Entries by Aj Cheline
No Super Powers but Nuclear Program Gets Students Excited about Science
By Lisa Howard Nuclear physics isn’t usually on the curriculum for high school and middle school students, but during the past year more than 1,000 students and teachers from 20 schools have been doing some fundamental experiments at the UC Davis McClellan Nuclear Research Center. The facility in Sacramento was originally built by the U.S. […]
International Consortium Officially Launches Earth BioGenome Project in London
By Lisa Howard Key scientific partners and funders from around the globe gathered in London today to officially launch the Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), a global effort to sequence the genetic code of all the planet’s eukaryotes — some 1.5 million known species, including all plants, animals, protozoa and fungi. Today also marks the announcement by […]
Dr. Laurie Brignolo Appointed to Lead Campus Animal Care for Teaching and Research
UC Davis Vice Chancellor for Research Prasant Mohapatra announces selection of Dr. Laurie Brignolo to serve as executive director of the UC Davis Teaching and Research Animal Care Program, effective November 1. Brignolo arrives at this new position with long-term experience as a manager and director in laboratory animal settings and with a strong skill […]
Muir Institute Recognizes Faculty and Staff Solving Real-world Environmental Problems
By Lisa Howard The John Muir Institute of the Environment at University of California, Davis, announced the selection of the 2018 Muir Institute Fellows during its annual open house on October 22 at The Barn. Now in its second year, the program recognizes exemplary UC Davis faculty and staff whose career and research epitomizes the […]
Fall 2018 Issue
Research Matters Quarterly Newsletter Fall 2018
UC Davis Selects Global Plant Genetics, Ltd. for Strawberry Licensing in Europe, Mediterranean and South America
UC Davis Office of Research The University of California has entered into a master agreement with Global Plant Genetics, Ltd., based in Norfolk, England, for the sublicensing of new strawberry varieties in selected countries within Europe, the Mediterranean and South America. The agreement governs the commercialization of new varieties from the UC Davis Public Strawberry […]
UC Davis Sets Record With $846.7 Million in Research Funding
By Lisa Howard The University of California, Davis, had a record year for external research funding in fiscal year 2017-18, receiving $846.7 million in awards, a $64 million increase from the previous year. “UC Davis is a thought leader in research and innovation, and this level of achievement validates that assertion,” said Chancellor Gary S. […]
Comprehensive Cancer Center Receives $6.3 million to address disparities for Latinos, Asians and Blacks
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, an Organized Research Unit overseen by the UC Davis Office of Research, has received a $6.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities for a 5-year study to tease out why some ethnic and racial minority groups fare worse than whites when they […]
Interview with Prasant Mohapatra on His New Role as Vice Chancellor for Research
Prasant Mohapatra was recently selected by UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May to serve as vice chancellor for research — taking a leading role over the university’s $847 million research funding portfolio and responsibility for supporting the translation of that research into knowledge and technology to benefit society. Mohapatra officially started in his new position […]
