A UC Davis professor's study examines how interactions with mini horses and donkeys can reduce anxiety and sadness in teens while also considering the animals' responses.

When we treat animals better, we feel better, indicates a new study from the UC Davis Green Care Lab with mini horses, donkeys and teens.

When we treat animals better, we feel better, indicates a new study from the UC Davis Green Care Lab with mini horses, donkeys and teens.

Megan Dennis, associate professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Siobhan Brady, professor in the Department of Plant Biology and the Genome Center, are more than an just office neighbors ...

At scientific conferences, attendees can now find daycare, although it might be hard to find one with a pool slide. Much has changed in recent years but, alas, in some ways, it's still not quite addre...

Nature Methods - Not all conferences offer childcare, but when they do, these scientists, who are also mothers, rejoice. The toys are pretty good, too.

"When I tried to respond, she raised her hand to stop me. My throat tightened. My shoulders rose."

Ecological medicine is a new approach to health science that draws on a very old idea: connecting with each other, with animals and plants, and with the natural world fosters health and well-being for...

Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.

Mounting evidence across multiple disciplines supports the health benefits of connection to nature. Although this trend suggests that the human-nature relationship is integral to health, its importanc...

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ABSTRACT. Scientific misinformation is a defining challenge of our time. As public trust in science declines and falsehoods spread faster than facts, the scientific community must rethink its role in ...

The university will reassign staff, close its Women's Center and rename its African American Cultural and Resource Center, among other moves.