By Lisa Howard March 19, 2018 Chirp Microsystems, a startup enabled with technology developed at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, announced it has been acquired by Japanese electronics giant TDK... Read More
Tag Archives : UC Davis faculty
Can Gun Violence Restraining Orders Help Prevent Mass Shootings?
Aj Cheline
March 6, 2018
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By Lisa Howard March 7, 2018 Dr. Amy Barnhorst, a psychiatrist and the vice chair of Community Psychiatry in the UC Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, became involved... Read More
Training a Bee to Fly Upwind: Stacey Combes’ Research Reveals the Complex Biomechanics that Help Insects Survive
Aj Cheline
March 5, 2018
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By Lisa Howard March 7, 2018 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... Read More
Kalindi Vora Receives 2018 Rachel Carson Prize for ‘Life Support’
Aj Cheline
March 5, 2018
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By Sarah Rebolloso McCullough March 7, 2018 Kalindi Vora, director of the UC Davis Feminist Research Institute and associate professor of gender, sexuality, and women’s studies, has been awarded the... Read More
Startup Receives FDA Clearance for Polymer That Can Help Injured Bones Regrow
Aj Cheline
January 25, 2018
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By Lisa Howard January 25, 2018 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... Read More
UC Davis Licenses Technology for Miniaturized System That Can Detect Chemicals With High Specificity and Sensitivity
Aj Cheline
December 18, 2017
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By Lisa Howard December 18, 2017 The University of California, Davis, is pleased to announce a licensing agreement with SensIT Ventures Inc. for a breakthrough technology that can be used... Read More
How Susan Ustin Helped Launch a New Field of Study and Why She Continues to Study the Earth from Above
Aj Cheline
December 4, 2017
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In 1982, Susan Ustin began working with NASA satellite data to study how plants respond to environmental stress. Thirty-five years later, the pioneer in remote sensing, and a distinguished professor of... Read More
Muir Institute Selects Fellows to Further Its Environmental Mission
Aj Cheline
November 8, 2017
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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... Read More
Kalindi Vora named director of Feminist Research Institute at UC Davis
Aj Cheline
November 2, 2017
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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... Read More
Scientists Rally to Help Unique Research Facility Destroyed by Hurricane Maria
Aj Cheline
October 25, 2017
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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... Read More