An international team, including researchers from the University of California, Davis, worked with the government of Africa’s most populous country to model the public health benefits of fortifying bouillon cubes, a staple in West African cooking.
The 2024 Voluntary Local Review (VLR) on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the City of Sacramento maps Sacramento’s 2040 General Plan and Climate Action & Adaptation Plan to the 17 SDGs and its underlying principles. This is a collaborative project between the City of Sacramento and UC Davis. The VLR demonstrates that long-range city planning provides a unique opportunity to connect shared local and global goals, and that university-city partnerships can play an important role in this effort.
A documentary confronting structural racism has shed light on the issue of racism within the health care system, focusing specifically on its largest workforce — nurses.
When Alyssa Weakley lived 400 miles from her grandmother, the distance and lack of communication brought constant worry and stress. Then 82 and living alone, Janet Dibkey was showing early signs of memory loss.
Innovative solutions and compassionate care can play a crucial role in managing the challenges of Alzheimer's disease, a prevalent form of dementia that not only profoundly impacts individuals but also their families and communities. Dr. Allison Liu is leveraging telemedicine and community engagement to ensure everyone can receive timely and comprehensive care for Alzheimer's disease.
As a community-minded health care provider, Aron King is used to disseminating information to the public. King furthered that outreach by co-creating the Barbershop Project, which raised awareness of Black men’s health matters.
Aggie Square, the innovation district anchored by the University of California, Davis, in partnership with Wexford Science & Technology LLC, has announced the UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL) as its newest research tenant.
Evacuating, sheltering and caring for animals are enormous tasks made more difficult in a state under siege from wildfires. But the California Veterinary Emergency Team, or CVET, is ready to lead a statewide coordinated effort to provide veterinary care when disasters like wildfires strike.
Patients insured by Medi-Cal will have greater access to specialty care in Sacramento, thanks to a strategic partnership announced today between UC Davis Health and WellSpace Health.