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Campus-Roasted, Student-Designed

Phoebe Sothern, a fourth-year art studio major with a passion for illustration and curiosity for what goes into a great cup of black coffee, is the creative mind behind three new coffee bean bag designs hitting the shelves at UC Davis Stores this November.

Team Develops AI Tool to Measure Real-Time Crop Health from the Field

With a quick leaf scan, the AI-powered Leaf Monitor delivers real-time nutrient insights for crops. By replacing weeks-long lab tests, the new tool, developed by UC Davis engineers, can help farmers boost yields, cut fertilizer waste and manage fields with precision and sustainability.

Sunglasses for Plants, and Sustainable Agriculture

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.

Total-Body PET Imaging Takes a Look at Long COVID

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.

Beyond the Comfort Zone

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.

Aggie Engineers Go 'Face to Face' with Chancellor May

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.