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Revolutionizing Energy Systems

We make significant contributions to climate mitigation through innovations in energy efficiency, generation and storage.

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Strengthening Climate Resilience

We advance human, infrastructure and ecosystem resilience in the face of potentially devastating climate impacts by developing and implementing leading-edge technologies and engineering approaches.

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Transforming Mobility

We lead the development of future transportation systems for movement across land, water, air and extraterrestrial environments.

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We improve population health and healthcare through the development of advanced technologies, devices for personalized health monitoring and health informatics.

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Rooted in Community, Reaching for Discovery

  • by Grace Call
  • September 18, 2025
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UC Davis Ph.D. candidate Nicole O’Shea is forging new discoveries in ternary metal alloys through a fellowship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, while also cultivating community on campus and inspiring peers in the collaborative materials science field.
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Alissa Kendall Appointed Director of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

  • by UC Davis Office of Research
  • September 15, 2025
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Alissa Kendall, the Ray B. Krone Endowed Professor of Environmental Engineering, has been named the new director of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, or ITS-Davis, the Office of Research announced today (Sept. 15). Kendall succeeds founding director Dan Sperling, who has led the institute since its establishment in 1991.
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Cheaper, Sustainable Plant Biomanufacturing on Earth and in Space

  • by Neelanjana Gautam, UC Davis Office of Research
  • September 15, 2025
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Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have been awarded a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to develop new technologies and workforce training programs to grow plants in low-resource environments both on Earth and in space.
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Engineers Create Mini Microscope for Real-Time Brain Imaging

  • by Matt Marcure
  • September 12, 2025
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UC Davis researchers have created a miniaturized microscope for real-time, high-resolution imaging of brain activity in mice. The device is a significant step toward revolutionizing how neuroscientists study behavior and perception in the brain.
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Sunglasses for Plants, and Sustainable Agriculture

  • by Andy Fell, UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • September 09, 2025
A multilayer film that reflects heat while letting through light needed for photosynthesis could make greenhouse agriculture more energy- and water-efficient. Such a film has been developed by engineers at the University of California, Davis, and is described in a recent paper in Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research.

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Student Satellite Project an Exercise in Technology and Teamwork

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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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Advances in Children's Healthcare Fueled by NIH Funding

Professor of Biomedical Engineering Ramsey Badawi led a team of UC Davis researchers to develop the world’s first total-body PET scanner, thanks to support from the National Institutes of Health. The scanner is much faster and safer than traditional PET scanners, allowing children to receive their scans without the need for sedation or anesthesia. 

Learn how this research saves lives

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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. 

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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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Air quality testing for heavy metals after the LA fires

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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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Thrilling Progress in Brain-Computer Interfaces from UC Labs
Tyler Singer-Clark, a Ph.D. student in biomedical engineering, shone a spotlight on twenty years of UC Davis research to restore speech to those with paralysis. He also discussed his work to enable control of a computer mouse with the same brain-computer interface. “Users don’t have to choose between speech or computer control,” he said.
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Ahmet Palazoglu Named UC Systemwide Academic Senate Chair
The Distinguished Professor of chemical engineering will provide direction for the 2025-26 academic year. Palazoglu has held several systemwide and campus-wide leadership roles, including chair of the UC Davis Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and vice chair and chair of the UC Davis division of the Academic Senate.
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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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