More than half of child deaths worldwide stem from preventable causes, such as adverse effects from malnutrition. A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, finds that child mortality significantly drops when children receive nutritional supplements rich in vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids. It found that supplements may decrease mortality […]
By Lisa Howard October 28, 2019 Muir Institute fellows and researchers presented the One Climate Initiative to a packed room at the Big Ideas Symposium at UC Davis on October 18. The half-day event at the Conference Center was a chance for the campus community and the public to learn about the many forward-looking “Big […]
By Jeffrey Day October 24, 2019 The new Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies at University of California, Davis, is receiving $1 million in state funding to expand research on one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing Asian American communities. The funding was announced by Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Alameda, who championed the funding, at an […]
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering professor Francis Assadian is a co-PI on a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to study cooperative automated vehicles (CAVs) in rural and multimodal environments. Led by at Texas A&M University, the four-year project titled, “AVA: Automated Vehicles for All” involves collaborators at George Washington University, General Motors, […]
By Lisa Howard October 16, 2019 EicOsis LLC, a UC Davis-enabled startup, announced yesterday (Oct. 15) it has been awarded a $15 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to support human clinical trials of a non-opioid pain therapy. The technology of the lead compounds was developed at UC Davis in the […]
By Lisa Howard October 16, 2019 Researchers from eight countries and nine institutions gathered at the International Center at UC Davis on October 8 and 9 for a two-day workshop, “Food Security and Food Innovation.” The event, organized by UC Davis and the University of Sydney, was designed to strengthen existing partnerships and build upon […]
by Jeffrey Day October 16, 2019 Work to restore the natural flow of Alameda Creek into the San Francisco Bay involving two design department faculty is moving forward with $31.4 million from the State of California. Alameda Creek flows though the cities of Fremont, Union City and Newark before entering the bay. The sediment it […]
10.10.19 The University College Dublin (UCD) and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) have signed an agreement of co-operation. The agreement, to further develop education, research, innovation and cultural links between the both institutions, builds on a strategic partnership agreement signed in September 2014. The signing took place at an international Food Innovation and […]
