UC Davis COVID-19 Research and Researchers in the News (Week of 4/13)
Press Releases and News Outlet Pickups
UC Davis Press Release (4/15): The Latest: FacultyConnect, Research, Commencement
Hundreds of researchers attended the first two COVID-19 Research Virtual ... to discuss some concerns raised by the UC Davis teaching community.
- Patch.com: UC Davis Latest FacultyConnect, Research, Commencement
UC Davis Latest FacultyConnect, Research, Commencement. Hundreds of researchers attended the first two COVID-19 Research Virtual Town Halls, ...
UC Davis Press Release (4/16): 'Sick Posts' on Social Media Help Early Tracking of COVID-19
Analyzed more than 12 million COVID-19 related posts on China's ... an associate professor of communication, and colleagues at UC Davis and two ...
- CBS Sacramento: UC Davis Researchers Conducting Coronavirus Study Suggest Social Media Tracking To Help Forecast Outbreaks
posts regarding COVID-19 between November 2019 and March 2020. UC Davis said the research found that posts about symptoms and the......
UC Davis Press Release (4/16): California COVID-19 Traffic Report Finds Silver Lining
The report was co-authored by David Waetjen in the UC Davis Department of Environmental Science and Policy. Additional Information. Coronavirus, ...
- CBS News: California orders car insurers to return premiums to drivers, citing traffic drop due to coronavirus
instituted a stay-at-home mandate on March 19, a University of California Davis study found. Collisions fell from 1,000... - Orange County Register: On roads emptied by coronavirus pandemic, some Southern California drivers floor it – and collect tickets
or cycling,” Sweeney said. A report from the University of California Davis published on April 1 also found higher... - Santa Barbara Independent: Commissioner Lara Orders Insurance Companies to Refund Premiums to Drivers and Businesses ...
According to a UC Davis Special Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on California Traffic Accidents, reduced driving has resulted in fewer accidents, ... - Highland Community News: Californian residents to receive premium refunds, credits, and reduction
According to UC Davis' Special Report on Impact of COVID-19 on California Traffic Accidents, reduced driving has resulted in fewer accidents, injuries ... - The Salinas Californian: Coronavirus live update: What we know in Monterey County
But there have been more developments on the COVID-19 front. ... number of miles traversed, according to a UC Davis report on COVID-19 and traffic ... - Bloomberg: America’s Empty Roads: Fewer Deaths But a Blow to State Budgets
leading to fewer fatalities and injuries. Researchers at the University of California Davis estimate that Governor Gavin...... - The Mercury News: Coronavirus: The stunning numbers behind Bay Area’s first month in lockdown
San Rafael bridge and 50 percent on the Bay Bridge. A UC Davis study released earlier this month found that traffic collisions... - CBS Sacremento: UC Davis Report Finds Crashes, Traffic Down By Half During Coronavirus Stay-At-Home Order
DAVIS (CBS13) — A new study out of UC Davis shows the coronavirus stay-at-home orders gave reduced the number of crashes in... - Patch.com: UC Davis: California Coronavirus Traffic Report Finds Silver Lining
The report, "Impact of COVID-19 on California Traffic Crashes," is published on the center's website. Its maps, charts and findings compare hot spots for ...
UC Davis Press Release (4/16): COVID-19 Info Webinar for the Public
UC Davis experts and others will participate in a public awareness symposium on the novel coronavirus, Thursday, April 23.
- Patch.com: UC Davis: Coronavirus Info Webinar For The Public
A COVID-19 public awareness symposium is scheduled for Thursday, April 23, organized by Distinguished Professor Walter Leal and featuring UC ... - UC ANR: UC Davis-Based Webinar Set April 23
Can infected mosquitoes transmit COVID-19? That's one of the questions slated to be asked at the UC Davis-based COVID webinar, set from 1:30 to 4 ...
UC Davis Press Release (4/16): Spring Quarter Snapshot: Research Town Halls Fill Up, Virtually
“UC Davis has been at the forefront of mitigating and treating COVID-19 since early in the pandemic,” Brashear said. “We are proud of the collaborations ...
UC Davis Health Press Release (4/16): Remdesivir improved majority of patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19
Preliminary results of the first 53 patients who received the promising antiviral remdesivir on a compassionate-use basis were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. UC Davis Health was among the select group of hospitals that participated in the unprecedented international study.
- Davis Enterprise: UC Davis remdesivir trial shows early promise for treating COVID-19
“Nearly two-thirds of severely ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who received remdesivir on a compassionate-use basis improved, with no new ... - The Sacramento Bee: UCD doctor: Antiviral drug Remdesivir promising in first clinical trial against coronavirus
of Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19. In February, UC Davis doctors discovered the first case of community transmission of...... - Sacramento Magazine: Sacramento's Coronavirus Update: Friday, April 17
The antiviral drug Remdesivir shows promise as a treatment for COVID-19, according to UC Davis Health. California's African-American and Pacific ...
UC Davis Health Press Release (4/16): Maternal and newborn health experts at UC Davis Health share expertise on COVID-19
UC Davis experts are sharing their expertise nationally and internationally in the care of pregnant mothers and newborns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
UC Davis Press Release (4/17): Checking In With Chancellor May: Commitment
Several COVID-19 research projects have started on the Davis and ... The UC Davis Library, in the first edition of a newsletter for faculty and ...
Older UC Davis Press Release (4/7): The Link Between Virus Spillover, Wildlife Extinction and the Environment
As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, a common question is, can ... One Health Institute, a program of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
- South China Morning Post: Human pressure on wildlife increases risk of diseases like Covid-19, study finds
published on Wednesday by a group of researchers at the University of California, Davis which looked for trends among the...... - The Verge: To prevent the next pandemic, scientists search for animal zero
human populations as associate director of the One Health Institute at the University of California, Davis. “One Health”...... - The Atlanta Voice: Trump administration shuttered pandemic monitoring program, then scrambled to extend it
... Covid-19, according to a notice posted by University of California-Davis, ... according to Christine Kreuder Johnson of UC Davis One Health Institute. - Popular Science: We probably won’t see the next COVID-19 coming
, the director of the EpiCenter for Disease Dynamics at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s One Health Institute and a... - Eurasia Review: COVID-19: Bio-Weapon Or Zoonotic Disease From Destroyed Biodiversity? – Analysis
domination” plan. Instead, as a recent study by the University of California, Davis’ One Health Institute suggests,...
Older UC Davis Press Release (4/10): COVID-19 and the Built Environment
... gather and in their homes as we try to reduce the spread of COVID-19. ... and Immunology, School of Medicine, at the University of California, Davis.
- Patch.com: UC Davis: How Building Design Can Influence Disease Transmission
Social distancing has Americans mostly out of the places they usually gather and in their homes as we try to reduce the spread of COVID-19. But some ... - News-Medical.net: Review examines how building design can contribute to COVID-19 transmission
Review examines how building design can contribute to COVID-19 ... and Professor Jonathan Eisen at the UC Davis Genome Center and School of ... - Daily Mail Online: The two simple ways to combat the spread of coronavirus in your office: Better air flow and more natural daylight may reduce transmission when employees return to work, report finds
head back to their workplaces. A team, led by the University of California, Davis, says there are two ways that buildings...... - Yahoo! News UK: Coronavirus: Open windows and natural light may stop the pathogen ‘settling’ indoors
steel for up to three days. Scientists from the University of California, Davis, therefore recommend people open windows...... - Newsmax: 2 Easy Steps to Reduce the Risk of Coronavirus in the Workplace
virus that causes COVID-19. The team, from the University of California, Davis and the University of Oregon, say that... - Newsweek: Air Conditioning Appears to Spread Coronavirus—But Opening Windows Could Stop It, Studies Suggest
and microbiology at the University of Oregon and the University of California, Davis, made the recommendations by... - Fox News: Natural light, fresh air could keep coronavirus out of workplaces, scientists suggest
Researchers from UC-Davis and the University of Oregon published their report in the journal mSystems and came up with some recommendations for... - The Ladders: Here are 2 surefire ways to protect your home from Coronavirus
free home On a positive note, researchers from the University of California, Davis have two suggestions for maintaining......
Older UC Davis Press Release (4/9): In the Information Surge, Check the Facts Twice or Three Times, Experts Advise
- Sierra Sun Times: UC Davis Experts Advise In the Information Surge, Check the Facts Twice or Three Times As ...
April 12, 2020 - By Karen Nikos-Rose - The information surge in the COVID-19 pandemic has been almost as overwhelming as the surge occurring in ...
Older UC Davis Press Release (4/7): UC Davis Health Joins State on Testing
Nam Tran, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and senior director of clinical pathology in charge of COVID-19 testing at UC Davis ...
- Mikwaukee Journal Sentinel: Shribman: A crisis can reveal character. Four governors have stood out in dealing with coronavirus.
of testing “hubs” in partnership with the University of California campuses in San Diego and Davis, beat back rivals who...... - CalMatters: Reopen California? That’s the toughest phase yet, Newsom says
On April 4, Newsom announced a new partnership with UC Davis and UC San Diego to create “a minimum of five to seven hubs where we have high-throughput.”...
Older UC Davis Press Release (4/2): How Important Is Speech in Transmitting Coronavirus?
... according to aerosol scientists at the University of California, Davis. Although it's not yet known how important this is to the spread of COVID-19, ...
- CBC Radio: Why speaking 'moistly' could be partly to blame for the rapid spread of COVID-19
Ristenpart — a professor of chemical engineering at the University of California Davis — and other scientists who study...... - Express.co.uk: Coronavirus: Study shows how you could spread the virus without showing symptoms
, however. According to research led by scientists at the University of California, Davis, normal speech by individuals... - Science News: Why 6 feet may not be enough social distance to avoid COVID-19
every day, says William Ristenpart, a chemical engineer at the University of California, Davis. If someone on one side of......
Older UC Davis Press Release (4/8): UC Davis Researchers Launch New COVID-19 Tracking Application
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a new web application that allows users to track COVID-19 cases and testing ...
- Sierra Sun Times: UC Davis Researchers Launch New COVID-19 Tracking Application - New Web App Offers User ...
The COVID-19 web app allows users to hover over states with their mouse to find information on cases, testing and deaths over time. (Chris Barker ...
Older UC Davis Press Release (3/19): UC Davis Researchers Race to Develop Coronavirus Solutions
- The Aggie: UC Davis researchers work toward developing potential vaccine for COVID-19
As the lives of people around the world have drastically changed due to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, researchers from UC Davis ... - EdSource: California university researchers join the global race to fight coronavirus
UC Davis began in-house testing March 19 and is now using an automated ... However, remdesivir is not yet an approved treatment of Covid-19, the ...
Other UC Davis Research and Research Studies in the News
COVID-19 patient enrolled in clinical trial released from UC Davis Medical Center, expected to recover
FOX 40
A COVID-19 patient who was undergoing a special trial treatment at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento has been released and is expected...
What factors did people who died with COVID-19 have in common?
Medical News Today
... and the University of California – Davis — recently looked at the data of 85 ... Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our ... “We hope that this study conveys the seriousness of COVID-19 and ...
Trump administration shuttered pandemic monitoring program, then scrambled to extend it
CNN-US
causes the disease Covid-19, according to a notice posted by University of California-Davis, one of the project's...
California orders insurance premium refunds during outbreak
Associated Press
have filed for unemployment benefits. A report by the University of California-Davis found that in the week after...
California university researchers join the global race to fight coronavirus
Edsource Today
coronavirus and the UC Davis patient who was diagnosed with the first community acquired case of the virus in the U.S. UC...
What factors did people who died with COVID-19 have in common?
Medical News Today
People’s Liberation Army General Hospital in Beijing, and the University of California – Davis — recently looked at the...
Don’t blame the pangolin
Open Forum
the original source of COVID-19. Our team from the University of California, Davis and the University of Melbourne,...
First Saliva Test for COVID-19 Approved for Emergency Use by FDA
The Scientist Magazine
the tissue to collect material, and sending off for analysis, according to UC Davis Health. This method is cumbersome as it needs......
Is coronavirus a threat to California condors?
The Tribune
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis and other conservation organizations – reveals that 67% of adult...
Smoking may put people at greater COVID-19 risk, researchers say
KCRA Sacramento
As hospitals across the country combat the novel coronavirus, UC Davis Health is trying to prevent the spread by warning cancer patients now.
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Extends Information to More Californians Online While ...
Sierra Sun Times
There are nine peer-reviewed fact sheets answering COVID-19-related ... Zoom https://ucfoodsafety.ucdavis.edu/consumers/food-safety-home/home-food- ... To help Californians support local farmers, the UC Sustainable Agriculture ...
UC Davis doctors see positive results after turning COVID-19 patients onto their stomachs
FOX40
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — UC Davis Medical Center says it is seeing some results in treating COVID-19 patients by positioning them on their ...
COVID-19 resources for the agricultural community
Winters Express
... guidelines from the UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, located at https://aghealth.ucdavis.edu/covid19, which includes:.
UC Davis Researchers and Experts Providing Insight
Kristen Gilardi, veterinary professor
- BBC.com: Coronavirus: Great apes on lockdown over threat of disease
" said Dr Gilardi, who is also a veterinary professor at the University of California, Davis. Even before the outbreak,... - Panay News (press release): Great apes on lockdown over COVID-19 threat
Great apes on lockdown over COVID-19 threat ... apes as well,” said Gilardi, who is also a veterinary professor at the University of California, Davis.
Li Zhang, anthropology professor
- The Washington Post: Eating apart when food is love
express your emotions,” said anthropology professor Li Zhang of the University of California at Davis. “When my mom and...
Richard Sexton, a professor of agriculture and resource economics
- KQED Public Radio: Grocers Serving Low-Income Neighborhoods Pinched by Shortages, Rising Prices | KQED News
deepen disadvantages for family-owned neighborhood stores, said Sexton, the UC Davis economist. “The little guys, the small...
Frank Mitloehner – a professor and air quality expert
- Agriland: This week’s FarmLand: Dr. Frank Mitloehner and Joe Burke on effects of Covid-19…
sector. From California, Dr. Frank Mitloehner – a professor and air quality expert at UC Davis – tells AgriLand news...
Nam Tran
- The Sacramento Bee: Will antibody tests help us go back to work? California officials are cautious
too early to say for sure, said Nam Tran, a professor in UC Davis’ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Researchers... - Los Angeles Times: His first coronavirus test was negative. Now, this 39-year-old city leader is on life support
is tested,” said Nam Tran, senior director of clinical pathology at UC Davis. The way the test is designed makes it much less...
Michael Wilkes, a professor of medicine and global health
- KCRW 89.9: Takeout orders won’t give you COVID-19. It’s food service workers who face brunt of pandemic
food workers’ health, plus the safety of consuming meals made by other people. That’s the subject of today’s Daily Dose with Dr. Michael Wilkes,... - KCRW: Chronic illnesses, close quarters, little transparency: Inside nursing homes during COVID-19
He's a professor of medicine and public health at UC Davis. Why residents and caregivers might transfer infections. More than 1.5 million people ages ...
Robert Faris, a professor of sociology
- The Press Democrat: North Bay residents howl into the night to release stress, support first responders during coronavirus shutdown
have taken notice. Dr. Robert Faris, a professor of sociology at UC Davis, said that the trend might be more telling for his field......
Jonna Mazet, executive director of the One Health Institute
- Los Angeles Times: Trump, Congress scramble to revive virus-hunting program that was marked for deep cuts
Mazet, executive director of the One Health Institute at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, who headed USAID’s previous... - Los Angeles Times: Impeachment. Primaries. Kobe. Coronavirus rushed in while our focus was elsewhere
would emerge in humans. Daszak and colleagues such as Jonna Mazet at UC Davis in California have pushed for years for increased... - Knowable Magazine: Infectious disease: Making — and breaking — the animal connection
-ND) Epidemiologist Jonna Mazet University of California, Davis Epidemiologist Jonna Mazet of the...
Jonathan Eisen, microbiologist
- National Public Radio: Coronavirus Fears Prompt Suspensions Of Bans On Single-Use Plastic Bags
is known about the whether bags of any type transmit disease, says UC Davis microbiologist Jonathan Eisen. "If someone comes in... - Media, Entertainment, Arts, WorldWide: Coronavirus pandemic may lead to spike in students choosing the field of infectious diseases as career choice
). Agreeing with Dr Yuill is Dr Jonathan A Eisen from the University of California at Davis. "Yes, unquestionably," he...
Koen van Rompay, California National Primate Research Center
- Quartz: How lab animals are helping scientists fight Covid-19
Similar work is underway at the California National Primate Research Center at UC-Davis. Koen van Rompay, who leads the center’s work on infectious...
Linda J. Harris, Ph.D., professor of food science and technology
- Bon Appetit Magazine: What to Know About Shopping and Cooking During Coronavirus
, Ph.D., professor of food science and technology at the University of California, Davis. “Unlike foodborne...
Robert Emmons
- MyCentralJersey.com: Fighting the pandemic with gratitude | Parentally Speaking
would have more gratitude, too.” Research by Robert Emmons from UC Davis and Martin Seligman from the University of Pennsylvania...
Marianne Page, director of the UC Davis Center on Poverty Research
- San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area’s poor bear brunt of shutdown
among low-income people,” said Marianne Page, director of the UC Davis Center on Poverty Research. “My guess is that most... - Capital & main – Investigating Power & Politics: Virus Wreaks Havoc on Workers’ Financial Health
tend to be less healthy,” says Marianne Page, professor of economics at the University of California, Davis, and director of the campus’s Center...
Scott Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., clinical professor
- Daily Republic: Ask Dr. Scott: Pandemic response raises challenging questions
D. ([email protected]), is a clinical professor at University of California, Davis Medical School. This column is...
Jane Sykes, chief veterinary medical officer
- Palm Beach Post: Coronavirus Florida: What you should know about COVID-19 and your pet
Dr. James Sykes, chief veterinary medical officer at the University of California, Davis, explained that cats and dogs may be “dead-end” hosts, so they ...
Dr. Dean Blumberg
- KCRA Sacramento: Q&A: Is it seasonal allergies, COVID-19 or the flu?
KCRA 3's Stephanie Lin asked medical expert Dr. Dean Blumberg of UC Davis how to tell the difference. Q: What are the differences between COVID-19 ...
William Dager, PharmD, BCPS
- General Surgery News: Abnormal Clotting and COVID-19
By Gina Shaw. Abnormal clotting, apparently resulting from endothelial damage, has been described in patients with severe COVID-19 disease, and ...
Alan Taylor, an economist and historian
- Asia First: Asia First - Tue 14 Apr 2020
UC Davis economist Alan M. Taylor is interviewed beginning at 32:30 about the impact of rising debt on economic recovery after the pandemic ends....
Daniel Sumner, UC Davis professor of agricultural economics
- Reveal: Farmworkers are now deemed essential. But are they protected? | Reveal
then you’ve got to keep working,” said Daniel Sumner, an economist at the University of California, Davis.... - The Sacramento Bee: Widespread shutdown order slams California dairy farmers, ‘You can’t turn off the cows’
,” said Daniel A. Sumner, an agricultural economist and professor at UC Davis. “What’s becoming more of a problem is the slightly...... - San Francisco Chronicle: California dairies dump milk, crops may be left to wither as coronavirus pandemic disrupts food system
food system is scrambling,” said Daniel Sumner, an agricultural economist at UC Davis. “I don’t see a big supply-side issue for... - KQED Radio: Fresh Produce and Milk Go to Waste Even as People Need Food Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Dan Sumner, UC Davis professor of agricultural and resource economics was a guest on Forum with Michael Krasny
Holly Cooper, co-director of the Immigration Law Clinic
- WBEZ: At Least 19 Children At A Chicago Shelter For Immigrant Detainees Have Tested Positive For ...
COVID-19 is a less serious health threat to children than it is to adults. ... co-director of the Immigration Law Clinic at the University of California, Davis. - ProPublica: At Least 19 Children at a Chicago Shelter for Immigrant Detainees Have Tested Positive for COVID-19
, co-director of the Immigration Law Clinic at the University of California, Davis. Cooper said she is particularly...
Megan Tudor, a psychologist
- Center for Health Journalism: What child mental health experts say kids need during this crisis
short and sweet,” said Megan Tudor, a psychologist at the UC Davis MIND Institute and an assistant clinical professor of...
Efrain Talamantes, former associate director for the Center for Reducing Health Disparities
- Capital Public Radio News: COVID-19 Could Disproportionately Impact Black And Brown Californians. Two Experts Explain Why.
He is also associate director for the Center for Reducing Health Disparities at UC Davis. What are you hearing from communities you serve in terms of ...
Dr. Garen Wintemute, UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program Director and Professor of Emergency Medicine at Medical Center
- Capital Public Radio News: Updates To COVID-19 Guidelines In California / Coronavirus Impact On Gun Violence, Sales / Why ...
... UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program Director and Professor of Emergency Medicine at Medical Center Dr. Garen Wintemute discusses ... - Capitol Public Radio: Coronavirus Impact On Gun Violence
Guests: UC Davis Medical Center Professor, Attending Physician, and Violence Prevention Research Program Director Dr. Garen Wintemute
Tracey Goldstein, associate director of the One Health Institute.
- National Geographic: There are more viruses than stars in the universe. Why do only some infect us?
study, says Tracey Goldstein, associate director of the University of California, Davis’ One Health Institute. After a... - The Economist: Bats spread viruses
work done specifically on coronaviruses by Tracey Goldstein of University of California, Davis. In 2017 she and her...
Dr. Helen Christine Kales, chair of psychiatry
- CBS Sacramento: Finding Hope Out Of Fear: Psychiatrist Recommends Focusing On Science During Time Of Coronavirus Uncertainty
by little we’re getting there.” Kales, the chair of psychiatry at UC Davis, also says we shouldn’t be too hard on ourselves. We’re......
Kelsey Lyberger, a doctoral candidate in population biology
- San Francisco Chronicle: Study suggests California has 10 times more coronavirus cases than reported. Local experts disagree
, and Kelsey Lyberger, a doctoral candidate in population biology at UC Davis, used extrapolations from reported deaths in the...
Melissa Bain, a professor of clinical animal behavior
- San Francisco Chronicle: Can my pet get coronavirus? What Bay Area pet owners need to know
,” said Melissa Bain, a professor of clinical animal behavior at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. While most animals...
Dr. Leonard Abbeduto, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and Director of the UC Davis MIND Institute
- Capital Public Radio News: Health Care Workers And Coronavirus / Impact Of COVID-19 On Art / New Documentary On Autism ...
Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and Director of the UC Davis MIND Institute Dr. Leonard Abbeduto on how COVID-19 has changed ... - Capital Public Radio News: Connecting With Family During COVID-19, New Autism Documentary
The film's producer joins us today with the story. Guests. Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and Director of the UC Davis MIND Institute Dr.
Camelia Hostinar, a developmental psychologist and assistant professor of psychology
- CNN.com International: Why teens may never be the same after the pandemic
developmental psychologist and assistant professor of psychology at the University of California - Davis, told CNN....
Erin DiCaprio, an expert on food safety
- Bloomberg: Going Out to Eat Will Look Very Different When Lockdowns Lift
said Dr. Erin DiCaprio, an expert on food safety from the University of California, Davis. “I assume that consumers are...
Niels Pedersen, DVM, PhD
- Dvm360: Veterinary medicine at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19
2 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. University of California, Davis The coronavirus that afflicts...
Petr Janata, a cognitive neuroscientist
- Capital Public Radio: Finding Your Rhythm: How Californians Are Using Music To Stay Centered During Stay-At-Home
“It’s really a whole-brain effort,” said Petr Janata, a cognitive neuroscientist at UC Davis who studies the psychology of music. “At times like...