UC Davis exceeded $1 billion in external research funding in the fiscal year 2022–23. The School of Medicine contributed 40% of this amount, achieving a new research funding record.
Read MoreVolunteering in late life is associated with better cognitive function — specifically, better executive function and episodic memory, according to a new UC Davis study.
Read MoreFDA approval of Opill will allow consumers to buy birth control pills without a prescription at drug stores, convenience stores, grocery stores and online.
Read MoreUC Davis Health received a CA Quits grant and a TRDRP research award that would help support initiatives and resources for people to stop smoking.
Read MoreSacramento’s temperatures are expected to climb into triple-digits this week. UC Davis Health occupational and environmental medicine physician Sheri Belafsky and sports medicine physician Brandee Waite offer tips for staying cool and healthy in the heat.
Read MoreCourtney Lyles joins UC Davis as a professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences and the new director of the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research.
Read MoreUC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, a center in the Department of Public Health Sciences, co-sponsored a first-of-its-kind conference aimed at improving farmworker health.
Read MoreAt the recent Applied Public Health Research Day, UC Davis students showcased their research, got presentation experience, and benefitted from the feedback of experienced researchers and faculty.
Read MoreUC Davis researchers have been awarded $1.35 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to study the health impacts of wildfire smoke on pregnant people and children.
Read MoreThe sheep nibbling on lawns at various central campus locations in Davis are doing much more than mowing, fertilizing, and improving the ecosystem—they also are improving people’s mental health.
Read MoreIn 2022, the UC Davis School of Medicine scored a record amount of NIH research funding — more than $200 million in grants. This placed UC Davis among the nation’s best medical schools, ranking 32nd nationally.
Read MoreA new documentary from the UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center, “Dignidad,” premieres on PBS stations across the United States beginning Jan. 14.
Read MoreThe American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout – a day to challenge smokers to give up cigarettes for 24 hours – marks its 45th anniversary today. UC Davis has a Quit Tobacco Program to help patients and staff with group or individual counseling.
Read MoreThe annual celebration recognizes the important work of UC Davis medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals.
Read MoreAdeola Oni-Orisan, medical anthropologist and family physician, joined UC Davis Health this month with the Department of Family and Community Medicine. She was simultaneously named a CAMPOS faculty scholar. Her focus is on Black maternal mortality and morbidity, where she seeks to explore how best to address incidents of racial discrimination, harassment, or other bias that often occur in Black birthing communities.
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