Entries by Aj Cheline
Primo “Lucky” Lara named UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Director
Primo Nery Lara, Jr. has been named director of the National Cancer Institute-designated UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, leading a team of more than 300 scientists with an estimated $90 million in annual research funding and a clinical enterprise that serves more than 10,000 adult and pediatric patients throughout the region every year. “Dr. Lara […]
Startup Founded by Researchers From UC Davis and UC Berkeley Acquired by TDK Corporation
By Lisa Howard Chirp Microsystems, a startup enabled with technology developed at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, announced it has been acquired by Japanese electronics giant TDK Corporation. Based in Berkeley, Chirp Microsystems makes tiny, ultra-low power sensors that function like sonar or echolocation, sending out ultrasonic sound waves and then measuring how long it […]
Spring 2018 Issue
Research Matters Quarterly Newsletter Spring 2018
Can Gun Violence Restraining Orders Help Prevent Mass Shootings?
By Lisa Howard Dr. Amy Barnhorst, a psychiatrist and the vice chair of Community Psychiatry in the UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, became involved in gun violence prevention after the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut that left 20 children and six adults dead. In the aftermath of […]
Training a Bee to Fly Upwind: Stacey Combes’ Research Reveals the Complex Biomechanics that Help Insects Survive
By Lisa Howard 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 into a new […]
Kalindi Vora Receives 2018 Rachel Carson Prize for ‘Life Support’
By Sarah Rebolloso McCullough 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 writer, scientist and […]
Startup Receives FDA Clearance for Polymer That Can Help Injured Bones Regrow
By Lisa Howard 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 a loss of […]
UC Davis Is Educating and Inspiring the Next Generation of Nuclear Scientists
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 […]
