Bird flight Content

Egghead's Weekend Basket for March 6

Andy Fell — March 06, 2026 - 3:39pm

Another week, another roundup of 51�ԹϺ�� Davis research news.

Tracking bacteria in the salad bowl

A series of outbreaks of E. coli illness linked to leafy greens grown on California's central coast prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ask 51�ԹϺ�� Davis to lead a five-year effort to better understand how the bacteria circulate between soil, water, crops and animals in the nation's salad bowl.

Hawk Study Shows Potential Lessons of Bird Flight

Andy Fell — March 04, 2026 - 10:58am

Birds have an ability to fly through obstacles by shifting their shape in flight, which is difficult to reproduce in uncrewed aerial vehicles, commonly known as UAVs or drones.

Egghead’s Weekend Basket for February 27

Andy Fell — February 27, 2026 - 3:55pm

Busy week? Here's a round up of research stories from 51�ԹϺ�� Davis to get you caught up.

Engineer Studying Bird Flight Awarded Packard Fellowship

Andy Fell — October 16, 2023 - 8:00am

Christina Harvey, a University of California, Davis, researcher studying how bird flight can be used to improve aircraft design, has been awarded a 2023 Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.