Among the 13 Organized Research Units at UC Davis and the campus’s other programs and centers, a great deal of research is being conducted that is directly relevant to public health. For a full listing of campus research activities please see the UCD Office of Research website. Also, research activities of the Department of Public Health Sciences can be found on the department’s homepage.

A sampling of research projects happening at UC Davis:

The Program in International and Community Nutrition is currently conducting research on various maternal and child nutrition topics such as the effects of zinc and iron.  http://nutrition.ucdavis.edu/pin/RESEARCH.HTM

At the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory researchers are studying the effects of West Nile Virus on raptors and corvids. http://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/

Researchers at the UC Davis Air Quality Research Center are focused on solving air pollution problems including urban and regional smog, global climate change, and human health effects. http://airquality.ucdavis.edu/