By Lisa Howard October 17, 2017 UC Davis faculty are part of a multidisciplinary design team chosen to develop solutions to strengthen the San Francisco Bay Area’s resilience to the... Read More
Tag Archives : UC Davis faculty
UC Davis Startups Tackle Complex Problems
Aj Cheline
October 2, 2017
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By Lisa Howard September 26, 2017 The University of California, Davis, enabled the foundation of 14 commercial startups during the past fiscal year through licensing agreements, or exclusive options to... Read More
Researcher Profile: Irwin Donis-González Wants to Share the Best of the Best
Aj Cheline
August 26, 2017
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By Lisa Howard August 28, 2017 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,... Read More
Brave New Medicine: How an Enzyme Created with Synthetic DNA May Enable the First Treatment for Celiac Disease
Aj Cheline
August 25, 2017
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By Lisa Howard August 28, 2017 The way Justin Siegel describes it, ordering synthetic DNA online is almost as easy as ordering a pair of shoes from Zappos. “You just... Read More
Reconstruction of Ancient Chromosomes Offers Insight Into Mammalian Evolution
Aj Cheline
June 21, 2017
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By Lisa Howard June 21, 2017 What if researchers could go back in time 105 million years and accurately sequence the chromosomes of the first placental mammal? What would it... Read More
Amber Waves of Genetic Wheat Mutations: Developing Better Wheat to Feed the World
Aj Cheline
June 7, 2017
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By Lisa Howard June 8, 2017 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,... Read More
Pianist, Wheat Geneticist Recipients of 2017 Innovator of the Year Award
Aj Cheline
June 6, 2017
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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... Read More
Feminist Research Institute Looks to Bridge Gap between Humanistic and Scientific Sides of UC Davis
Aj Cheline
May 25, 2017
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By Lisa Howard May 24, 2017 In her opening remarks at the Feminist Research Institute symposium, “Feminist Research Across the Disciplines,” Interim Director Laura Grindstaff noted that feminist scholarship has... Read More
Researcher Spotlight: How an Interdisciplinary Team of Researchers Became Interested in the Ethics of CRISPR/Cas-9
Aj Cheline
May 25, 2017
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By Lisa Howard May 18, 2017 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... Read More
Research Project Looks to Increase Women and Underrepresented Minorities in the Sciences
Aj Cheline
May 25, 2017
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By Lisa Howard May 11, 2017 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... Read More