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Total-Body PET Imaging Takes a Look at Long COVID

  • by Andy Fell, UC Davis News and Media Relations
Using total-body PET imaging to get a better understanding of long COVID disease is the goal of a new project at the University of California, Davis, in collaboration with UC San Francisco. The project is funded by a grant of $3.2 million over four years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.
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Beyond the Comfort Zone

  • by Grace Call
UC Davis runner and computer science master’s student Zachary Graeber takes lessons from cross country into the lab. With endurance, focus and resilience, he’s tackling research challenges in computing while pushing his limits on the track.
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Aggie Engineers Go 'Face to Face' with Chancellor May

  • by Anila Lijo, UC Davis News and Media Relations
This month’s Face to Face With Chancellor May features Splash Tech, a forward-thinking startup tackling one of the most overlooked problems in home maintenance: swimming pool chemical management. The company grew out of a senior design project from electrical and computer engineering students at UC Davis.

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From Labs to Lives

How Research Funding Solves Real-World Problems
Below, our engineering researchers describe the impact of their work, and the consequences if federal support for this cutting-edge research were reduced or eliminated.
 
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Groundbreaking Imaging Technology Created through Federal Funding

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering Simon Cherry co-developed the world’s first total-body PET scanner, thanks to support from the National Institutes of Health. With its increased image clarity and low radiation doses, the technology has transformed how doctors diagnose and treat conditions, such as cancer and heart disease. 

Kent Leach
Federal Support of Biomedical Research Invests in Health of Americans, National Economy

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Kent Leach's NIH-funded lab develops biomaterials to help the body heal damaged bone, crucial innovations for the 1 in 2 American adults with a musculoskeletal disorder. In 2034, when seniors will outnumber children in the U.S., these breakthroughs will have significant implications for the national economy. 

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Federally Funded Open Source Software Project Crucial to World Infrastructure

In a recent Labs to Lives video, Professor of Computer Science Vladimir Filkov details his multidisciplinary NSF-funded initiative, which develops AI algorithms and software analysis tools to help open-source software projects stay on sustainable trajectories. These projects are an integral part of innovation in the digital landscape.  

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‘Jelly Ice’ Is a Weird New Kind of Ice That Never Melts

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An astronaut called a satellite ‘impossible.’ With UC Davis, he’ll help launch it

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Congress could soon revoke California’s vehicle emissions standards

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Researchers Find Harmful Chemicals in LA Fire Cleanup Zones
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Michael Kleeman led a study, currently under peer review, that detected elevated levels of hexavalent chromium and silver in air samples collected from debris cleanup zones for the Eaton and Palisades wildfires. The findings are part of the 10-year, multi-institutional LA Fire HEALTH Study.
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Crude Oil, Flame Retardants Can Have Mutli-Generational Impacts
Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering David Rocke has contributed to an interdisciplinary research project exploring how oil and flame retardants affect health over numerous generations. The research provides new insight into environmental risk and how toxic exposures unfold over time.
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Alum Kim Budil Named to 2025 Forbes 50 Over 50
Budil, M.S. ’88, Ph.D. ’94, joins such exemplary women as Maria Shriver, Halle Berry and others on this annual list. Categorized under “Innovation,” Budil is celebrated for her achievements in science and national security, as well as her trailblazing role as the first woman to lead Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories.  

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