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- Please note that the deadline for submission of proposals for the FAPESP/UC Davis call for proposals has been extended to July 1, 2013. [Read more]
- Obama Administration Launches Competition for Three New Manufacturing Innovation Institutes. [Read more]
- RFIs have been released the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation (DMDI) and the Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing Innovation (LM3I)
- The Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute FOA is also part of this initiative.
- The UC Davis University Library has launched an Open Access Fund pilot to subsidize reasonable open access publishing charges for scholars when funds are otherwise unavailable; eligible charges include article processing fees for fully open access journals up to $1000/article.
- Do you know an individual or team that have used, applied, or remixed scientific research to make a difference in science, medicine, business, technology or society? Submit a nomination to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP) by June 1, 2013. [Read more]
- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease has issued a Broad Agency Announcement for the Adjuvant Discover Program. Proposals concerning early stage discovery and initial characterization of novel adjuvant candidates are being sought. Read more: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease has issued a Broad Agency Announcement for the Adjuvant Discover Program. Proposals concerning early stage discovery and initial characterization of novel adjuvant candidates are being sought. [Read more]
- The internal deadline for the LS 13-108 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award is approaching. This is a great opportunity for innovative and novel research relevant to children’s health.
UC Davis Research News
May 2013
- UC Davis ranks No. 1 in the world for agricultural teaching and research
- One big European family
- Researchers propose tool to improve stream habitat in California’s Scott River
- New book outlines impacts of climate instability on Southwest
- Bangladesh grassroots schools project shows promise
- Health defects found in fish exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil spill
April 2013
- California exceeds Low Carbon Fuel Standard targets
- Security holes in smartphone apps
- New green technology squeezes out building leaks
- Surf's up: Turbulence tells sea urchins to settle down
- 'Pharmaceutical' approach boosts oil production from algae
- Important source of greenhouse gas emissions from farmland underestimated
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Research News from the UC Davis Health System
May 2013
- UC Davis researchers identify mechanism for controlling calcium influx in cells
- UC Davis radiation oncology chief leads development of new prostate cancer guideline
- Ubiquitous engineered nanomaterials cause lung inflammation, study finds
April 2013
- MIND Institute, Yale study finds abnormalities in the placentas of children at risk for autism
- Health-care worker visits increase hepatitis B screening rates for Hmong Americans
- Mammogram tool improves some breast cancer detection but also increases false alarms
- Women with advanced vascular disease have more complications but not common risks
- Study finds physicians often receive no information about harmful effects of medicines
- Small molecule unlocks key prostate cancer survival tactic
- UC Davis neurosurgeons launch clinical trial for acute spinal cord injury
- Fatty acid metabolite shows promise against cancer in mice
