UC Davis (Audio) Podcast
1) Is This America’s Oldest Chinese Restaurant?
Step into the historic Chicago Cafe in Woodland, California, a culinary landmark that could potentially be the oldest Chinese restaurant in the U.S. Anchored by the Fong family for over a century, the...Show More
2) Majoring in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
UC Davis has one of the best agriculture schools in the world, helping to feed a growing a population. Take a peek at the SAFS major in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science at UC Davis...Show More
3) Human Images from World’s First Total-Body PET Scanner Unveiled
EXPLORER, the world’s first medical imaging scanner from UC Davis that can capture a 3D picture of the whole human body at once, has produced its first scans. The developers expect the technology will...Show More
4) Working with Killer Whales at Sea
Orca, J-50, is loosing weight and researchers at UC Davis Veterinary School of Medicine and SeaDoc Society are exploring innovative ways to study what might be wrong with her. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Sc...Show More
5) Syrian Refugees Reclaim Human Rights with Cloud-Based Tool
Refugees and other displaced persons need a safe and secure way to store critical documents. They allow them to get work, go to school and ultimately live within a functioning society, but there hasn'...Show More
6) Coconut the Snow Leopard
Veterinarians at UC Davis and the Sacramento Zoo perform surgery on Coconut's eyelids to remove hair that is causing irritation Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 34581]
7) Shock Compression Lab
Sometimes the most useful tools are unexpected and this might be said of Professor Sarah Stewart’s Shock Compression laboratory, where huge cannons are fired (indoors) to study the early history of ou...Show More
8) Is Moringa the Next Superfood?
Every part of the Moringa plant is edible - leaves, pods, seeds, flowers, even its root. The feathery leaves alone pack a powerful protein punch – nearly 30 percent by dry weight. Legumes don’t even h...Show More
9) Fighting Fire With Fire: Using Cultural Burning Practices
Ron Goode, Tribal Chairman of the North Fork Mono Tribe, led UC Davis professor, Beth Rose Middleton Manning's, students through a cultural burn. Students participated in preparing the land and igniti...Show More
10) The Challenges of Being Both a Scientist and a Mom
Over 40 scientists came together to tackle issues working mothers face. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 34108]