UC Davis COVID-19 Research and Researchers in the News (Week of 5/18)
Press Releases and News Outlet Pickups
UC Davis Health Press Release (5/19): Troubling COVID-19 syndrome identified in children
UC Davis Children's Hospital researches illness in kids similar to Kawasaki disease
UC Davis Press Release (5/19): UC Davis LIVE: Treating COVID-19
In the second edition of UC Davis LIVE: COVID-19, two UC Davis clinicians will talk about and take questions on the new treatments for COVID-19 ...
UC Davis Magazine (5/19): How Can I Minimize My Coronavirus Risk at the Grocery Store?
Erin DiCaprio is an assistant Cooperative Extension specialist of food safety in the Department of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis. This article ...
UC Davis Press Release (5/22): Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Student Develop COVID-19 Contact Tracing Tool
The app, We-Care, allows users to check in at specific locations and notifies them if someone reporting themselves as positive for COVID-19 checks in at the same location within a certain time window.
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 ...
- San Francisco Chronicle: Coronavirus vaccine could come from California, with no shot needed
Thomas Ellison tests a coronavirus vaccine patch under development in a Verndari biotech lab at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento in ... - gvwire.com: UC Davis Is Testing a COVID-19 Vaccine Patch
Many people know of the “patch” as a way to battle nicotine addiction. Now, UC Davis is testing a similar technique to deliver a vaccine for COVID-19. - CALmatters: UC fall 2020 reopening decision to come mid-June | CalMatters
for COVID-19 in the form of a patch developed in conjunction with UC Davis. The hope is that the vaccine patch will go into...
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.
- KPBS: Death Records Suggest Coronavirus Was Not In San Diego Early This Year
Deaths due to traffic accidents are down by about 50% in California, according to a study from UC Davis. "There's some silver linings I suppose," Oren ... - California Healthline: Fewer Traffic Collisions During Shutdown Means Longer Waits For Organ Donations
of sheltering in place, according to a study by the University of California-Davis. Drowning deaths dropped 80% in... - CBS Sacramento: CHP Traffic Data Shows Crashes Are Down 75%, DUI Arrests Down 42% Since March
spot when they are on a nearly empty roadway.” In April, UC Davis released a traffic study finding the reduced number of crashes... - Money: Why Everyone Should Be Asking for Cheaper Car Insurance Rates Right Now
to the holiday weekends of 2018 and 2019. According to the University of California-Davis Road Ecology Center, there was......
Older 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 ...
- Voicebot.ai (blog): Researchers Find New Potential in Coronavirus Chatbots
Scientists at UC San Diego, Carnegie Mellon University, and UC Davis tested different AI chatbots by training them on the coronavirus conversations, ...
Other UC Davis Research and Research Studies in the News
Scientists hope bats may hold clues to fighting COVID-19
WLS-TV
Groups like the One Health Institute at UC Davis have used bat populations as an early warning system, sampling their fluids to learn what virus' are ...
'Llamas are the real unicorns': why they could be our secret weapon against coronavirus
The Guardian
George Caldwell, who raises llamas in Sonora, California, brings his trusted associates to the University of California, Berkeley, UC Davis, Stanford, ...
Scientists hope bats may hold clues to fighting COVID-19
ABC7 News
such a boon to researchers. Groups like the One Health Institute at UC Davis have used bat populations as an early warning system,......
ACE Member Institutions Lead the Way in Research and Technology to Fight COVID-19
American Council on Education
, and study the virus' genetics. Thanks to an automated testing robot at UC Davis, the university is able to produce 400 test per......
UC Davis researchers see promise in some coronavirus treatments
FOX 40
DAVIS, Calif. (KTXL) — UC Davis held a virtual roundtable Thursday for doctors to discuss two potential treatments for the...
UC Davis Researchers and Experts Providing Insight
Dr. Dean Blumberg, infectious disease specialist
- Capital Public Radio News: Temperature Checks, Isolation Rooms, Closed Playgrounds: Schools Could Look Much Different In ...
In many rural California counties, for example, there are few COVID-19 cases. ... Dr. Dean Blumberg is an infectious disease specialist at the UC Davis ... - KCRA.com: Medical expert calls state cross-county travel 'a recipe for disaster'
with Dr. Dean Blumberg, who specializes in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Health...The reason some counties are being opened... - KCRA.com: Day care dilemma? Here are safety protocols families should look out for
Dr. Dean Blumberg, the chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, said plans for smaller classes, hygiene... - Southern California Public Radio: COVID-19 AMA: Spread On Surfaces, Is There Any Way To Safely Socialize?
story here. Guest: Dean Blumberg, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s......
Andrew Hargadon, professor of technology management
- Washington Post: Big Tech was first to send workers home. Now it’s in no rush to bring them back.
said Andrew Hargadon, professor of technology management at the University of California at Davis, there’s still value in being...
Catherine Brinkley, assistant professor of community and regional development
- The Conversation (US): How pandemics have changed American cities – often for the better
Op-ed by Catherine Brinkley, assistant professor of community and regional development, University of California, Davis
Holly Cooper, immigration attorney
- ProPublica: The Trump Administration Is Rushing Deportations of Migrant Children During Coronavirus
, said Holly Cooper, an immigration attorney with the University of California at Davis, who is involved in litigating...
Jonathan Eisen
- Newsweek: Scientists Shouldn't Rule Out Lab As Source of Coronavirus, New Study Says
Jonathan Eisen, a professor at the University of California, Davis, tweeted a thread Sunday about the study, after Newsweek published this story....
Jonna Mazet, executive director at One Health Institute
- Earth Island Journal: Wildlife Tourism Can Pose Disease Threat to Wild Animals
“Humans are human-centric so we worry about our health and the health of our families,” states Jonna Mazet, executive director at the University...
Simine Vazire, psychology professor
- Ars Technica: Humans are complicated—do we need behavioral science to get through this?
be actively harmful. “I was pretty disappointed,” says Simine Vazire, a UC Davis psychology professor and one of the team of...
Michael Wilkes, a professor of medicine and global health
- KCRW 89.9: Coronavirus resurgence on aircraft carrier raises immunity concerns
daily, says Dr. Michael Wilkes, a professor of medicine and global health at UC Davis. “It's a game changer, suggesting that at...
Dan Sumner, Agricultural Economist
- The Desert Review: Understanding the food supply interruptions
have a whole bunch of redundancies built-in,” said Agricultural Economist at UC Davis Dan Sumner. “We didn’t do that and of course...... - Spectrum News 1_LA-WEST: How Coronavirus is Affecting Food Supply
Daniel Sumner, Executive Director of the University of California Agricultural Issues Center at UC Davis, tells Inside...... - National Geographic: These 5 foods show how coronavirus has disrupted supply chains
to individual tastes,” says Daniel Sumner, an economist at the University of California, Davis. The U.S. has two...
Sima Asadi, a chemical engineer
- Vox: Why meatpacking plants have become coronavirus hot spots
to ensure food safety, Sima Asadi, a chemical engineer at UC Davis, told Wired. These facilities also have complex ventilation...
Eric Rauchway, distinguished professor of history
- The Guardian: Roosevelt's New Deal offered hope in desperate times. We can do the same now
Op-ed by Eric Rauchway, distinguished professor of history at the University of California, Davis
Erin DiCaprio, assistant specialist in Cooperative Extension and food virology researcher
- The Conversation (US): Here's how to stay safe while buying groceries amid the coronavirus pandemic
Op-ed by Erin DiCaprio, assistant specialist in Cooperative Extension and food virology researcher, University of California, Davis
David Horton, professor of law
- The Conversation (US): 68% of Americans do not have a will
Op-ed co-authored by David Horton, professor of law, University of California, Davis
Suzy Taherian, adjunct professor at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management
- Forbes: Over $200 Billion In Impairments To Hit Corporate Earnings
Column by Suzy Taherian, adjunct professor at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management
John Capitanio, a psychologist and primatologist
- The Scientist Magazine: Losing Touch: Another Drawback of the COVID-19 Pandemic
,” says John Capitanio, a psychologist and primatologist at the University of California, Davis. The benefits are so...
Alison Van Eenennaam, an animal geneticist
- Wired: Covid Is Accelerating the Rise of Faux Meat
of producing enough food,” says Alison Van Eenennaam, an animal geneticist at UC Davis, speaking of the US. But in Africa, she...
Christine Johnson, professor of epidemiology and ecosystem health
- Bloomberg Law: Wildlife-Borne Disease Fight Requires Military Savvy, Panel Told
Johnson, professor of epidemiology and ecosystem health at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary... - Vice (UK): The Obvious Government Mistake That Could Make Future Pandemics Even Worse
of Epidemiology in the school of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis – has spent years looking at...... - The New Food Economy: Pandemics aren’t limited to people: How the world’s most famous seed vault defends plants against their next big outbreak
, professor of epidemiology and ecosystem health at the University of California, Davis. “Exploitation of wildlife...
Tracey Goldstein, associate director of One Health Institute
- The Times of India (Blog): ‘If you want to understand the next emerging infectious disease, you cannot ignore environment or animals’
Goldstein, associate director of One Health Institute at the University of California, Davis, which leads the project,...
Allison Brashear, Dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine
- Myhighplains.com: Plasma Therapy: Best Hope For COVID-19 Patients?
At UC Davis Health two patients received plasma transfusions...“It works by basically transferring antibodies that are made as someone recovers...
Nick Sawyer, assistant professor of emergency medicine
- Capital Public Radio: Treating COVID-19 Patients, West Sacramento Mayor On Reopenings
moving too quickly as more counties reopen across California. Guests UC Davis assistant professor of emergency medicine Dr. Nick... - Capital Public Radio News: UC Davis Dr. Nick Sawyer On Treating COVID-19 Patients / Easing Sacramento County Shutdown ...
UC Davis emergency medicine physician Dr. Nick Sawyer details his experience with COVID-19 patients in New York, and the Mayor of West ...
Dr. Elisa Tong, a smoking cessation expert
- Bay Area Reporter, America's highest circulation LGBT newspaper: Online Extra: No, smokers are not 'safer from COVID-19 infection,' UCSF study says
... a smoking cessation expert at UC Davis, told the B.A.R. via phone May 15. ... The UCSF study was based on a meta-analysis of 11,590 COVID-19 ...
David Rocke, a mathematician
- Bloomberg: Trump Is Gambling on a Resurrection, With Lives and Livelihoods
David Rocke, a mathematician at the University of California at Davis, has been watching President Trump’s pandemic...
Brian Bird, a veterinarian and associate director of the One Health Institute
- National Geographic: Did a mink just give the coronavirus to a human? Here’s what we know.
virologist Brian Bird, a veterinarian and associate director of the University of California Davis One Health Institute.......
M. Meissner and Peter Zhixian Lin, economists
- Yahoo! Finance: Re-opening economy 'will have a much smaller-than-expected impact,' experts argue
M. Meissner and Peter Zhixian Lin, economists from the department of economics at UC Davis, found that lifting stay-at-home orders......
Peter Yellowlees, MMBS, MD, Chief Wellness Officer at UC Davis Health
- Psychiatric Times: Making Telepsychiatry Work for You and Your Patients
Telepsychiatry pioneers Peter Yellowlees, MMBS, MD, Chief Wellness Officer at UC Davis Health and Professor of General Psychiatry at the University...
Cuihua (Cindy) Shen an associate professor
- Axios: Coronavirus searches shift from health to economic fallout
or other events, said Cuihua (Cindy) Shen an associate professor at UC Davis who studies social media and big data. But social...
Carlton Larson, constitutional law professor
- Capitol Weekly: Courts to have final say over ‘business interruption’ coverage
has voiced their intention to submit legislation on the issue. UC Davis constitutional law professor Carlton Larson is also...
Keith Taylor, who specializes in community resource development
- SierraSun.com: INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT: Truckee, Tahoe lean on small business as backbone of economy amid coronavirus crisis
Keith Taylor, who specializes in community resource development in the UC Davis Department of Human Ecology, said the...