UC Davis COVID-19 Research and Researchers in the News (Week of 5/11)
Press Releases and News Outlet Pickups
UC Davis Press Release (5/12): 2nd COVID-19 Info Webinar: May 14
UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal's first COVID-19 public awareness symposium drew an audience of more than 1,000, and this week he ...
- Davis Enterprise: UC Davis researchers to hold COVID-19 symposium
The second in a series of virtual COVID-19 symposiums organized by UC Davis is scheduled for Thursday, May 14, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The ... - Davis Enterprise: Second COVID-19 Symposium set on May 14
... present up-to-date information and answer questions at the second COVID-19 Symposium organized and moderated by UC Davis professor Walter ... - Winters Express: Second COVID-19 Symposium on May 14 open to public
... questions at the second COVID-19 Symposium organized and moderated by UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal on Thursday afternoon, ... - KCRA Sacramento: Tired of conspiracies, misinformation? UC Davis promising virus answers
Amid growing frustration over confusing and conflicting information regarding COVID-19, a UC Davis professor is getting ready to host a second free, ... - KCRA.com: Tired of conspiracies, misinformation? UC Davis promising virus answers
during sex and whether a person who survives COVID-19 can get it a second time, according to a UC Davis news release. Admission...
UC Davis Health Press Release (5/12): Can a drug developed for sickle cell anemia mitigate lung damage in patients with COVID-19
UC Davis scientists provide senicapoc for COVID-19 clinical trial in Denmark.
UC Davis Press Release (5/13): Grant to Track Evolution of Novel Coronavirus With Math
As the disease COVID-19 spreads across the planet, scientists continue to ... To stay a step ahead of the virus, an interdisciplinary team of UC Davis ...
Older UC Davis Press Release (4/29): COVID-19 Vaccine With Patch Delivery Technology Enters Preclinical Testing at UC Davis
“Our new approach and previous work enabled us to quickly bring a potential vaccine against COVID-19 to preclinical testing. UC Davis provides a ...
- KGO-TV: Coronavirus live updates: The Saddle Rack bar in Fremont closing for good after nearly 44 years
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The outbreak of COVID-19 is having a major ... novel coronavirus vaccine has entered preclinical testing at UC Davis. - North Bay Business Journal: View from the front lines: Are effective treatments for the virus in sight?
-based biotechnology startup Verndari began preclinical testing a genetic therapy at UC Davis in late April that's said to show... - The Aggie: Testing of COVID-19 skin patch vaccine begun by Verndari Inc. in collaboration with UC Davis
UC Davis Mouse Biology Program collaborates with biopharmaceutical company by conducting animal trials. Imagine being able to receive a vaccine ...
Older UC Davis Press Release (5/1): As Americans Shelter in Place, Traffic, Emissions and Fuel-Tax Revenues Decline Dramatically
The report, “Impact of COVID19 Mitigation on Traffic, Fuel Use and Climate Change” is available on the UC Davis Road Ecology Center website.
- KQED Pubic Media for Northern California: How Will The Pandemic Affect Our Response To The Climate Crisis? | KQED
lovin’ Californians are driving 75% less, according to one recent estimate from UC Davis. That's good for the environment in the... - Aptos Times: Refund Premiums to Customers Affected by COVID-19
According to a UC Davis Special Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on California Traffic Accidents, reduced driving has resulted in fewer accidents, ... - Forbes: In A Quieter Sonoma, Wildlife Enjoys Wine Country
on California’s roads every day, including endangered species,” says UC Davis researcher Fraser Shilling, leading into his report......
Other UC Davis Research and Research Studies in the News
Drug discovered in UCD lab may control inflammatory response to COVID-19
Davis Enterprise
A drug discovered in the Bruce Hammock laboratory at the UC Davis may control the body's inflammatory response to COVID-10 and could help ...
As some restaurants reopen, model shows how coronavirus can spread farther than 6 feet
CBS News
other researchers from the University of Oregon and the University of California, Davis have written a paper focused on...
American scientist: wear a mask, normal breath can also be infected with the new coronavirus
Adotas
speech in spreading coronavirus? Aerosol scientists at the University of California, Davis said that the normal speech of......
Scientists Aren't Sure If Air Conditioners Can Spread Coronavirus
MSN Canada
breeze? A new paper from academics at the University of Oregon and UC Davis synthesized previous research of the “built...
Talking Can Generate Coronavirus Droplets That Linger Up to 14 Minutes
New York Times
Another paper, published in January by researchers from the University of California Davis, found the vowel sound “e” in “need” produces more...
SARS-CoV-2: Why, when, and how to test veterinary patients
Dvm360
discussion sponsored by Idexx Laboratories and hosted by the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary...
Innovative technologies to address COVID-19 funded by UC's CITRIS
UC Santa Cruz (press release)
All are centered in one of four CITRIS-affiliated UC campuses: UC Berkeley, UC Davis (including UC Davis Health), UC Merced, and UC Santa Cruz.
UC Merced Part of CITRIS's COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants
UC Merced University News
CITRIS is headquartered at UC Berkeley, but has branches at UC Merced, UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz. Each project receives about $50,000, and ...
How Can a Restaurant’s Airflow Patterns Affect Transmission Rates of Airborne Virus Particles?
The Doctor’s Channel
Researchers from UC Davis and the University of Oregon have created a 3D model of how airflow in a restaurant dining room might...
Researchers release data sets to train coronavirus chatbots
VentureBeat
, San Deigo; Carnegie Mellon University; and the University of California, Davis proposes AI chatbots that generate...
UC Davis Researchers and Experts Providing Insight
Jonathan Eisen, a UC Davis evolutionary biologist
- Undark Magazine: Tests to Detect Coronavirus on Surfaces Show Mixed Results
Even before California went on lockdown thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, MacKenzie Smith, the head librarian at the University of California, Davis, ...
Koen Van Rompay, an infectious disease scientist
- Wired: The Search for a Covid-19 Research Animal Model
step,” says Koen Van Rompay, an infectious disease scientist at the UC Davis National Primate Research Center. Primate researchers......
Benjamin Houlton, a professor of environmental science
- USA Today: Fact check: The coronavirus pandemic isn’t slowing climate change
to Benjamin Houlton, a professor of environmental science at University of California, Davis. “The challenge is that...
Dan Sperling, transportation engineering professor
- Forbes: It’s ‘Damn The Torpedoes’ As California Eyes Electric Truck Mandate Despite COVID-19
Dan Sperling, a member of the board and a transportation engineering professor at the University of California Davis, said California moved to...
Mikel Delgado, a cat behavior researcher
- Washington Post: Your quarantined pet may be acting odd. Here’s how to help.
maintained when working-from-home ends, said Mikel Delgado, a cat behavior researcher at the University of California at Davis. And because work...
Christine Johnson, professor of epidemiology and ecosystem health
- The Weather Channel: Habitat Destruction Will Lead To More Pandemics, Scientists Warn
"As natural habitat is diminished, wildlife come into closer contact with people," Christine Johnson, lead author of the study and a professor... - Channel NewsAsia: COVID-19: Why saving our forests can help stop the next pandemic
, a professor of epidemiology and ecosystem health at the University of California, Davis. “As natural habitat is... - Global Citizen: How Deforestation Increases the Risk of Disease Outbreaks Like COVID-19
closer contact with people," Dr. Christine Johnson of the University of California, Davis, told the BBC News last month....... - IFL Science: Amazon Deforestation Creating Ideal Conditions For The Next Big Disease Outbreak
Kreuder Johnson, a professor of Epidemiology and Ecosystem Health at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, said in a...
Tierra Smiley Evans, an epidemiologist at the One Health Institute
- CNBC: Wildlife habitat destruction and deforestation will cause more deadly pandemics like coronavirus, scientists warn
leading to a more likely transmission of disease to humans, according to Tierra Smiley Evans, an epidemiologist at the One Health Institute at...
Kent Pinkerton, professor of pediatrics from the School of Medicine
- Xinhua News: Spotlight: Why U.S. models raise COVID-19 death projections
Kent Pinkerton, professor of pediatrics from the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis, told Xinhua.......
William Ristenpart, a chemical engineering professor
- The Dallas Morning News: Texas leaders say you should wear a mask, but you don’t have to, muddling public health message
. William Ristenpart, a chemical engineering professor at the University of California Davis who studies airborne... - KCRA Sacramento: Need to know: Can COVID-19 be transmitted by talking?
Could an infected person spread COVID-19 just by talking? That's one question scientists are asking, and they're turning to research by UC Davis ... - CBS Sacramento: Restaurants May Need To Consider Airflow When Reopening Indoor Seating
We spoke with UC Davis professor of chemical engineering William ... A recent study out of China showed how one customer with COVID-19 spread ... - CBS Sacramento: Researcher: Restaurants May Need To Consider Airflow When Reopening Indoor Seating
it turns out there is a lot to consider. We spoke with UC Davis professor of chemical engineering William Ristenpart who says the......
Dr. Niels Pedersen, School of Veterinary Medicine Distinguished Professor Emeritus
- Capital Public Radio: COVID-19 Drug ‘Remdesivir’ Concerns, Potential
prospects as a longterm solution to the coronavirus. Guests UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Distinguished Professor...
Dan Sumner, Agricultural Economist
- AgNet West: Understanding the Interruptions in the Food Supply Chain
have a whole bunch of redundancies built-in,” said Agricultural Economist at UC Davis Dan Sumner. “We didn’t do that and of course...... - Marketplace: USDA announces food distribution program, but will it help farmers?
Professor Daniel Sumner of the University of California, Davis, says the program aims to assist those who might not be covered by other programs,...
Scott Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., clinical professor
- Daily Republic: Ask Dr. Scott: Will Covid-19 treatments improve other medical therapies?
rotate onto the consultation service for the Rheumatology Division at the University of California, Davis, I wonder how...
Eric Rauchway, distinguished professor of history
- Barron’s: Lessons of the Great Depression: Preserving Wealth Amid the Covid-19 Crisis
says Eric Rauchway, distinguished professor of history at the University of California, Davis. “Two prominent examples...
Bruno Chomel, a professor of veterinary medicine
- Ensia: ‘The worst may be yet to come’: 5 ways new diseases emerge — and what we can do about them
Bruno Chomel, a professor of veterinary medicine at the University of California, Davis, says affluence is leading to...
Nam Tran, senior director of clinical pathology in charge of COVID-19 testing at UC Davis Health
- San Francisco Chronicle: Stanford crafts a coronavirus saliva test, which could make testing cheaper and more accessible
, senior director of clinical pathology in charge of COVID-19 testing at UC Davis Health. “We are currently not actively looking...
Richard Frank, a professor of environmental practice
- Los Angeles Times: Coronavirus is stalling air quality, pollution rules, even in eco-minded California
Coronavirus is stalling air quality, pollution rules, even in eco-minded ... to pollution can increase the risk of dying from COVID-19, an array of powerful ... Richard Frank, a professor of environmental practice at UC Davis School of ...
Alison Van Eenennaam, Department of Animal Science
- The Conversation (US): Why it's wrong to blame livestock farms for coronavirus
Op-ed by Alison Van Eenennaam, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis
Pranav Pandit, a veterinary epidemiologist
- Hindustan Times: ‘Deforestation, exploitation of wildlife leads to pandemics like Covid-19’: Epidemiologist
Pandit, a veterinary epidemiologist at One Health Institute, University of California Davis, said there is scientific...
Dr. Keith Watenpaugh, UC Davis Human Rights Studies Professor and Director
- Capital Public Radio: A Look At Human Rights Amidst Coronavirus
look at human rights during the struggle against the coronavirus. Guests UC Davis Human Rights Studies Professor and Director
Dean Blumberg, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Southern California Public Radio: Daily COVID-19 Update: Masks Now A Must In LA City
Press Guest: Dean Blumberg, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s... - LAist: LA County Beaches Are Open Again. But Is It Safe To Go?
Just seven weeks ago, public health officer Muntu Davis said that the crowds ... According to county data, Latinos now make up almost half the COVID-19 ... Dr. Peter Chin-Hong specializes in the spread of infectious disease at UC ...
Elisa Tong, project director for the University of California Tobacco Cessation Network
- National Public Radio: Fear Of Contracting Coronavirus Propels Some Smokers To Quit
," says Dr. Elisa Tong, a physician at UC-Davis and project director for the University of California Tobacco...
Paul Knoepfler, UC Davis biologist
- Los Angeles Times: Column: Don’t be taken in by stem cell firms offering unsubstantiated therapies for COVID-19
targets of an FDA crackdown. (Turner did groundbreaking work with UC Davis biologist Paul Knoepfler in 2016, sounding the alarm...
Dr. Nathan Kuppermann, UC Davis Health Pediatric Emergency Medicine Professor and Emergency Medicine Chair
- Capital Public Radio: How COVID-19 Affects Children And Teenagers
at risk and what parents need to watch for. Guests UC Davis Health Pediatric Emergency Medicine Professor and Emergency Medicine......
Garen Wintemute, an epidemiologist and emergency room physician who runs the Violence Prevention Research Program
- Chicago Tribune: COVID-19 hitting hardest in Chicago ZIP codes already struggling with deadly threat of gun violence
physician who runs the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California at Davis, said about 90% of...
Kathryn Olmsted, a history professor
- Los Angeles Times: A Conspiracy Pandemic
Our guest is Kathryn Olmsted, a history professor at UC Davis who studies conspiracy theories.
Prasant Mohapatra, Vice-Chancellor (Research)
- The Hindu: COVID-19 will reshape economy, says NITI Aayog member
land’. Prasant Mohapatra, Vice-Chancellor (Research) at UC Davis, wanted the higher education sector to focus on innovation and...
Richard Sexton, an agricultural economist
- The Denver Channel: Restaurants looking to reopen face financial hardships like never before
professor of agricultural and resource economics at the University of California, Davis. Sexton says restaurants looking......