How rapidly reducing methane emissions "is really pulling the emergency brake" on climate change. @tessahill.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social and Fatima Denton discuss new report from @climatecrisisag.bsky.social with @wedonthavetime.bsky.social at #ClimateWeekNYC www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

Valley fever is affecting people and dogs across the arid West as researchers seek solutions."Their paths are different but bound by the same invisible spores,"writes @amymquinton.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social. www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/...

Research on the tenacious little killifish sheds light on how exposure to crude oil and flame retardants impacts later generations. From @andrewwhitehead.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social

As someone who helps prep scientists for media interviews, I love how the "stress test" in this research was to have someone do 5 minutes of public speaking! 😅 Nerve-wracking work, but so important. Another great story from Greg Watry for @ucdavis.bsky.social. www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/...

Humor is one of the best ways we have to cut through the noise and make science fun and accessible. See how @seadocsociety.bsky.social, part of @ucdavis.bsky.social, does it in their funniest clips from Salish Sea Wild. #SciComm youtu.be/j3QxfSUOeMc?...

COMPASS is awesome, gold-standard #SciComm. They're giving a free communications training for government workers July 30. Sessions fill fast. www.compassscicomm.org/event/strate...

“When I first saw the lead concentrations, they were so high I thought our instrument was broken." - @ucdavis.bsky.social study author Mark Salazar on testing disposable e-cigs for toxic metals. www.ucdavis.edu/news/disposa...

Lake Tahoe's Annual Clarity report out today: "It’s not, at this point, noticeably worse. But it’s not getting better, and we need to find out why.” 💙 @ucdavistahoe.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

Amidst all the heaviness out there, so fun to share a wonderful story about our record-breaking big day a month ago! Thanks so much to Tiffany Dobbyn of @ucdavisnews.bsky.social for writing this! caes.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...

"The only time that we are coming across young, small turtles is when they are popping up in these bullfrog stomachs." Sidney Woodruff talks to @npr.org about their study @ucdavis.bsky.social. www.kuaf.com/npr-news/202...

Cleaning stations are the “beauty salons” of the sea, where little fish clean big fish "clients." A study explores their role for coral microbial diversity. @dranyabrown.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social @whoi.edu www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

Mike Kleeman of @ucdavis.bsky.social is working to understand the long-term health effects of wildfires. He shows @cnn.com his mobile air sampling unit in Altadena as residents struggle with cleanup and the unknown. www.2news.com/video/wildfi...

Resident monarchs and the non-native milkweeds that sustain them don't help or hurt migratory monarchs, as some have feared. @ucdavis.bsky.social study.

A Wild Davis experience: Gerhart got an email from Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve. "It said, 'the whole landscape was decimated by the LNU Complex fire, and we need all the help we can get.' “So I emailed and said, ‘I've got 30 students in spring. What can we do?’” www.ucdavis.edu/student-rese...

Endangered white abalone survived overfishing, a wasting disease, climate change, and an abysmal sex life to find love and a lifeline at the Bodega Marine Lab @ucdavis.bsky.social. But loss of funding may be their biggest threat yet unless other sources ⬆️. www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...

Can Lake Tahoe get a "sunburn?" Sort of. Especially since it's so clear. UV radiation shifts at the lake with extreme wet-dry climate cycles, finds a study from @ucdavistahoe.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

The Labs to Lives series at @ucdavis.bsky.social highlights people who conduct federally funded research and what's at risk if it disappears. www.the-scientist.com/scientists-f...

A chorus of native species are making themselves heard in the ponds of Yosemite after invasive American Bullfrogs are removed, finds @ucdavis.bsky.social study of native turtles. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

How a tiny CA town is reimagining climate insurance, with research help from @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdaviswater.bsky.social. www.kqed.org/science/1996...

A one-word definition change is a quiet way to gut the Endangered Species Act, warns a @ucdavis.bsky.social law professor and @umich.edu ecologist in @theconversation.com www.ucdavis.edu/climate/blog...

To those of you who help scientists share their stories, what are your favorite books or groups you'd recommend to improve how they talk to non-scientists? I’ve loved books by Alan Alda, Faith Kearns, Nancy Baron on this topic. Who am I missing? Scientists, what have you found helpful? #SciComm

Sulfur from sugarcane fields is creating a not-so-sweet situation in the Florida Everglades — mercury contamination, finds @ucdavis study. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

A 1-mile stretch of @ucdavis.bsky.social is paving the way for more sustainable roads, including pavement made from recycled tires and reclaimed asphalt. #LivingLab www.ucdavis.edu/news/repavin...

Science digs in to the secret of happiness. 😊@ucdavis.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/secret-...

In the latest episode of the Unfold podcast, @amymquinton.bsky.social and @katkerlin.bsky.social explore ultraprocessed food www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...

"These findings are encouraging for river restoration advocates everywhere." Putah Creek salmon run featured in this #EarthDay research roundup from @uofcalifornia.bsky.social. (You're right: the pic below is not a salmon.) www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/4-calif...

There's a lot to process with this episode of @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social. Thanks for the grocery trip, @amymquinton.bsky.social! @ucdavis.bsky.social

"He was simply out for a walk in the mountains. Yet what Professor Safford found has rewritten the elevation record books and raised urgent questions about how trees are responding to climate change." @ucdavis.bsky.social www.earth.com/news/why-tre...

A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree. @ucdavis.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

"The danger of thinking that genetic technology can replace the hard work of conserving habitat and rebuilding healthy populations of threatened animals soon became clear with the dire wolf news." @ucdavis.bsky.social' Ben Sacks describes implications. www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

"There is one spot where salmon are starting to make a comeback..." @kpixtv.bsky.social reports a bright spot amid sobering salmon news. With @ucdaviswater.bsky.social and @ucdavis.bsky.social grad student Lauren Hitt at Putah Creek. youtu.be/gaINWa-I_0I?...

"There's so much local love for these fish," said lead author Lauren Hitt. "If not for local community engaged and supporting local streams, I don’t think we’d have salmon in Putah Creek today ... This is just so special.” 🐟 💙 @ucdaviswater.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

Meet UC Davis' new wild salmon run! Confirmed in study. "The fact that you have Putah Creek-origin fish is a big deal. It means... there’s a future for fish in that place" and provides hope for restored streams. @andrewrypel.bsky.social @ucdaviswater.bsky.social. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

An environmental law professor explains why environmental protection laws still apply under Trump's national "energy emergency." @ucdavis.bsky.social @theconversation.com theconversation.com/environmenta...

Avian flu hits Antartica's wild birds. Veterinarians from @ucdavis @onehealthinstitute.bsky.social join expedition. english.elpais.com/science-tech...

Urban capybaras, dogs and bacteria-carrying ticks are making Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever an urban epidemic in parts of Mexico and Brazil, with ⬆️ cases globally. A @ucdavis.bsky.social study highlights the best, often missing solution to surviving the disease. www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/...

How to save an iconic old-growth forest at Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay is the burning question of a new study from @ucdavis.bsky.social. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...

From particle physics to HIV/AIDS, UC Davis researchers talk about how federal funding supports work that benefits society www.ucdavis.edu/research/lab...

Permanently losing your voice can strike at one's identity. Combining approaches from biology, engineering and medicine, UC Davis researchers are working to restore authentic voices to people who have lost them www.ucdavis.edu/news/restori...

From snakes and salmon to sandhill cranes, rice fields support a diversity of CA wildlife. The "Conservation Footprint for California Rice" report by @ucdavis.bsky.social outlines win-win-win strategies for rice, wildlife, and the economy. www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/ca...

Journalists looking for avian flu experts, please check out our extensive list @ucdavis.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/...

Blog: Putah Creek's success shows how 'functional flows' that move a stream back to a more natural state benefit native species www.ucdavis.edu/blog/functio...

UC Davis researchers are studying ways to optimize the flow of outdoor air into buildings for both energy efficiency and reducing exposure to pollutants, and are taking a close look at how viruses and other pathogens travel from person to person via indoor air currents. Learn more: ucdav.is/4kabVsk

The mission and values of the University of California have not changed. You matter. Your work is important. Together we will continue to make a difference in our state, our country and our world. #FiatLux ✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=EweZ... Federal updates: bit.ly/4b7x9Db

Higher ed's ripple effect pays off: UC Davis powers more than $13 Billion in economic impact to the state, supports 61,700 jobs in the Sacramento region and 68,300 in CA, according to a new economic analysis. @ucdavis.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/new-rep...

I got 99 anxieties but range ain't one. (Or something like that.) Our latest @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social episode follows @ucdavis.bsky.social researchers testing 1000s of chargers across CA. Is reliable charging in EVs future? Host @amymquinton.bsky.social unfolds it. www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...

“The decision to release this much water this quickly increased the flood risk of the communities that the army corps of engineers is tasked with protecting." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

In her research Isabel Montañez studies how Earth's climate has changed over millions of years. As Director of the UC Davis Institute for the Environment, she's built efforts for climate solutions. @ucdlands.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/among-a...

Hello! UC Davis News is now on BlueSky. This account is mostly for posting UC Davis news stories and related items.

A roundup of several projects @ucdavis.bsky.social air quality researchers have underway to understand the impacts of LA's devastating fires. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news... @aqrc.bsky.social