Public Scholarship and Engagement

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UC Davis receives $12.9 million grant aimed at improving health through precision nutrition

by Nadine A Yehya
January 20, 2022

Human & Animal Health

The UC Davis All of Us Research Program has been awarded a five-year, $12.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the potential of customized diet recommendations to promote health and prevent disease, known as precision nutrition.

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UC Davis leads grassroots effort to screen migrant workers and their families for COVID-19

by Nadine A Yehya
December 29, 2021

Human & Animal Health

"(SACRAMENTO) A crucial effort by UC Davis Health to detect COVID-19 among farmworkers and other vulnerable populations has resulted in more than 17,000 coronavirus rapid tests given to residents of four Central California counties.

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The language of the opioid crisis and its impact on policies and patients

by Nadine A Yehya
November 10, 2021

Human & Animal Health

"(SACRAMENTO) Language is an intricate tool of expression, and Peter Torres has unraveled some of its complexities by analyzing doctor-patient conversations about opioid use and addiction.

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Protecting Animals When Disaster Strikes

by By Amy Quinton
August 02, 2021

Human & Animal Health

"University of California, Davis, leaders, veterinarians and California legislators today unveiled a new emergency program to help

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California Budget Includes Money to Help Homeless Animals

by Andy Cowitt
July 28, 2021

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed budget legislation that includes $45 million in one-time support for a statewide Animal Shelter Assistance Program. The program will be administered by the Koret Shelter Medicine Program, at the University of California, Davis, Center for Companion Animal Health. The increase will be used to fund grants and outreach for the state’s animal shelters over a period of five years.

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UC Davis Clinical Translational Science Center awarded 5-year grant renewal from NIH

June 17, 2021

Human & Animal Health

The 5-year award, almost $33 million, comes from NIH’s National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS). It provides critical funding to CTSC to continue its essential services for the UC Davis research community.

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Program addresses food insecurity in South Sacramento communities hard-hit by COVID-19

May 21, 2021

Human & Animal Health

Recently, the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) designed and funded Food for All, a grocery distribution program focused on addressing COVID-19-aggravated food insecurity among Asian communities in South Sacramento.

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Ranking Virus Spillover Risk

April 05, 2021

Human & Animal Health

SpillOver is the first open-source risk assessment tool that evaluates wildlife viruses to estimate their zoonotic spillover and pandemic potential.

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How a student-run clinic helps low-tech patients during COVID-19

March 29, 2021

Human & Animal Health

Students at University of California, Davis, School of Medicine (UC Davis) took note of teleheath access issues and developed a workaround at their student-run clinics.

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The power of adapted technology to improve health in entire populations

March 11, 2021

Human & Animal Health

Youth from the Karuk Tribe and a professor from the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis teamed up to find out how they could make a community healthier.

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New mini-medical school seeks to engage, serve Sacramento’s Vietnamese community

March 01, 2021

Human & Animal Health

With her team in the Diversity and Disparities Lab, Oanh Meyer engages in community outreach efforts to better understand and fight health disparities.

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COVID-19 Isolation Linked to Increased Domestic Violence, Researchers Suggest

February 24, 2021

Human & Animal Health

Extra stress in the COVID-19 pandemic caused by income loss, and lack of ability to pay for housing and food has exacerbated the often silent epidemic of intimate partner violence, suggests a new University of California, Davis, study.

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UC Davis Launches $3 Million Project to Improve Farmworker COVID Safety

January 27, 2021

Human & Animal Health

Agricultural safety experts and communicators at the University of California, Davis, have launched the COVID-19 Statewide Agriculture and Farmworker Education Program to provide workers, growers, farm labor contractors, community groups and others the training and safety information they need to reduce farmworkers’ risk of contracting COVID-19.

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UC Davis Veterinary Students Expand Care for Pets of Homeless

January 06, 2021

Human & Animal Health

Opened in November, Davis PAW looks to establish monthly clinics, and not only provides a valuable service to the community’s homeless population, but also provides hands-on experience for UC Davis veterinary students, as well as a basis for research on pets of the homeless.

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From the Ground Up

November 18, 2020

Human & Animal Health

Building healthy communities. It is a simple statement, but a complicated and ambitious goal — especially when the vision is to implement this goal throughout the entire state of California.

Human & Animal Health