Many mammals, from domestic cats and dogs to giant pandas, use scent to communicate with each other. A new study from the University of California, Davis shows how domestic cats send signals to each other using odors derived from families of bacteria living in their anal glands. The work was published Nov. 8 in Scientific Reports.
This week, 30 members of the two departments spent 40 hours honing their skills to be able to better respond to crisis calls. The Crisis Intervention Training includes both classroom sessions on topics such as suicide prevention, elder issues, cognitive disabilities and veterans issues, as well as interactive role-play scenarios using actors specially trained in portraying crisis situations.