Human & Animal Health Content

Novel Study Calculates the Cost to Cattle Ranchers of an Expanding Wolf Population

Amy M Quinton — April 21, 2025 - 4:16pm

UC Davis researchers found that one gray wolf can cause between $69,000 and $162,000 in losses due to lower pregnancy rates in cows and decreased weight gain in calves.

UC Davis Health Ventures Launches Health Venture Studio and ‘Investing in the Future of Medicine’ Fund to Accelerate Innovation at Aggie Square

James Michael Nash — April 20, 2025 - 9:34pm

UC Davis Health is unveiling two brand-new initiatives -- the Health Venture Studio and the Investing in the Future of Medicine (IFM) Fund -- to more quickly translate university research into real-world solutions that improve human health.

Avian Influenza Major Setback for the Patagonian Seal Population

Katherine E Kerlin — April 16, 2025 - 3:33pm

It may take 100 years for the southern elephant seal colony of Península Valdés in Argentine Patagonia to look like it did in 2022. A study published in Marine Mammal Science projected population trajectories after the 2023 epidemic of the High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza H5N1 virus, which killed almost all newborn pups and an unknown number of adults.

The Gut Health Benefits of Sauerkraut

Amy M Quinton — April 14, 2025 - 9:00am

A new UC Davis study suggests that sauerkraut could help protect your gut, an essential part of overall health.

Dogs Could Help Predict Valley Fever Spread in Humans

Amy M Quinton — April 10, 2025 - 6:06am

Dogs could help predict valley fever spread in humans. A new UC Davis study finds a correlation between occurrence of dog and human disease.

Among the Academies: Transforming Lives Before Birth

Cody Kitaura — March 25, 2025 - 10:58am

As one of the world’s first fetal surgeons, Diana Farmer has long been focused on the smallest of patients.

She specializes in treating birth defects inside and outside of the womb, treating congenital anomalies and cancer and performing airway and intestinal surgeries. In the late 1990s, she became the first woman in the world to perform open fetal surgery.

Developing Future Food and Health Leaders

Amy M Quinton — March 24, 2025 - 10:00am

The UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health will partner with UC Investments and Denmark's Novo Nordisk for exchange fellowship.

Media Experts on Avian Influenza

Amy M Quinton — February 18, 2025 - 9:50am

UC Davis media experts for avian influenza or bird flu.

Killing H5N1 in Waste Milk — An Alternative To Pasteurization

Amy M Quinton — February 13, 2025 - 9:52am

UC Davis researchers have found that acidification can kill H5N1 in waste milk, providing dairy farmers an affordable, easy-to-use alternative to pasteurization.

UC Davis Experts on Immigration, Labor and Human Trafficking

Karen Michele Nikos — February 10, 2025 - 1:44pm

The following University of California, Davis, experts on immigration policy are available to speak to the news media. Keep an eye on this and other current expert lists at www.ucdavis.edu/news under "experts" tab. These resources will be updated regularly. This list updated July 2024.