Entries by Aj Cheline

UC Davis Establishes Alliance of Excellence in Biophotonics with German Leibniz Institute for Photonic Technologies

November 9, 2017 The University of California, Davis, and the Leibniz Institute for Photonic Technologies (Leibniz-IPHT), in Jena, Germany, have entered an agreement of cooperation to establish the Jena-Davis (JEDIS) Alliance of Excellence in Biophotonics — designed to promote North American-German cooperation on research and development in the field of biophotonics. The project aims to […]

Muir Institute Selects Fellows to Further Its Environmental Mission

By Lisa Howard November 8, 2017 The John Muir Institute of the Environment at University of California, Davis, is pleased to announce the selection of six UC Davis experts for its inaugural class of fellows. The fellows were identified as those who have made a real-world impact on society and have the potential to help […]

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 director. Vora comes to UC Davis from UC San Diego where she served as associate professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies, and as affiliate […]

Scientists Rally to Help Unique Research Facility Destroyed by Hurricane Maria

By Lisa Howard October 25, 2017 When Darcy Hannibal wanted to eat lunch while she was studying rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago — also known as Monkey Island, a half mile off the coast of Puerto Rico — she had to put herself in a cage. “Otherwise the monkeys will go for your food,” said […]

UC Davis Sponsored Research Funding Increases to $783 Million

By Lisa Howard October 16, 2017 The University of California, Davis, received $783 million in external research funding for fiscal year 2016-17, up $23 million from the previous year. UC Davis remained fourth overall among University of California campuses, which received a combined total of $6.08 billion from all external sponsors during fiscal year 2016-17, […]

UC Davis Startups Tackle Complex Problems

By Lisa Howard September 26, 2017 The University of California, Davis, enabled the foundation of 14 commercial startups during the past fiscal year through licensing agreements, or exclusive options to obtain such licenses, for technologies developed at the university. This brings the total number of new startups in the past five years to 63. “Helping […]

Summer 2017 Issue

Research Matters Quarterly Newsletter Summer 2017

Elsevier, Inc. and UC Davis Partner on Data Science Initiatives

By AJ Cheline August 29, 2017 Elsevier, Inc., one of the world’s major providers of scientific and information exchange and analytics, has partnered with UC Davis to advance two data science initiatives — one focused on environmental research and the other on the effectiveness and efficiency of research at UC Davis. In addition to monetary […]

Researcher Profile: Irwin Donis-González Wants to Share the Best of the Best

By Lisa Howard August 28, 2017 Irwin Donis-González met his wife when he was putting chestnuts through a CT scanner in the Department of Veterinary Science at Michigan State University, a machine more commonly used to look at the insides of domestic pets like dogs or cats. When they met, Kristine was a veterinary student […]