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A collage featuring headshots of the eleven Hellman Fellowship recipients.
Eleven faculty members are receiving support for their work through this year’s Hellman Fellowships, and it comes right when they need it most: early in their careers.
Read more about this year's recipients: ucdav.is/4oFMK1P
Imtiyaz Khanday and Dr Venkatesan Sundaresan stand next to cloned rice plants in a green house.
Two researchers at UC Davis have been awarded a VinFuture Prize in recognition of their work developing self-cloning crops, a breakthrough for sustainable agriculture.
Read more: ucdav.is/4oJ41Hx
Students relax on the Quad lawn with trees in the background. White text reading "#1 Greenest Campus in North America for 10th Year" and "According to UI GreenMetric World University Rankings" against a blue sky.
UC Davis is the “greenest” campus in North America and seventh most sustainable campus in the world, according to the 2025 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings: ucdav.is/4poPbqS
05.12.2025 17:08 — 👍 16 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 2We are honoring the life of Sandra Riddell Shannonhouse, whose passion for art and preservation left a lasting mark on @ucdavis.bsky.social. Her generosity and advocacy helped build the vibrant arts community we know today.
Read more at the Letters and Science magazine:
Get ideas for gifts; go to concerts; get tickets. All in the #UCDavis Arts Blog. www.ucdavis.edu/arts/blog/we... @ucdlands.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social
04.12.2025 18:06 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Discover how UC Davis’ federally-funded research transforms lives at ucdav.is/FLTL.
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The 17th Surgeon General of the United States, Richard Carmona, M.D., understands the importance of having the best scientific answers to provide the best policy in order to preserve the health, safety and security of our nation and the world.
#FromLabsToLives
Meet the researcher
From ancient lakebeds on Earth to the dusty plains of Mars, @ucdavis.bsky.social geobiologist Dawn Sumner explores how early life thrived on Earth and offers clues to where life might exist on other planets.
Learn more: https://www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives
I’m grateful to share that I’ve been recognized as a recipient of the Sacramento Business Journal's Sacramento Inno Awards.
I’m thankful to be a small part of that collective effort dedicated to innovation at @ucdavis.bsky.social.
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Earthquake faults aren’t as static as we thought.
New @ucdavis.bsky.social research shows they can rebuild strength quickly, almost like geological glue, resetting after every slow slip.
Visit the Letters and Science Magazine to learn more.
A person in overalls with camels behind her; text reads “Ph.D. Alum Wins ‘Genius’ MacArthur Grant – UC Davis Magazine.”
Evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers, Ph.D. ’05, wins a 2025 MacArthur “genius grant” the first ever awarded for fungi research. The $800K prize honors her groundbreaking work and future promise. ucdav.is/3XfXloY
01.12.2025 20:37 — 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Will wine be on your holiday table this season? 🍷🍇 The reasons behind a drop in wine consumption may surprise you. Our latest episode explores the complexity with @ucdavis.bsky.social experts. Out now 🎤
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At @ucdavis.bsky.social, research knows no bounds. From more treatments to cleaner air and safer communities, our research touches every aspect of life, but funding is crucial for bringing these breakthroughs from our labs to your lives.
Learn more: https://www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives
Learn more about Boulanger's journey as he's traveled around the country and world consulting on large-scale projects and research to understand how natural forces like earthquakes and storms: ucdav.is/3LT0B7s
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Ross Boulanger wears a plaid button up shirt and glasses. He leans on a ledge and smiles at the camera.
Ross Boulanger is a distinguished professor emeritus of civil & environmental engineering in @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social, focusing on geotechnical earthquake engineering, a field where decisions are shaped by unique geologic conditions found only in the location where a project is being built.
25.11.2025 23:46 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Bowls of fresh spinach, fruit, veggies, nuts, and cheese arranged on a countertop for salad prep.
Holiday treats don’t have to mean guilt. UC Davis nutrition expert Debbie Fetter shares tips for enjoying festive foods mindfully so you can savor seasonal favorites like pumpkin pie without the stress. ucdav.is/4oWkAR5
25.11.2025 18:52 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Saturn's moon Mimas, just 250 miles wide, could have a liquid water ocean under its outer icy shell, according to new research @ucdavis.bsky.social.
Learn more: @natastron.nature.com
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A glass of red wine sits on a rustic wooden surface beside a wine bottle, red grapes, and a corkscrew. Text reads “Cabernet Sauvignon’s Long Memory Revealed.”
Cabernet sauvignon was born 400 years ago from a cross between cabernet franc and sauvignon blanc. Today it’s the world’s most-planted wine grape - and a UC Davis study shows it still retains a molecular memory of its origins. ucdav.is/4r4Q1do
19.11.2025 23:59 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A new era of creativity and sustainability begins.
This week, we officially launched the Maria Manetti Shrem Institute for Sustainable Design, Fashion, and Textiles — a first-of-its-kind hub dedicated to innovation, collaboration, and global impact.
Visit https://bit.ly/4pbIJTs to read more.
Discover how UC Davis’ federally-funded research transforms lives at ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives.
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Darryl Goss, Class of '83, is a big believer in the power of UC Davis and its mission-driven research. Hear how UC Davis research not only sharpened his critical thinking skills as a student but also created an environment for him and all Aggies to thrive.
#FromLabsToLive
Researchers @ucdavis.bsky.social & @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social have identified which microbes in a cow's gut could help reduce methane. It brings them a step closer to engineering gut microbes to create more climate-friendly cows. @innovativegenomics.bsky.social
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By studying how cells are structured and move, Starr’s work could help unlock new ways of treating these conditions.
Learn more about Starr's NIH-funded research, visit ucdav.is/FLTL.
#FromLabsToLives | #SaveNIHResearch
![Headshot of Daniel Starr against a dark blue background with white text that reads, "Without [federal funding], we risk losing an entire generation of diverse scientists. And that loss would ripple outward, not just for those students but for the future of science itself and for the public who would have benefited from their ideas" and the From Labs to Lives logo.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:td3no5lm6gyzzjhzt67ccnt5/bafkreihcvknv4dfv24a7pojbcr6uzr2u6suhffawsuj6jwdb6iflohkm3y@jpeg)
Headshot of Daniel Starr against a dark blue background with white text that reads, "Without [federal funding], we risk losing an entire generation of diverse scientists. And that loss would ripple outward, not just for those students but for the future of science itself and for the public who would have benefited from their ideas" and the From Labs to Lives logo.
Daniel Starr leads work to uncover how the internal architecture of cells helps them function properly. His NIH-funded lab discovered the LINC complex, a structure that helps anchor the cell’s nucleus. When the connection breaks down, it can lead to diseases like cancer, ALS and muscular dystrophy.
18.11.2025 18:35 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Squares featuring an individual standing in a field with cows behind them, individuals working in a lab, and an individual standing with camels centered over a light blue and dark blue color block background. The UC Davis magazine logo centered below them.
The Winter issue of the UC Davis Magazine is out now! Read new stories about the importance of research, a faculty rock band, artificial intelligence and much more from the campus community.
Visit ucdav.is/3K8JnlR to check out the latest issue.
Why Is Federally Funded Research So Important? UC Davis VC for Research Simon Atkinson explains @ucdavisresearch.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/why...
17.11.2025 20:12 — 👍 12 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1Her work tracks how factors like blood pressure, cholesterol and even habits from early adulthood shape brain health years later.
Learn more about Whitmer's NIH-funded research, visit ucdav.is/FromLabs2Lives
#FromLabsToLives | #SaveNIHResearch
Headshot of Rachel Whitmer against a dark blue background with white text that reads, "We know more about outer space than we do about the brain. If this study stops, we lose our chance to uncover the keys to brain health in those with exceptional longevity" and the From Labs to Lives logo.
Rachel Whitmer studies what keeps our minds sharp into our 90s and beyond. As the co-director of the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, she leads LifeAfter90 Study — the first of its kind to deeply examine risk and resilience in cognitive aging among people over 90.
17.11.2025 17:56 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
Professor Jeremy Munday holds a circular wheel device called a Stirling engine.
A cover of Science Advances features the Stirling engine.
What if you could generate mechanical power at night, using just Earth’s warmth and the cold depths of space? 🌠
UC Davis engineers have done just that with a device called a Stirling engine. Read more about this research, published in Science Magazine Advances this week: https://ow.ly/fsbh50Xs0hM
We hope you caught this episode last night AND got the answer right!
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