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What Makes a Hit? On TikTok and Spotify, Listeners Only Partly Decide

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — March 09, 2026 - 12:21pm

TikTok is built for people to create and share their own content, so dance music and indie artists fill the platform’s Top 100. On Spotify, love songs and music from major record labels dominate its top charts. On both platforms, people’s preferences only partly explain what songs become hits.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Launches New Phase of From Labs to Lives Campaign to Highlight Value of Federally Funded Research

James Michael Nash — October 15, 2025 - 7:27am

The University of California, Davis, has launched the next phase of its campaign highlighting the value of federally funded research, From Labs to Lives, as threats to research funding continue — putting at risk future lifesaving cures, U.S. leadership in technology and innovation and jobs.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Ranked No. 10 Among Nation’s Public Universities

Julia Ann Easley — October 08, 2025 - 4:25pm

Correction, Oct. 10: The news release has been corrected to indicate that 51�ԹϺ�� Davis is 10th among public universities in the United States.

The University of California, Davis, is No. 10 among the nation’s top public universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, published today (Oct. 8).

How Do Students with Disabilities Achieve Success in College?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — October 07, 2025 - 10:48am

College students with disabilities have lower enrollment and completion rates than their peers without disabilities. But a new University of California, Davis, study found that some students make good use of support systems, study skills, coping mechanisms and awareness of their disabilities to succeed despite their challenges.

“These findings offer new insights for scholars, disability advocates and educators,” said Lauren Lindstrom, professor in the School of Education at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis and lead author of the study.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Receives $961 Million in Annual Research Funding, Fueling Innovation, Insight and the Economy

James Michael Nash — October 01, 2025 - 8:00am

The University of California, Davis, received $961 million in external research awards for the fiscal year 2024-25. The funding, from various sources, supports a broad range of research to transform lives and communities as illustrated in the newly released annual Research Impact Report.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Study Reveals Why Sharing Data Between Tech Rivals Can Be Winning Strategy

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — September 10, 2025 - 9:45am

In today’s data-driven economy, firms typically guard their data as a crown jewel of competitive advantage. But new 51�ԹϺ�� Davis research suggests that, under certain conditions, the smartest move may be to share that data —even with rivals.

3 Rankings Recognize 51�ԹϺ�� Davis for Research, Social Mobility, Value

Julia Ann Easley — August 29, 2025 - 11:44am

The University of California, Davis, has received accolades for its research, the value for the dollar and the social mobility it offers graduates in three separate rankings published this month.

Forbes named 51�ԹϺ�� Davis to its Top 25 Public Colleges in the nation in rankings released Tuesday (Aug. 26). The magazine noted that 51�ԹϺ�� Davis students graduate with a median of $11,000 in debt — the lowest among the public standouts.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Sees Jump in Records of Invention, Driven by Health Innovation

James Michael Nash — July 29, 2025 - 12:01pm

Corrected Oct. 2 to revise the number of records of invention.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis has experienced a surge in records of invention (ROIs), marking a strong rebound in research innovation. The university filed 187 ROIs in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2025, up from 140 the prior year, a 34% increase that reverses a multiyear decline dating back to fiscal 2021.

‘From Labs to Lives’ Series Continues

Cody Kitaura — May 20, 2025 - 2:40pm

51�ԹϺ�� Davis is making it easier to understand the type of federally funded research that happens at the university, and what would happen if that work were to stop.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Launches ‘From Labs to Lives’ to Highlight Federally Funded Research

Julia Ann Easley — March 03, 2025 - 12:42pm

The University of California, Davis, has launched a website and video series titled, “From Labs to Lives,” to highlight federally funded research, describe how the research benefits the public, and share the consequences to the public if funding is reduced or eliminated.

Research Content

What Makes a Hit? On TikTok and Spotify, Listeners Only Partly Decide

51�ԹϺ��� Davis Launches New Phase of From Labs to Lives Campaign to Highlight Value of Federally Funded Research

51�ԹϺ��� Davis Ranked No. 10 Among Nation’s Public Universities

How Do Students with Disabilities Achieve Success in College?

51�ԹϺ��� Davis Receives $961 Million in Annual Research Funding, Fueling Innovation, Insight and the Economy

51�ԹϺ��� Davis Study Reveals Why Sharing Data Between Tech Rivals Can Be Winning Strategy

3 Rankings Recognize 51�ԹϺ��� Davis for Research, Social Mobility, Value

51�ԹϺ��� Davis Sees Jump in Records of Invention, Driven by Health Innovation