/ Latest Blog Posts for 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图 en /curiosity/gap/what-does-it-mean-own-something <p>For most of his adolescence, Gerardo Con Diaz viewed the world through the prism of mathematics. He excelled at numbers and computation, winning mathematics competitions while growing up in Costa Rica and later majoring in the subject while studying at Harvard University. He was enroute to a mathematics career, but something was off. &nbsp;</p><p>鈥淭here was this nagging sensation that there might be a path I hadn鈥檛 considered,鈥� Diaz recalled.</p> September 06, 2024 Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity/gap/what-does-it-mean-own-something /arts/blog/weekender-fall-exhibits-open-studios-and-new-art This month鈥檚 Art Spark theme at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art: Encapsulated<p dir="ltr">Saturdays and Sundays 1-4 p.m.</p> September 05, 2024 Jamie Sara Gelfond /arts/blog/weekender-fall-exhibits-open-studios-and-new-art /curiosity/blog/recent-volcanoes-moon <p>New results from China鈥檚 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e_5">Chang鈥檈 5</a> lunar samples returned to Earth provide evidence for active volcanoes on the Moon as recently as 120 million years ago. Previously, scientists had thought that any activity with magma (molten rock) rising to the Moon鈥檚 surface ended billions of years ago.&nbsp;</p> September 04, 2024 Andy Fell /curiosity/blog/recent-volcanoes-moon /blog/california-native-fish-decline <p>From mighty sturgeon to tiny smelt, California's native fish are in trouble, under pressure from a variety of causes including drought, habitat loss and diversion of water for human uses, and climate change. A <a href="https://californiawaterblog.com/2024/09/01/watching-native-fishes-vanish/">new blog post</a> from Professor Andrew Rypel and Distinguished Professor emeritus Peter Moyle at the 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图 Center for Watershed Sciences highlights some examples.&nbsp;</p> September 03, 2024 Andy Fell /blog/california-native-fish-decline /news/physicist-receives-125-million-grant-investigate-superconductivity <p>澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图 physicist Inna Vishik is among the third annual cohort of <a href="https://www.moore.org/article-detail?newsUrlName=propelling-science-and-discovery-2024-experimental-physics-investigators">Experimental Physics Investigators</a> supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Vishik, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, joins 18 other researchers nationwide who will each receive a five-year, $1.25 million grant to pursue new research goals and explore uncharted, innovative ideas.&nbsp;</p> August 22, 2024 Andy Fell /news/physicist-receives-125-million-grant-investigate-superconductivity /admissions/blog/college-list Get an admissions expert鈥檚 tips on how to choose the right colleges, decide how many to apply to and create a college list that fits your goals. August 22, 2024 Isabella E Beristain /admissions/blog/college-list /blog/no-evidence-common-set-regeneration-genes <p>Some animals, especially those that have been around for a long time in evolutionary terms, possess extraordinary abilities to regenerate lost limbs or organs. These animals, such as flatworms, salamanders and zebrafish, are not at all closely related, suggesting that the ability to regenerate goes far back in evolutionary time. Is it possible to find a common set of genes for regeneration, that could unlock a new understanding of this process?&nbsp;</p> August 19, 2024 Andy Fell /blog/no-evidence-common-set-regeneration-genes /curiosity/blog/how-do-you-take-history-front-porch-streets <p>Dave Peters鈥� porch in West Oakland is a place everyone in the area knows, partly because of the d茅cor, but mostly because of the effervescent, exuberant man who spends many days there, calling out to neighbors and passersby, letting people know that he is there and letting people know that he recognizes that they are there too.&nbsp;</p> August 19, 2024 Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity/blog/how-do-you-take-history-front-porch-streets /blog/new-microscope-offers-faster-high-resolution-brain-imaging <p>Researchers at 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图 have developed a new microscope to capture high-speed images of brain cell activity with less harm to brain tissue. The new approach could be used in research with mice to provide a clearer view of how neurons communicate in real time, leading to new insights into brain function and neurological diseases.&nbsp;</p> August 15, 2024 Andy Fell /blog/new-microscope-offers-faster-high-resolution-brain-imaging /curiosity/blog/conversation-what-meaning-kamala <p>Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris became a presence on the national scene, her name 鈥� a common one for women in India 鈥� has attracted a lot of attention, most specifically for <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/opinion/trump-kamala-harris-pronounce.html">its pronunciation</a>.</p><p>The three-syllable word should be pronounced 鈥淐ome-a-laa鈥� (Kamal膩), with the final long 鈥渁鈥� signaling a feminine noun in Sanskrit. In the United States, it is often enunciated with stresses placed on the first or second syllable.</p> August 14, 2024 Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity/blog/conversation-what-meaning-kamala /majors/blog/chemical-engineering-degree Learn what chemical engineers do, where they work and how much they earn. Find out how to become a chemical engineer and if it鈥檚 the right job for you. August 13, 2024 Tatiana Muniz /majors/blog/chemical-engineering-degree /blog/can-autonomous-vehicles-dream-electric-traffic <p>An engineering professor at the University of California, Davis, is striving to make autonomous vehicles, or AVs, safer by changing how researchers train them.</p><p>According to Professor <a href="https://ece.ucdavis.edu/directory/junshan-zhang">Junshan Zhang</a> of the 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, AVs struggle when confronted with unforeseen events, such as a car driving on the wrong side of the road.&nbsp;</p> August 08, 2024 Andy Fell /blog/can-autonomous-vehicles-dream-electric-traffic /arts/blog/weekender-manetti-shrem-museum-opens-fall-exhibitions-aug-8-concert-next-week-gorman-more-art Light into Density: Abstract Encounters 1920s鈥�1960s: From the Collection of Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem, on view September 19, 2024鈥揗ay 5, will feature Roberto Matta, Chamboles les amoureus August 08, 2024 Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/weekender-manetti-shrem-museum-opens-fall-exhibitions-aug-8-concert-next-week-gorman-more-art /curiosity/blog/olympics-can-anyone-sideline-politics 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图 professor says expecting the Olympics to be apolitical is to ignore their history. August 07, 2024 Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity/blog/olympics-can-anyone-sideline-politics /curiosity/blog/what-are-limits-free-speech <p>The right to free speech is part of our American identity, but what if some forms of speech use this idea of freedom against us? Increasingly, certain forms of speech 鈥� hate speech and disinformation in particular 鈥� threaten our society and the many freedoms we might take for granted.</p> July 30, 2024 Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity/blog/what-are-limits-free-speech /blog/humans-are-born-run <p>The 2024 Summer Olympics are in full swing. One of the marquee events is of course the marathon, a grueling test of fitness and athleticism.&nbsp;</p><p>When it comes to endurance running, humans are among the very top mammals in their athletic prowess. While we may not be the best sprinters in the animal kingdom, we can run steadily for long distances, even in hot weather. Our locomotor muscles are dominated by slow-twitch, fatigue-resistant fibers and our unique ability to sweat allows our bodies to effectively dissipate heat.</p> July 30, 2024 Andy Fell /blog/humans-are-born-run /admissions/blog/unbox-your-new-adventure Nervous about moving to college? Here are four tips (and more from housing and dining experts) on how to make moving into student housing easier and more fun! July 30, 2024 Isabella E Beristain /admissions/blog/unbox-your-new-adventure /arts/blog/weekender-uc-davis-faculty-perform-throughout-world-august 澳门六合彩开奖结果走势图 faculty perform throughout the world in August, and catch an alum in a Woodland Opera House production. July 25, 2024 Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/weekender-uc-davis-faculty-perform-throughout-world-august /curiosity/blog/did-trumps-2016-election-affect-babies-health <p dir="ltr">In 2016, President-elect Donald Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2016/11/10/immigrant-dreamers-fear-deportation-nightmare/">vowed to deport thousands of immigrants.</a> His anti-immigration message vilified foreign-born people living in the U.S.</p> July 25, 2024 Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity/blog/did-trumps-2016-election-affect-babies-health /curiosity/blog/how-can-seagrasses-help-mitigate-climate-change <p>On a triple-digit summer day in Davis, community members found shade and science within the walls of G Street WunderBar at the latest&nbsp;<a href="https://lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/science-technology/davis-science-cafe-brings-research-public">Davis Science Caf茅</a>. Standing at the front of the pub, marine geochemist and oceanographer Tessa Hill showed the audience a picture of a fog-shrouded Tomales Bay and asked them to reflect on their connections to the ocean.&nbsp;</p> July 17, 2024 Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity/blog/how-can-seagrasses-help-mitigate-climate-change