By Lisa Howard July 23, 2019 Technologies developed at the University of California, Davis, enabled the foundation of 14 startup companies during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. “Research... Read More
Tag Archives : Special Research Programs
Denneal Jamison-McClung Named Director of UC Davis Biotechnology Program
By Lisa Howard July 8, 2019 Denneal Jamison-McClung has been named director of the UC Davis Biotechnology Program by the Office of Research. Founded in 1986, the program provides a... Read More
UC Davis Microbiome Special Research Program Awards Seed Funding to Seven Collaborative Research Projects
January 9, 2019 By Jose Franco The UC Davis Microbiome Special Research Program and the Office of Research are pleased to announce the recipients of seven seed funding awards. Each... Read More
Biotechnology Program at UC Davis Has Been Connecting Students with Industry for 20 Years
By Lisa Howard December 11, 2017 About 70 doctoral students from different departments — Integrative Genetics and Genomics, Food Science, Microbiology, Materials Science and Engineering — fill room 1022 in... Read More
Kalindi Vora named director of Feminist Research Institute at UC Davis
By Sarah Rebolloso McCullough November 1, 2017 The Feminist Research Institute (FRI), a Special Research Program in the Office of Research, announced the selection of Kalindi Vora as its new... Read More
Austin Brown Named New Executive Director of UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy
Energy and transportation technology and policy expert Dr. Austin Brown has been named the new Executive Director of the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.... Read More
UC Davis Launches Microbiome Initiative to Leverage Expertise across Campus
By Ana Lucia Cordova July 10, 2017 The Office of Research at University of California, Davis, is pleased to announce the launch of the Microbiome Special Research Program (SRP), designed... Read More
Feminist Research Institute Looks to Bridge Gap between Humanistic and Scientific Sides of UC Davis
By Lisa Howard May 24, 2017 In her opening remarks at the Feminist Research Institute symposium, “Feminist Research Across the Disciplines,” Interim Director Laura Grindstaff noted that feminist scholarship has... Read More
Researcher Spotlight: How an Interdisciplinary Team of Researchers Became Interested in the Ethics of CRISPR/Cas-9
By Lisa Howard May 18, 2017 CRISPR/Cas-9 is a powerful new gene modification technology that has the capability to change the genome of any living species, including humans. As part... Read More
Research Project Looks to Increase Women and Underrepresented Minorities in the Sciences
By Lisa Howard May 11, 2017 Susan Eberler’s research focuses on wine and chemistry. Patsy Eubanks Owens’ research focuses on the relationships between people and the outdoor environment. Astrid Volder... Read More