Real-time #brain mapping in motion: New #UCDavis research uses seizure-prevention implants, GPS, and eye tracking to reveal how individual neurons guide human navigation as we move. ucdav.is/4wclBaL

Seven early career faculty members at UC Davis are being recognized with awards from the university and the UC Office of the President that highlight their research and creative exploration. Read more: https://ucdav.is/3TCmdIS

Hey Aggies! We're back from our summer break! As we dive back into our social media activities, we wanted to remind you of our commenting guidelines. To read our full commenting guidelines, please visit https://ucdav.is/46wf7bd

Hey Aggies! The team behind this account will be stepping away temporarily for our annual summer break to reflect on our social media strategy and plan for the upcoming academic year. We won't be posting new content, responding to comments, or answering direct messages from now through August 3rd.

Andreas Albrecht, professor emeritus in the UC Davis Department of Physics and Astronomy, is featured in the latest installment of #AmongTheAcademies. Read more about Albrecht's journey from being the first cosmologist hired at UC Davis and beyond: https://ucdav.is/3QsKOio

A new study led by @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social shows that adding climate labels to restaurant menus effectively nudges consumers toward eco-friendly food choices. The A–F "Climate Grade" labels also successfully guided participants to lower-calorie and healthier options.

UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences@ucdaviscaes.bsky.social · last mo.

Ordering a hamburger might soon come with more than a calorie count. UC Davis researchers find that labeling restaurant menu items with their climate impact can nudge consumers toward choosing more environmentally friendly items. caes.ucdavis.edu/news/environ...

As the nation marks America’s 250th anniversary, UC Davis celebrates 100 years of graduates and a legacy defined by service and discovery. UC Davis has helped feed the world, protect public health, advance clean technology and unlock scientific discovery: https://ucdav.is/4y2rt8D

Sacramento is building the West Coast’s largest water recycling project, powered by filtration tech certified at UC Davis. With the help of federal funding and consultants like alum Mike Falk, this major civil infrastructure leap preserves public health & safeguards our environment. #FromLabstoLives

With global annual production nearing 200 million tons, tomatoes face major threats from climate change (heat/drought) and the #tomato brown #rugose fruit virus. Breakthroughs in tomato #genomics and multiomics are driving new resilient breeding and cultivation practices.

UCDavisPlants@ucdavisplants.bsky.social · last mo.

🌱 From Journal of Experimental Botany: Tomato research is revealing how plants grow, ripen, resist stress, and build flavor, helping agriculture prepare for climate change, improved nutrition, and reduced pesticide use. (Diane M Beckles) ▶️ academic.oup.com/jxb/article/... #PlantScience

A #commencement #mace represents a college's unique history and identity. From a "Harry Potter" style vine globe to a laser-cut DNA crystal, a truth-symbolizing white orb, a multi-point star, and an eggbeater rotor, each #UCDavis mace holds a deeper meaning.

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and father figures who cheered their kids on, supported their dreams, and helped them reach milestones like graduation. We celebrate you today! #OurUCDavis | #UCDavisGrad

On June 19, 1865, the last enslaved African Americans in Texas learned about their freedom. This day is now known as #Juneteenth but has been celebrated under many names such as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Cel-Liberation Day, Second Independence Day, and Emancipation Day.

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For nearly 60 years, UC Davis researchers have tracked Lake Tahoe's famed blue waters. The 2025 Clarity Report is out, showing water clarity continues to hold steady at an average of 69.2 feet. Read the full findings https://ucdav.is/4oEEjFR

SB 895, the California Science and Health Research Bond Act, would place a multibillion-dollar bond on the Nov. ballot. The bill is supported by University of California & UAW, representing our graduate student researchers. https://leadership.ucdavis.edu/news/support-sb-895-and-uc-davis-research

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Being alone isn't the same as feeling #lonely. A new UC Davis study of 175K older adults finds that loneliness is a major driver of #cognitive decline and shorter #lifespans,far more than just social isolation. Staying connected is key to long-term brain health!

UC Davis Research@ucdavisresearch.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A study, led by @ucdavis.bsky.social researchers suggests that loneliness plays a much stronger role in cognitive impairment and shorter life spans than social isolation on its own. Learn more. @ucdlands.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/lonelin...

Congratulations to the Class of 2026 Aggies! We are so proud of you and everything you've accomplished! 🎓 Watch the final Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony starting at 9:00 AM: https://ucdav.is/4v5T1Yx #UCDavisGrad | #Commencement | #OurUCDavis | #ClassOf2026

Day 2️⃣ of celebrating the Class of 2026! 🎓 Watch both of the Commencement Ceremony livestreams at 9:00 AM and 2:30 PM: https://ucdav.is/4v5T1Yx #UCDavisGrad | #Commencement | #OurUCDavis | #ClassOf2026

From pioneering plug-in hybrid tech to developing medical breakthroughs using lessons from tardigrades, our research changes lives daily. As the #Classof2026 graduates, a century of innovation continues. Tap the link to see 10 ways #Aggies change the world!

Gary S. May@chancellormay.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This weekend, 12,000 students will join the ranks of Aggie alumni — exactly 100 years after our first class of four-year graduates walked the stage in 1926. They join a proud tradition of Aggie innovators. leadership.ucdavis.edu/news/checkin...

Congratulations to all of the graduating Aggies in the UC Davis Graduate School of Management! 🎓 Watch the Commencement Ceremony beginning at 10:00 AM: https://ucdav.is/4v6ZmTC #UCDavisGrad | #Commencement | #OurUCDavis | #ClassOf2026

We're so proud of the Class of 2026! Congratulations! 🎉🎓 Watch the Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies by visiting the following links: 9:00 AM Ceremony: https://ucdav.is/4eCRuDx 2:30 PM Ceremony: https://ucdav.is/3S0YLV3 #UCDavisGrad | #Commencement | #OurUCDavis | #ClassOf2026

As the academic year comes to a close, UC Davis is preparing to say goodbye to the faculty and staff whose careers helped shape the university. While this is not a complete list of retirees, we extend our congratulations and gratitude to all those concluding their service: https://ucdav.is/3PZtnFT

Congratulations to all of the Masters, MFA and Doctoral graduates in the #ClassOf2026! Tune in to the Graduate Studies Master's Commencement Ceremony livestream at 10:00 AM (https://ucdav.is/4uxlRjN) and the MFA and Doctoral Commencement Ceremony at 3:00 PM (https://ucdav.is/4xn04hd). #UCDavisGrad

Congratulations to the Class of 2026 graduating from the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis! 🎓 Watch the Commencement Ceremony beginning at 10:00 AM: https://ucdav.is/49PvEKv #UCDavisGrad | #Commencement | #OurUCDavis | #ClassOf2026

We are so proud of our new educators! 🎓 Watch the UC Davis School of Education Commencement Ceremony beginning at 4:00 PM: https://ucdav.is/3PJ21DR #UCDavisGrad | #Commencement | #OurUCDavis | #ClassOf2026

To restore California's #salmon, researcher Carson Jeffres says we must build a "salmon society." By routing juvenile #Chinook through floodplains like the Yolo Bypass, where food is 100x more abundant, they grow 8x faster than in the river.

UC Davis College of Letters & Science@ucdlands.bsky.social · 2mo ago

At Davis Science Café, @ucdavis.bsky.social fish ecologist Carson Jeffres discussed salmon restoration, floodplain habitat and why rebuilding California salmon populations is a societal effort — not just a scientific one. Read more about the research at the Letters and Science Magazine.

How is virtual reality reshaping the humanities? A collaboration between UC Davis DataLab, ModLab, and English lets students step into Shakespeare’s masterpieces. Beyond literature, this immersive tech is even being tested to teach nonviolent conflict resolution. https://ucdav.is/4v961N2

50 years ago, a group of UC Davis alumni and students envisioned a new way to buy local, healthy food and founded the Davis Farmers Market. They will celebrate the milestone on Aug. 1 with a special program and cookbook by co-founder Ann M. Evans ’75 and Geogeanne Brennan: https://ucdav.is/4vAvT4B

For her innovative research in Indigenous studies and on the politics of knowledge, Marisol de la Cadena was recently elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Read more: https://ucdav.is/4ueqIGo

The faculty members selected to speak at the baccalaureate commencements have made important contributions to undergraduate teaching and learning over a total of about 120 years on campus. Collectively their recognitions include on-campus honors to a U.S. presidential award: https://ucdav.is/4o5bsKt

Big wins at the Big Bang! UC Davis all-undergrad team won $25,000 for "First Bite," a life-saving device securing breathing tubes for NICU infants. Huge congrats to all 91 competing teams driving change in healthcare, sustainability, and ag! https://ucdav.is/4e0He6S