Summer 2019 Issue
Research Matters Quarterly Newsletter Summer 2019
Entries by Aj Cheline
MRR Innovation Lab Receives Grant up to $30M to Study Root Causes of Poverty, Food Insecurity
By Alex Russell The University of California, Davis, will lead a new global research program to build and test ways to overcome some of the biggest remaining challenges for lifting and keeping rural families out of poverty in developing countries. The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience, or MRR, established with a […]
UC Davis Scientist Bruce Hammock Wins $6 Million Federal Program Award
By Kathy Keatley Garvey Distinguished professor Bruce Hammock of the University of California, Davis, has received a $6 million, eight-year “Outstanding Investigator” federal grant for his innovative and visionary environmental health research. The award is part of the Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary Environmental Health Research (RIVER) Program of the National Institutes of Environmental Health (NIEHS). This award is based on […]
14 New Startups Emerge from UC Davis Innovations
By Lisa Howard Technologies developed at the University of California, Davis, enabled the foundation of 14 startup companies during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. “Research universities like UC Davis are a key source of vital innovation for numerous industries,” said Prasant Mohapatra, vice chancellor for research at UC Davis. “These startups are undertaking […]
Denneal Jamison-McClung Named Director of UC Davis Biotechnology Program
By Lisa Howard 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 hub for biotechnology efforts on campus and creates a critical bridge between academia and the biotech industry as well as government entities involved in bioscience. “The Biotechnology Program […]
Tahoe Environmental Research Center Transitions to a Special Research Program
On July 1, 2019, the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) transitioned to being a Special Research Program within the Office of Research. Previously a center of the John Muir Institute of the Environment (JMIE), TERC’s rapidly growing national and international portfolio of science and education programs, made a more independent structure favorable for […]
Spring 2019 Issue
Research Matters Quarterly Newsletter Spring 2019
From Sheep and Cattle to Giraffes, Genome Study Reveals Evolution of Ruminants
New Data Opens New Opportunities for Research, Conservation and Animal Breeding By Lisa Howard A team of researchers has carried out a detailed study of the genomes of ruminants, giving new insight into their evolution and success. Ruminants including deer and antelope, as well as sheep, goats, cattle and their wild relatives, have thrived in […]
