Although dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) significantly impacts women more than men, there is a dearth of research on brain health and dementia in women from diverse communities. Join the UC Davis Office of Research and UC Davis Health at 10:30am on Friday, May 12th to learn more about risk and resilience factors for dementia, what factors are […]
By Neelanjana Gautam Researchers from the University of California, Davis, are paving a path to commercialize a new technology that they hope will make dietary fiber easier to add into food and more acceptable to the consumer. The consumption of dietary fiber is linked to many health benefits including a reduction in cancer, chronic inflammatory […]
A nutrient-rich diet plays a critical role in the first two years of a young child’s life, to support the rapid growth and development that occurs during that period. Yet, millions of vulnerable children all over the world lack access to a diet that is nutritionally adequate, a crisis that has prompted a coalition of […]
By Neelanjana Gautam Post-harvest losses are common in the global food and agricultural industry. Research shows that storage grain pests can cause serious post-harvest losses, almost 9% in developed countries to 20% or more in developing countries. To address this problem, Zhongli Pan, an adjunct professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, has […]
Three-year collaboration between UC Davis and Yale connects disability and chronic illness Adapted from original article by Jeffrey A Day, An American studies professor in the UC Davis College of Letters and Science has received a $1.5 million award from the Mellon Foundation for a project to explore the intersection of research on disability and […]
Join the UC Davis Office of Research and UC Davis Health at 10:30am on Friday, February 24th to learn more about the cancer center’s new mobile mammography van that will soon serve marginalized and hard to reach communities, increasing access to breast cancer screening and diagnostic services. Part of a new study conducted by cancer […]
Join the UC Davis Office of Research and UC Davis Health at 10:30am on Friday, March 10th for a unique discussion of women’s health and how we can better identify the risks of dementia and heart disease in the female population. Amparo Villablanca, director of the UC Davis Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine Program, leads a multidisciplinary […]
Team Research Forum: Precision Medicine for Marginalized Populations Join the UC Davis Office of Research and UC Davis Health at 10:30am on Friday, March 24th to hear about a program that is making breast cancer precision medicine more accessible to marginalized communities. Latinos United for Cancer Health Advancement (LUCHA), an initiative of the Comprehensive Cancer […]
January 19, 2023 The UC Davis Chancellor’s Innovation Awards are designed to recognize faculty, community partners, and industry leaders for their success in developing new technologies, social platforms or other innovations based on university research or academic endeavors. These innovators play an essential role in translating university research to improve the lives of others and […]
By Neelanjana Gautam The UC Office of the President announced that it has awarded $16.4 million in grants over four years to 21 exciting new projects across a wide range of disciplines and topics as part of UC’s 2023 Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) competition. Four of these projects come from UC Davis researchers […]
