Extracting Rare Earth Elements from U.S. Wastewaters

Andy Fell — December 02, 2025 - 12:10pm

A new federally funded research project at the University of California, Davis, endeavors to extract valuable components for magnets, lasers and other modern technologies from an unlikely source: acidic wastewater from mines and industrial processes.

Rising Heat Leads to Minimal Losses for California Processing Tomatoes

Katherine E Kerlin — December 02, 2025 - 9:00am

California’s $1 billion processing tomato industry is highly efficient and likely will be able to withstand higher temperatures from climate change, as well as traffic.

Parenting Education Program Builds Community and Developmental Awareness Among Families

Anila Mary Lijo — November 25, 2025 - 12:00pm

A parenting education and support program offered by the Center for Child and Family Studies, is helping families strengthen their understanding of child development while creating a supportive community for both è�� and children.

HOLIDAY HELPING: Virtual and In-Person Toy Drives

Cody Kitaura — November 25, 2025 - 11:15am

Through a pair of toy drives, you can help kids have a happier holiday season no matter where you are.

Mail Services Toy Drive

The familiar blue bins for toy donations will return to the Davis campus Dec. 1-11. To help brighten the day of a Yolo County child, just deposit a new, unwrapped toy in one of the bins.

New Field of Ecological Medicine Emphasizes Health Benefits of Connectedness

Andy Fell — November 25, 2025 - 10:48am

Ecological medicine is a new approach to health science that draws on a very old idea: connecting with each other, with animals and plants, and with the natural world fosters health and well-being for people and the planet.

Malala Yousafzai on Reintroducing Herself With New Memoir

Cody Kitaura — November 24, 2025 - 2:15pm

Despite what anyone might think, having a Nobel Peace Prize does not immediately make you popular in high school.

Education activist Malala Yousafzai shared reflections on life beyond her own advocacy, including the difficulty of making friends as a well-known teen in a new nation, her own mental health challenges and more during a sold-out event Tuesday (Nov. 18) at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.

Looking Inside Icy Moons

Andy Fell — November 24, 2025 - 10:43am

The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus, are known to have oceans of liquid water between the ice shell and the rocky core and could be the best places in our solar system to look for extraterrestrial life. A new study published Nov. 24 in Nature Astronomy sheds light on what could be going on beneath the surface of these worlds and provides insights into how their diverse geologic features may have formed.

Checking In With Chancellor May: How We’re Using AI to Redefine Health Care

Cody Kitaura — November 20, 2025 - 11:30am

To the UC Davis community:

As an electrical engineer investigating early neural networks in the 1990s, I dreamed of a future where artificial intelligence, or AI, could build a healthier, more connected community. Today, that future has arrived, and UC Davis stands at the forefront of this transformation.

First Employee Giving Back-to-School Supplies Drive Equips Students for Success

Anila Mary Lijo — November 18, 2025 - 11:40am

Helping students start the school year right by providing them with stocked pantry shelves was a key motivation behind the first annual Employee Giving Back-to-School Supplies Drive. Hosted by the Employee Giving Committee, which represents the UC Davis Employee Giving Program, the campus-wide event took place from Oct. 20-24.

Holiday Gift Guide: Seasonal Ornaments, Coffee Center Roasts, Adidas Merch and More

Jose Antonio Vadi — November 18, 2025 - 10:55am

With the holidays approaching, we’ve compiled a list of gift ideas that help ring in the season with Aggie Blue and Gold. This year’s holiday gift guide features selections from our campus stores, new Athletics gear from Adidas, Glassybaby glassware and much more:

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