming to quality control to taste, improving the global coffee industry.

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Catalyzing Change: Engineering Enzymes to Meet Human Needs

Enzyme engineering is key to the future of human health. The Design2Data program teaches students to solve problems in the food, energy and health industries.

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The Promise of Alternative Proteins

51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø food scientists are studying how to make beef using cow stem cells.

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Innovative New Technology Helps Seniors Age in Place

I-Care connects older adults with mild cognitive impairment to long-distance family members, providing support for daily tasks and continuing care at home.

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The Salmon Diaries: Life Before and After Klamath Dam Removal

From the Klamath River to the lab, to the ear bones of fish, 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø scientists are helping to answer a big dam question: How will salmon use the river following the world's largest dam removal project?

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Student Entomologists Gain Hands-On Skills in Insect Biology

Discover how student researchers are gaining hands-on biology and entomology skills and protecting pollinators through the Insect Scholars Program.

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Big Data Comes to Dinner

Learn how 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø leverages artificial intelligence to transform food and agriculture, ensuring sustainability and health from seeds to stomachs.

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Understanding How Students Learn Through Virtual Reality

How 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø virtual reality research is promoting STEAM learning and helping improve child education.

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With Flood Risk Rising, Can Community-Based Insurance Fill a Gap?

51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø helps Isleton, California, launch the state's first community insurance program focused on flood risk, climate adaptation and sustainability in Sacramento County.

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A Medical School That Looks More Like California

How does 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø School of Medicine make admissions equitable? A holistic review ensures that a diverse group of students enters the medical field.

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Chicago Cafe: California’s Oldest Chinese Restaurant

Learn how the family-owned Chicago Cafe has withstood the test of time and Asian hate to become one of the country's most historic Chinese restaurants.

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Studying Sharks in San Francisco Bay

On a recent day in San Francisco Bay, a team of researchers took to the waters in search of sharks. Led by Meghan Holst, a Ph.D. candidate in conservation ecology, the group set out to collect data on a variety of species for several concurrent studies.

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Undergraduate Malia Reiss examines eelgrass in Tomales Bay.

How Students Dive into Marine Science at 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø

What’s it like to take a summer session in a marine lab? Explore our undergraduate marine research from mussels’ byssal threads to ocean ecosystem impacts.

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Parasitic Weeds Threaten Tomato Plants on California Farms

51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø leads the way in sustainable agriculture, employing innovative research to combat the invasive broomrape weed threatening California's tomato industry.

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New Drone Research Advances Wildfire Monitoring

51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø’ new fire research utilizes drones and ground sensors for early wildfire detection, enhancing firefighter safety and promoting sustainability.

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Winemaking 101

Making wine can take 1-3 years from fermentation to when a product goes to market. 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø students are doing it all in 10 weeks.

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Measuring Meals

Food assistance at 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø is making students healthier. Learn how efforts to provide food to students in need is making a measurable impact.

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A Sustainable Solution: Compostable Wind Turbine Blades

Wind turbine blades are a major source of environmental pollution and waste. Learn how 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø is creating an ecologically sound solution for their disposal.

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ullseye Farms orchard manager Nick Edsall, left, with 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø Agricultural Water Center Director Isaya Kisekka. Kisekka is researching the ability of cover crops to increase soil moisture and groundwater recharge. (Greg Urquiaga/51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø) They stand in a row of green cover crops in an orchard full of young pistachio trees.

Growing Crops with Less Groundwater

Learn about 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø’ innovative approach to growing crops with less groundwater in drought-prone regions like California. Farm sustainably for a better future.

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How 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø Is Growing a Tree Canopy for Tomorrow’s Climate

Discover how 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø is planting a canopy of strong shade trees to prepare for the extreme heat waves central California will experience in the next 100 years.

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Surprising Benefits of Using Sheep as Lawn Mowers

Discover how 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø is using its sheep mowers to not only cut grass on campus, but also to boost sustainability and relieve stress and anxiety for students.

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Clinical Trial Offers Hope for Spina Bifida Cure

Interdisciplinary research leads to historic clinical trial delivering stem cells during fetal surgery to treat spina bifida.

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Lin Cao and Ruihong Zhang.

Farms to Fungi to Food: Growing the Next Generation of Alternative Protein

A solution to world hunger might start with boba and caviar. 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø explores alternative protein with farms and fungi. Learn more about the future of food.

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David Brockman, a retired firefighter and hand amputee, shows off his new myoelectric prosthetic device.

Making Prosthetics More Lifelike

See how 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø scientists and surgeons are performing better amputations, using AI, and creating smart prosthetic devices to improve the lives of amputees.

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California Families Project: Resilience and Community

Landmark 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø study of Mexican-origin families looks at vast range of influences on human development from infancy to old age.

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In Another Class: College Corps Expands Service Learning for Students

51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø expands paid internship opportunities with community organizations as it leads the Sacramento Valley College Corps.

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Wellness Check

Veterinary, nursing and medicine researchers at 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø aim to create resilience training solutions for health care workers dealing with stress and burnout.

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‘Confronting Climate Anxiety’ Series Launches

A new 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø series asks eight climate scientists how they deal with climate anxiety and still find joy in the job.

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Little Fires: Landowners Learn to Burn

Learn about landowners’ efforts to combat climate change and wildfires with prescribed burning and the benefits and challenges of this technique in this 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø story.

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Program Helps BioSci Students Explore Careers

With $1.75 million in support from the Koret Foundation, the BioLaunch program at 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø is helping students in its College of Biological Sciences explore and prepare for careers.

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Learning at the Heart of the Issues

Junior Cristina Lopez is training to lead presentations to help newly arrived refugees settle in — from opening a bank account to accessing health care.

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51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø Launches Major Student Career Initiative

Aggie Launch is ensuring equitable career preparation for every student, fostering social justice and successful, fulfilling post-grad employment.

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51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø Introduces the Redwood SEED Scholars

Learn how the Redwood SEED Scholar Program is working to diversify the workforce and provide meaningful employment for students with intellectual disabilities.

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Crude Awakenings: An Oil Spill, a Tiny Bird and a Big Care Network

Learn how 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø’ Oiled Wildlife Care Network responders carefully wash, treat and rehabilitate endangered birds for their survival and conservation efforts.

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Native Girl’s Remains Returned to Alaska After More Than a Century

A 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø doctoral student and her son returned their ancestor to her Native Alaska. They are among the hundreds of Native families rematriating children from "Indian Schools."

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Common Floral Bacteria Can Induce Pollen Germination

Despite the essential nutritional role of pollen for bees and other pollinators, we still know very little about how pollen is digested by anything.

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The House That Doesn’t Burn

Discover how 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø researchers are exploring the use of compressed earth blocks to construct affordable, fire-resistant homes for wildfire-prone areas.

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Artificial Intelligence: Can We Trust Machines to Make Fair Decisions?

Discover how bias in artificial intelligence can affect important decisions. Learn about 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø’ ongoing efforts to create fair and unbiased AI systems.

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Prioritizing Who Gets Vaccinated for COVID-19 Saves Lives

51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø experts discuss how to prioritize vaccine distribution and address health disparities. Learn about their recommendations and public health efforts.

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When Smoke Gets In Your Wine

Read about how 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø is taking on climate challenges facing the wine industry and discovering new smoke taint solutions in grapes for improved production.

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Rethinking Wildfire

The Indigenous practice of cultural burning views fire as restorative, not destructive. A 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø class takes a renewed approach to understanding wildfire.

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Is the Food Supply Strong Enough to Weather the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Is the food supply chain strong enough to withstand the COVID-19 pandemic? 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø researchers address the impact on prices, hoarding and future solutions.

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Becoming Arizona: Sacramento’s Urban Heat Island Divide

Explore the role of trees in combating urban heat islands in Sacramento and promoting climate justice. Learn how trees cool neighborhoods and improve health.

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Becoming Arizona: Lessons from Phoenix

Discover the lessons from Phoenix on living with extreme heat and its impact on human health. Learn how cities like Sacramento can prepare for a hotter future.

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Agricultural Innovations Help Cambodian Farmers Thrive

Learn how Cambodian farmers benefit from agricultural innovations, growing nutritious crops and increasing income with support from researchers at 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø.

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Becoming Arizona: This Arid Life

Explore Sacramento's hotter future and how to prepare for it. Learn from Phoenix's experience and build climate-resilient communities for the changes ahead.

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Can Science Save Citrus?

Explore the impact of citrus greening on California's citrus groves. Learn about 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø’ efforts to save the industry and its role in health and economy.

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Cows and Climate Change

Cattle are the No. 1 agricultural source of greenhouse gasses worldwide. One cow belches 220 pounds of methane yearly. Fortunately, 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø has solutions.

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A Sojourner’s Path: From a Temporary Building to the World and Back

Explore the history of 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø’ art department and the birthplace of a movement. Discover the creative space at TB 9 and the renowned artists who started there.

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The Bad River on the reservation of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa (Ojibwe).

Small Towns, Big Flood Waters

Towns are escaping rising waters and protecting their communities from the impacts of climate change. Read this gripping story of resilience and adaptation.

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The Many Flavors of Cacao

Explore the fascinating journey of cacao from farm to chocolate production. 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø research empowers smallholder farmers and ensures the future of cacao.

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Protecting Small Farms in Mozambique from Drought

A team of agricultural economists tested whether these insured seeds can increase food security for farmers who regularly risk losing crops to extreme weather.

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Moringa: The next superfood?

Discover the incredible benefits of moringa, a nutrient-packed plant that has the potential to address food security and fight chronic health conditions.

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Fruit Flies Raised in Space by 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø Researcher Show Weakened Immunity

In 2006, Professor Deborah Kimbrell and a group of university researchers were selected by NASA to send fruit flies up on a space shuttle to test their immune response.

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Healing Burned Animals with Fish Skins

51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø vet hospital is using fish skins to treat animal burns. Learn about this innovative approach to healing animals and its potential for human medicine.

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Solar Panels in the middle of Mojave Desert

Can Solar Energy and Wildlife Coexist?

51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø explores the coexistence of solar energy, wildlife and sensitive lands. Learn about the latest research on renewable energy and conservation efforts.

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Sugar-rich mucilage, a gel-like substance found in an indigenous corn from the Sierra Mixe region, drips from aerial corn roots.

Can We Grow One of the World's Largest Food Crops Without Fertilizer?

Read how 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø researchers found a special kind of corn in Mexico that can absorb nitrogen from the air, reducing fertilizer use and improving crop yields.

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Closing the loop on sustainable aquaculture

Take the eco-friendly journey of Tsar Nicoulai Caviar — from award-winning sustainable caviar to butter lettuce grown in a revolutionary aquaponics system.

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Smart Farm

Discover how 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø' Smart Farm Initiative is using new tech to increase food production, conserve resources and create careers for the future of agriculture.

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Protecting California’s Farmworkers as Temperatures Climb

How can we protect California's farmworkers in a deadly hot environment? Learn about the latest solutions and technological advancements to keep people cool.

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