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In what is now California, close to 100 Indigenous languages were spoken before Europeans arrived. According to UNESCO, most of the languages native to the Americas are critically endangered — many others are entirely extinct.Linguist…

The Davis campus has reimposed its requirement for face coverings to be worn indoors, by everyone, vaccinated or not against the coronavirus, in alignment with Yolo County’s decision to do the same. The campus order took effect…

Anew trend of pool toys containing glitter and microbeads is complicating the already pervasive environmental problem of microplastic pollution.University of California, Davis, scientists studying plastics pollution encourage beach-goers…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed budget legislation that includes $45 million in one-time support for a statewide Animal Shelter Assistance Program. The program will be administered by the Koret Shelter Medicine Program, at the…

Certain species of floral bacteria can enhance pollen germination, according to a study published today from the University of California, Davis in the journal Current Biology.“This is the first paper documenting stimulation of pollen…

From art to religion to land use, much of what is deemed valuable in the United States was shaped centuries ago by the white male perspective. Fish, it turns out, are no exception.A study published in Fisheries Magazine, a journal of the…

From domoic acid poisoning in seabirds to canine distemper in raccoons, wildlife face a variety of threats and illnesses. Some of those same diseases make their way to humans and domestic animals in our increasingly shared environment. A…

Lake Tahoe’s water clarity measurements, which are indicators of the health of the watershed, averaged 62.9 feet through 2020, the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced today.Lake…

Veterinarians at the University of California, Davis, have found that a cat’s DNA alters how it responds to a life-saving medication used to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, a heart disease that affects 1 in 7 cats. The study…

The University of California, Davis today (July 2) named Richard Corsi, a dean and professor of engineering and computer science from Portland State University, as the new dean of the College of Engineering (COE).Richard Corsi…