Category: Member News

New Podcast Examines Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales Trina Wood April 15, 2021 Orca image courtesy of Joe Gaydos by  UC Davis News and Media Relations Only 75 southern resident killer whales remain in the wild, and the population is looking directly at extinction if humans don’t pay immediate attention to their plight. A new podcast […]

Ranking Virus Spillover Risk Trina Wood April 15, 2021 Primates and livestock explore the grounds outside a residence in Ghana. (Terra Kelly, UC Davis) by Kat Kerlin, UC Davis News SARS-CoV-2 showed the world with devastating clarity the threat undetected viruses can pose to global public health. SpillOver, a new web application developed by scientists at the […]

Poncho, a two-and-a-half year old yellow Labrador retriever, was one of the dogs trained in a Penn Vet-led study to see if his and his fellow canines’ sensitive noses could discriminate positive from negative SARS-CoV-2 samples. Many long for a return to a post-pandemic “normal,” which, for some, may entail concerts, travel, and large gatherings. […]

Thursday, April 15, 2021 – 9:40am 0414_covid_panel.jpeg Clockwise from top left: Drs. Cynthia Leifer, Gary Koretzky, Avery August and Deborah Fowell. Photo: Jason Koski/Cornell COVID-19 vaccines, proven to be extremely safe, are effective at protecting the public in two ways: They shield most individuals from getting sick and they reduce the chance that people will transmit the virus […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted a new approach to surveilling global antimicrobial resistance developed in partnership with the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. The procedure, dubbed the “tricycle protocol,” is based on one indicator — extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli. The “tricycle” name refers to a three-pronged approach, comparing the prevalence of ESBL-producing […]

CSU alumna Dr. Audrey Ruple is an assistant professor in the Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine and member of the Dog Aging Project research team. (DAP photo) Do you have a dog? Want to help scientists understand what happens as dogs and humans get older? The Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical […]

Equine PET Scan Featured on Good Day Sacramento Rob Warren April 14, 2021 On April 14, 2021, local television morning show “Good Day Sacramento” visited the UC Davis Center for Equine Health. Dr. Mathieu Spriet showcased the latest in equine PET scanning technology. In 2015, UC Davis became the first veterinary hospital in the world […]

Researchers at North Carolina State University have designed and demonstrated a new system that allows them to remotely monitor the behavior of freshwater mussels. The system could be used to alert researchers to the presence of toxic substances in aquatic ecosystems. “When mussels feed, they open their shells; but if there’s something noxious in the […]

Equine Specialists Host EHM Webinar for Horse Owners Rob Warren April 13, 2021 On April 6, 2021, equine specialists from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s Center for Equine Health, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, and the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory joined with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to present […]

Tufts researcher finds combining the right antibody with the right delivery system may prevent many diseases before they wreak havoc in the body On a microscopic level, humans face an existential threat every day. All sorts of tiny pathogens, like bacteria and viruses, work constantly to get inside our bodies, reproduce, and continue their species—which, […]