Science & Technology

STEM clubs provide opportunity to get academic guidance and socialize The beginning of the new school year brings new faces and new opportunities for every Aggie. During these frenzied times, it is important to highlight the resources for Aggies. For students who are in science, technology, engineering and mathematics related fields, this could mean joining […]

New book by UC Davis and UCSB scientists highlights investments California has made to help humans, wildlife thrive UC Davis and UCSB scientists recently published a book, “Floodplains: Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services,” which recommends green infrastructure fixes to help reduce flooding risks in urban areas. “Floodplains are low-lying areas along [rivers] that will […]

Researchers successfully create chip that may pave way for next generation technology A high frequency electrical chip has been developed at UC Davis that surpasses the speeds of current technology. Graduate student Hossein Jalili came to UC Davis in 2013 to conduct research under Omeed Momeni, an assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering. They […]

MIND Institute awarded $12 million over 5 years to fund autism research The UC Davis MIND Institute has been awarded one of five Autism Center for Excellence (ACE) grants in the country to create a “Center for the Development of Phenotype-based Treatments of Autism Spectrum Disorder”. The research center started with the Autism Phenome project. […]

How the gender imbalance in tech hurts women and innovation As a woman, I’ve met countless surprised expressions waiting outside my computer science classes after I confirm that, yes, I am indeed a computer science major. Even in the comfortable and accepting space of UC Davis, I’ve studied in a computer lab as the only […]

Researchers aren’t horsing around with program to detect equine facial keypoints As technology advances to make life more comfortable for humans, the need for developments in animal welfare also grows. While a computer with automated expression recognition for an animal’s face may seem far-fetched, a third-year computer science Ph.D. student at UC Davis has completed […]

New tools allow for accurate analyses of subsurface systems Kari Cooper, a professor in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department at UC Davis, is researching what happens underneath a volcano through indirect examinations. Cooper’s research group studied post-eruption volcanoes in New Zealand, the most recent of which was about 200 years old, which is considered […]

UC Davis researcher studies ways to improve pig welfare through personality typing Kristina Horback, an assistant professor in the Animal Science Department, is researching psychology and communication in swine. She previously studied the behavior of wild species, like elephants and prairie dogs, before coming to UC Davis in September of 2016. Her interest has always […]

Research from UC Davis scientist challenges a traditional ecology theory A recent study published in Ecology Letters and led in part by UC Davis entomology and nematology professor Rachel Vanette could change scientists’ understanding of how microbes are dispersed in nature. Mimulus aurantiacus, commonly called Sticky Monkeyflower, is a flowering plant found along the West […]

Scientists hope to control spread of illness with genetically modified mosquitoes resistant to malaria parasite, use of CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool Malaria is responsible for about half a million deaths every year. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) currently reports that 3.2 billion people inhabit areas at risk of malaria transmission. The prevalence of this mosquito-borne […]

Scientific, medical experts come together to advocate for action, policy change Significant scientific evidence links exposure to toxic environmental chemicals to neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, attention deficits, hyperactivity and other learning and intellectual disabilities. Project TENDR: Targeting Environmental Neurodevelopmental Risks, co-founded by Irva Hertz-Picciotto, the director of the UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Core […]

Home remodeling project in San Francisco leads to study of a mummified child In a strange twist of events, a seemingly normal home remodeling project turned into an archaeological excavation led by archaeologist and UC Davis anthropology professor Jelmer Eerkens when the mummified daughter of an elite historical San Francisco family was uncovered. The California […]