Entries by Aj Cheline
Reconstruction of Ancient Chromosomes Offers Insight Into Mammalian Evolution
By Lisa Howard What if researchers could go back in time 105 million years and accurately sequence the chromosomes of the first placental mammal? What would it reveal about evolution and modern mammals, including humans? In a study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have gone back in time, […]
Office of Research Announces the Roll Out of Cayuse SP for Processing New Sponsored Project Awards Beginning July 1, 2017
The Office of Research is pleased to announce the roll out of Cayuse SP for processing new sponsored project awards beginning July 1, 2017. We will also begin the phased roll out of Cayuse SP for new proposal development and submission (currently in pilot testing) later this summer. Once fully implemented, Cayuse SP will simplify […]
America’s Mighty Dream: Pianist/Activist Lara Downes and the Transformative Power of Music
By Lisa Howard June 8, 2017 Lara Downes grew up in San Francisco, near the beach, in a house with three pianos: two baby grands and an upright. She is the eldest of three intensely musical sisters who all practiced at the same time, taking turns on the different instruments. “One piano was in the […]
Amber Waves of Genetic Wheat Mutations: Developing Better Wheat to Feed the World
By Lisa Howard Jorge Dubcovsky, a world-renowned wheat breeder and geneticist, says he is not a romantic when it comes to the visual appeal of a wheat field, not even when it is bathed in the golden light of a California sunset. “You know those old paintings that show these beautiful wheat fields with waving spikes? […]
Pianist, Wheat Geneticist Recipients of 2017 Innovator of the Year Award
by Lisa Howard June 8, 2017 Lara Downes, artist in residence at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, and Jorge Dubcovsky, distinguished professor of plant sciences and Howard Hughes Medical Institute researcher, were named the 2017 Innovators of the Year by University of California, Davis, Interim Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter at a ceremony on […]
New Electronic Conflict of Interest Disclosure System Now Available
Research Compliance & Integrity (RCI) is pleased to announce the rollout of a fully online Conflict of Interest (COI) disclosure process to the research community. This system eliminates all paper-based COI disclosures and will make process more efficient and user friendly. As of June 1, 2017, we will be asking investigators to submit all disclosures […]
Feminist Research Institute Looks to Bridge Gap between Humanistic and Scientific Sides of UC Davis
By Lisa Howard In her opening remarks at the Feminist Research Institute symposium, “Feminist Research Across the Disciplines,” Interim Director Laura Grindstaff noted that feminist scholarship has had minimal impact on the STEM disciplines compared to social sciences and humanities. “In STEM, there is increasing attention to the under-representation of women and people of color […]
Researcher Spotlight: How an Interdisciplinary Team of Researchers Became Interested in the Ethics of CRISPR/Cas-9
By Lisa Howard CRISPR/Cas-9 is a powerful new gene modification technology that has the capability to change the genome of any living species, including humans. As part of a seed grant from the Feminist Research Institute, four UC Davis faculty are looking at the implications of this brave new world and developing a feminist framework […]
Research Project Looks to Increase Women and Underrepresented Minorities in the Sciences
By Lisa Howard Susan Eberler’s research focuses on wine and chemistry. Patsy Eubanks Owens’ research focuses on the relationships between people and the outdoor environment. Astrid Volder specializes in plant root systems — how plant roots respond to stresses such as extreme heat or drought. And Marco Molinaro’s research has looked at the applications of […]
