Entries by Aj Cheline

UC Davis Sponsored Research Funding Increases to $783 Million

By Lisa Howard 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, about 1 percent […]

UC Davis Startups Tackle Complex Problems

By Lisa Howard 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 translate university research […]

Summer 2017 Issue

Research Matters Quarterly Newsletter Summer 2017

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

By AJ Cheline 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 support, Elsevier is […]

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

By Lisa Howard 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 and Donis-González was […]

Mini-Grant Program in Geriatrics-2017-2018

Sponsored by: Dr. Nancy E. Lane, Endowed Chair of Aging, Director for the Center for Musculoskeletal Health (CMH) Funds are available for pilot grants ranging up to $10,000 each to encourage the development of novel curriculum or exploratory interventions related to improving the care or well-being of elders. These grants are available for students, residents, […]

Podcast: CNPRC Researchers Visit Unique Primate Centers in Borneo and Thailand

In this edition of the “Monkey Talk” podcast we chat with Dr. Jeff Roberts, Associate Director of Primate Services, and JoAnn Yee, manager of the center’s Pathogen Detection Laboratory Core, about their recent travel to Borneo and Thailand to share their expertise in working with nonhuman primates (NHPs) with their overseas counterparts at two unique […]