Current News: Science News

11.19.2009
Bone Implant Offers Hope for Skull Deformities
A synthetic bone matrix offers hope for babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the plates in the skull to fuse too soon. Implants replacing some of the infant’s bone with ... [ More ]

11.19.2009
New Maize Map to Aid Plant Breeding Efforts
In a massive survey of genetic diversity in maize, also known as corn, researchers across the United States, have developed a gene map that should pave the way to significant improvements in a plant ... [ More ]

11.19.2009
Workshop on Economics, Neuroscience and Hormones
A workshop on "Neuroeconomics and Endocrinological Economics," to be held Nov. 20 and 21 at UC Davis, will be the first to bring together experts in neuroscience, economics and hormone ... [ More ]

11.16.2009
UC Davis Dedicates Historic Native American Garden
California Indian song, bustling tours and quiet, personal moments were all part of the dedication on Nov. 14 of a new outdoor reflective space honoring the Patwin who once lived on the land that ... [ More ]

5.18.2009
Veterinary School Opens Stem Cell Lab for Horses
The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine will hold the grand opening for its new Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, which will provide stem cells to treat bone, tendon and ligament injuries in ... [ More ]

5.26.2005
Media Tour, Dedication of New Lab Science Teaching Building
UC Davis will dedicate the new Sciences Laboratory Building, designed exclusively for teaching lab skills to a new generation of scientists and chemists. The $58 million building is the largest on ... [ More ]

11.10.2009
California's Ancient Kelp Forest

11.10.2009
Cave Study Links Climate Change to California Droughts

11.10.2009
Electronic Waste Needs to Go Green

11.10.2009
Skunk's Strategy Not Just Black and White

11.5.2009
Genome Sequence for the Domestic Horse to Be Unveiled

11.5.2009
Study Reveals How Plants and Bacteria ‘Talk’ to Thwart Disease