Entries by Aj Cheline

Prasant Mohapatra, Vice Chancellor of Research, Named Board Member of the California Mobility Center

Prasant Mohapatra, vice chancellor of research and a distinguished professor of computer science, has been named a board member of the California Mobility Center, a Sacramento-based, nonprofit public-private innovation hub. The center launched full operations March 12 as a research and prototyping center with the goal of helping companies move pioneering mobility and transportation technology […]

BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. and UC Davis Establish Collaboration to Transform Research into Potential Therapies for Genetically Driven Diseases

BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. announced a collaboration with the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), to advance research and the development of investigational medicines for patients with genetically driven conditions and cancers. “UC Davis is a top-tier research university and we feel honored to get the chance to collaborate closely with the talented team there as […]

Research Pathways to Impact: Breakthrough Strategies to Accelerate Team Research

  Join research leaders from across North America as we explore the concept of codifying a framework to accelerate research impact using the ‘HIBAR- Highly Integrative Basic And Responsive’ approach. This session we will hear from research leaders about complex and impactful projects, and advance a dialogue with them to investigate if their key insights […]

Repurposing Used Electric Vehicle Batteries for Solar Power Storage

Local startup licensing technology from UC Davis aims to reduce energy costs and environmental impact The University of California, Davis and RePurpose Energy, a clean energy startup, have executed a licensing agreement for an innovative system that repurposes batteries from electric cars to use as energy storage systems with various applications, like solar power. The […]

UC Davis Sets Record in NSF Early Career Grants in 2021

Sixteen faculty members of the University of California, Davis, are the recipients of the National Science Foundation’s 2021 CAREER grants, setting a campus record for the most awards received and placing UC Davis at the top of the list in the nation (currently in second place). UC Davis also set a record for the number […]

Laurie Brignolo Appointed to AAALAC International Council on Accreditation

Laurie Brignolo, executive director of the UC Davis Research and Teaching Animal Care Program has been appointed to the AAALAC, International Council on Accreditation. AAALAC is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes the humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment programs. More than 1,000 companies, universities, hospitals, government agencies and other […]