By Lisa Howard March 7, 2018 According to Stacey Combes, it’s not hard to train a bee to fly upwind in a wind tunnel. “They like certain colors and certain scents. And they like to feed.” Combes is an associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior at UC Davis. She recently moved […]
By Sarah Rebolloso McCullough March 7, 2018 Kalindi Vora, director of the UC Davis Feminist Research Institute and associate professor of gender, sexuality, and women’s studies, has been awarded the 2018 Rachel Carson Prize for her book, Life Support: Biocapital and the New History of Outsourced Labor. The Rachel Carson Prize, named after the acclaimed […]
By Lisa Howard January 25, 2018 A biotechnology startup enabled by UC Davis, Molecular Matrix Inc., has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for a carbohydrate-based polymer that can help injured bones heal and regrow. Osteo-P™, a synthetic bone graft substitute, supports and guides the growth of new bone — such as when there is […]
By Lisa Howard January 18, 2018 High school and college students in the greater Sacramento region have a unique opportunity to learn about nuclear science at the UC Davis McClellan Nuclear Research Center. A new educational outreach program, the Nautilus Program, named after the U.S. Navy’s first nuclear submarine, is giving students hands-on experience with […]
Research Matters Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2017
By Lisa Howard December 18, 2017 The University of California, Davis, is pleased to announce a licensing agreement with SensIT Ventures Inc. for a breakthrough technology that can be used to identify a broad range of chemicals from environmental samples. The license, negotiated by the InnovationAccess team within the UC Davis Office of Research, provides […]
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 the UC Davis Life Sciences building for course MCB 294, “Current Progress in Biotechnology.” The Friday seminar is part of the Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology […]
In 1982, Susan Ustin began working with NASA satellite data to study how plants respond to environmental stress. Thirty-five years later, the pioneer in remote sensing, and a distinguished professor of environmental and resource sciences at UC Davis, is still finding new ways to tackle environmental problems from above. By Lisa Howard December 4, 2017 When […]
Sara L. Nichols Brings Experience with Cap-and-Trade, International Climate Diplomacy By Lisa Howard November 20, 2017 The John Muir Institute of the Environment at UC Davis is pleased to announce the selection of Sara L. Nichols as associate director of strategic initiatives. Nichols joins the team to coordinate and manage large-scale interdisciplinary research and outreach […]
