UCDavis News Service

@UCDavisNews

This is the main Twitter account for UC Davis News Service's online and video news

Davis, California

Joined July 2009

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jul 18

Video: What is Chronic Venous Insufficiency? From @UCDavisHealth youtu.be/kCHa9-3buQA?si…

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jul 18

Does switching from high-fructose corn syrup to cane sugar make sodas healthier? No, says UC Davis nutrionist Angela Zivkovic: "They're both just sugar-sweetened beverages...that don't have any other nutritional components that are worth talking about" abcnews.go.com/Health/trump-c…

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jul 18

7 world-changing UC innovations that emerged from federal research funding @UofCalifornia universityofcalifornia.edu/news/7-world-c…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. From the internet to the ozone layer, AI to the human genome, UC scientists have turned federal research funding into history-making, economy-boosting solutions.

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jul 17

UC Davis Grad Student Named New Student Regent ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. The University of California Board of Regents today (July 16) appointed UC Davis graduate student Miguel Craven as the 2026-27 student regent. Craven will serve from July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026 as...

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jul 17

First Students Move Into Aggie Square ucdavis.edu/news/first-stu…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. UC Davis celebrated a milestone on June 27 with the grand opening of Anova Aggie Square, a six-story smart residential complex that brings on-campus student housing to its Sacramento campus for the...

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jul 17

Tahoe State of the Lake Report Released for 2024 ucdavis.edu/news/tahoe-sta…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center today released its “Tahoe: State of the Lake Report,” which presents data from 2024 in the context of the long-term record.

UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jul 15

What Cats May Teach Us About Long COVID: New Cell Therapy Boosts Immune Recovery in Cats With Severe Coronavirus @ucdavisvetmed ucdavis.edu/health/news/wh…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. UC Davis researchers find cats could help us learn about long COVID. They've found a new cell therapy boosts immune systems in cats with severe coronavirus.

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jul 11

The University of California is the country’s best value in education, new rankings show universityofcalifornia.edu/news/universit…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. Princeton Review and Money agree: UC campuses offer a stellar mix of academics, affordability and student outcomes, according to their newly issued annual lists.

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jul 9

Molecular Simulations Show Graphite ‘Hijacks’ Diamond Formation Through Unexpected Crystallization Pathways @UCDChem @UCDLandS ucdavis.edu/news/molecular…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. The graphite found in your favorite pencil could have instead been the diamond your mother always wears. What made the difference? Researchers are finding out.How molten carbon crystallizes into...

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jul 7

A single genetic mutation may have made humans more vulnerable to cancer than chimpanzees @UCDavisHealth health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. An evolutionary change in an immune protein, Fas Ligand, makes it vulnerable to inactivation from a tumor-associated enzyme, plasmin. The insight may lead to better cancer treatments.

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jul 3

Wells Fargo Scandal Drove Borrowers to Fintech Lenders, UC Davis Study Suggests @ucdavismba ucdavis.edu/news/wells-far…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. The Wells Fargo financial scandal in 2016 diminished consumer trust in traditional banks while driving homebuyers to fintech lenders for mortgages, a University of California, Davis, study suggests...

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jul 1

Plants Seek Friendly Environments Rather Than Adapt @ucdavisbiology ucdavis.edu/news/plants-se…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in places that felt like home, according to a new study from the University of...

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Kathy Keatley Garvey@keatleygarvey · Jul 1

Federal funding of academic research is in jeopardy. Four Nobel Laureates and many other top scientists will speak at a UC Davis-based webinar on July 1. It's from 1 to 3 p.m. Don't miss this! tinyurl.com/ynwsvdca

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jul 1

Study Suggests Remembrances of Dead Played Role in Rise of Architecture in Andean Region: Discovery Places Architecture in Region 1,500 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought @UCDLandS ucdavis.edu/news/new-study…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture — large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility — were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy,...

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jun 27

A 15-year study at the UC Davis @CNPRCresearch adds to mounting evidence that wildfire smoke has lasting effects on health theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. The research on what smoke does to a body is just beginning.

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University of California@UofCalifornia · Jun 27

America has long been the global leader in science and innovation, propelling our economy and improving everyday lives at home and abroad. Cuts to federal science spending will cost every American, endangering jobs, health, and even national security. bit.ly/3IivuA4

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jun 25

Among the Academies: Nancy Lane Is Changing How We Understand and Treat Degenerative Bone and Joint Diseases ucdavis.edu/news/among-aca…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. Physician-scientist Nancy Lane says you have to understand a disease before you can intervene.“Research really allows us to carefully evaluate where we are and how we can do better,” she said. “It...

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jun 25

Medical, nursing and veterinary students from socially disadvantaged groups are more likely to have encountered adversity in childhood that could also lead to struggles during their education and careers, @UCDavisHealth study finds ucdavis.edu/health/news/he…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. UC Davis graduate health professions students from socially disadvantaged groups are more likely to have had encountered adversity in their childhood.

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jun 25

UC Davis and Proteus Space to Launch First-Ever Dynamic Digital Twin into Space @UCDavisCOE ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. The Center for Space Exploration Research at the University of California, Davis, has partnered with Proteus Space to launch a US government-sponsored satellite into space with a custom AI-enabled...

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UCDavis News Service@UCDavisNews · Jun 25

Disposable E-Cigarettes, Popular With Teens, More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes ucdavis.edu/news/disposabl…

UCDavisNews's tweet card. They may look like travel shampoo bottles and smell like bubblegum, but after a few hundred puffs, some disposable, electronic cigarettes and vape pods release higher amounts of toxic metals than...

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