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Kenneth W. Tate was a professor and Cooperative Extension specialist in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences. (Courtesy Tina Saitone)

Tate Remembered for Leadership in Rangeland Management

July 02, 2025
UC Davis researchers discovered a strain of yeast producing natural, soap-like compounds that’s now being developed for eco-friendly, skin-safe detergents. Seen here, yeast was growing in bioreactors in Professor David Block’s lab in 2016 as researchers produced more glycolipid for analysis. Photo by: Irnayuli Sitepu, UC Davis

UC Davis Yeast Discovery Paves the Way for New Eco-friendly Cleaning Products

July 01, 2025
Scientists think a thiamin deficiency in salmon may be related to an anchovy boom. (Spondylolithesis/Getty)

Anchovy Dominated Diets off the West Coast Pose New Dangers for Salmon

June 26, 2025
The internal components of a e-cigarette. (Kat Kerlin / UC Davis)

Disposable E-Cigarettes More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes

June 25, 2025
Katie Senft of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center dives in the still-blue waters of Lake Tahoe, where clarity levels have stabilized since the 1990s. (Brandon Berry/UC Davis)

Lake Tahoe Clarity Report: Trend Stable, Not Improving

June 16, 2025
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A field of wheat at Russell Ranch.

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Assistant Professor Johnna Swartz is working with a team to synthesize data to discover universal and specific risk factors for depression in young people.

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Agricultural Experiment Station

Scientists at UC Davis who are supported by Agricultural Experiment Station funding do research and outreach that address challenges in food and agriculture, natural resources, community development and many other areas that benefit society.

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Beef steers graze on a ranch in Dillon, Montana. The machine nearby releases a seaweed supplement while also measuring the cattle's methane emissions. (Paulo de Méo Filho / UC Davis)

Feeding Grazing Cattle Seaweed Cuts Methane Emissions by Almost 40%

Associate Dean Ermias Kebreab conducts research to determine if seaweed will reduce methane emissions in dairy cows. Text on image says "Agricultural Experiment Station."

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