Science & Technology

Ali Bouzari reveals the secret ingredients to understanding food science UC Davis alumnus Ali Bouzari’s new food science and culinary book, Ingredient, examines the scientific agents that help us cook our food. The book serves as an illustrated guide to cooking for people of all culinary levels, and introduces readers to the behind-the-scenes ingredients responsible […]

How building a community in engineering is keeping students in college, providing resources, networks UC Davis prides itself in keeping students in school, and with a 90 percent first-year and 86 percent transfer-student retention rate, it’s earned the right to be proud. One of the ways that UC Davis keeps students from dropping out is […]

Professionals in Silicon Valley taking off-label, psychedelic drugs to improve cognition, links to UC Davis Lisa* is an undergraduate biochemistry and molecular biology major at UC Davis who has been regularly taking off-label modafinil, a cognitive-enhancing drug normally prescribed for people with narcolepsy, for roughly six months. The reason: microdosing, or the experimental act of […]

UC Davis offers many outlets for STEM students to creatively publish, showcase their work Students at UC Davis may remember the old high school days when English teachers pounded the restrictive five-paragraph essay format into their brains. As STEM majors enter college, there are various clubs and scientific journals available as platforms to publish research […]

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center clinical trial seeks efficient treatment for late-stage cancer With the help of a UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCDCCC) immunotherapy clinical trial, 60-year-old Lodi resident Victoria Pouchés has been given a second chance at life. Pouchés was diagnosed with late-stage ovarian cancer in October 2013 and soon after began chemotherapy […]

UC Davis researcher tracks movements of microscopic larvae using programmable robots, provides insight on habitat restoration, global warming Marine larvae are early-stage marine organisms that turn into recognizable species like sea stars, crustaceans and fish. They can be as big as the head of a pin or as small as the tip of one, a […]

UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain launches The Cochlear Implant project, seeks advancement in auditory, linguistic communications Two out of 1,000 children born in the United States every year have detectable hearing loss in one or both ears, according to the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). Researchers at the UC […]

US Right to Know files lawsuit for documents on GMOs, pesticides A lawsuit against UC Davis was filed last month urging the university to heed requests regarding the release of documents on its work with genetically modified organisms (GMO) and pesticides, and their tie into the agrichemical industry. US Right to Know, the non-profit organization […]

Water Action Committee sets 22 percent water conservation goal Last year, the UC Davis campus saved 471.5 millions gallons of water, according to the UC Davis Water Dashboard. To improve this number even further, the UC Davis Water Action Committee (WAC) set a goal to reduce water usage 22 percent from March 2015 to October […]

After a two year hiatus, The California Aggie’s science and technology desk is back. As the many of the world’s most powerful volcanoes lay dormant, so too did The California Aggie’s science and technology desk — until now. My name is Ariel Robbins and I’m the science and technology desk editor helping to rise the […]

UC Davis’ STEM-related clubs offer students academic, social support UC Davis offers a wide variety of majors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), but large class sizes and limited office hours in these heavily impacted majors can make it difficult to find academic help or study partners. Luckily, UC Davis’ wide array of STEM-related […]

How to successfully navigate a STEM undergraduate career; advice from STEM major advisors Freshman year can be notoriously overwhelming, but, luckily, for first-years in need of advice, there are plenty of resources available. Emma Martinez, Lori Bergum, Kate Creveling and Natasha Coulter, four of the many science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) major advisors at […]