UC Davis Engineering in the News
State stem cell agency funds clinical trial for spina bifida treatment
UC Davis Health, November 12, 2020
California’s stem cell agency (CIRM) awarded a $9 million grant to Diana Farmer, professor and chair of surgery at UC Davis Health, and Aijun Wang, associate professor of surgery and biomedical engineering, to help launch the world’s first human clinical trial using stem cells to treat spina bifida, a birth defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord don't form properly.
COVID-19 Safety for Coffee Shops
Daily Coffee News, October 20, 2020
Mandatory mask usage, maximum ventilation, air purifiers and time limits are four of the most useful and actionable tools for coffee shop owners in keeping their employees and customers safe from the spread of COVID-19, according to the lessons from a new video called “The Science of COVID-19 Safety for Coffee Businesses” featuring William Ristenpart, a chemical engineer at UC Davis.
Comparing face coverings in controlling expired particles
EurekAlert!, September 25, 2020
Laboratory tests of surgical and N95 masks by researchers at the University of California, Davis, show that they do cut down the amount of aerosolized particles emitted during breathing, talking and coughing.
2020
- UC opens new AI institute for next-generation food systems | The Farmer | August 27, 2020
- Total-body PET/CT Captures Full Picture of Systemic Inflammatory Arthritis | Imaging Technology News | July 14, 2020
- Non-invasive fetal oxygen monitor could make for safer deliveries | Science Daily | June 17, 2020
- New Double-Contrast Technique Picks Up Small Tumors On MRI | Science Blog | May 25, 2020
- COVID-19 may spread through breathing and talking — but we don't know how much | LiveScience | April 7, 2020
- How Concrete Production Can Help or Hurt Our Environment | Futurity | March 24, 2020
- Anti-Solar Cells Could Generate Electricity at Night | Universe Today | February 5, 2020
- Instead of high-tech hardware, plants might one day produce medicines on Mars | Technology.Org | January 31, 2020
2019
- Why drones are important for sustainable agriculture in the 21st century | Fruit Growers News | December 18, 2019
- Are students getting enough air? | Phys.org | November 5, 2019
- A Breath Test for Opioids | Science & Technology Research News | October 8, 2019
- Microbes make chemicals for scent marking in a cat | Phys.org | September 13, 2019
- UC Davis Drone Academy Keeps on Soaring | The Davis Enterprise | Aug. 18, 2019
- Robot arm tastes with engineered bacteria | Science & Technology Research News | July 1, 2019
- UCD engineering students take on the big issues | The Davis Enterprise | June 8, 2019
- Report: Lake Tahoe clarity improves by over 10 feet in 2018 | The Tahoe Daily Tribune | May 23, 2019
2018
- Using Tribology to Analyze the Mouthfeel of Wine | AZO Materials | November 28, 2018
- Detecting E. coli strains using molecular electronics | EurekAlert! | November 5, 2018
- Detecting E. coli strains using molecular electronics | phys.org | November 5, 2018
- 10 From UC Davis Elected as AAAS Fellows | UC Davis | November 27, 2018
- UC Davis Student Team Wins Amazon Alexa Artificial Intelligence Challenge | Yuba Net | November 28, 2018
- UCD team wins $500K in Amazon Alexa AI challenge | Davis Enterprise | December 7, 2018
- This Total-Body Scanner Is a Breakthrough For Medical Science | GEEK.COM | November 21, 2018
- World's first full-body medical scanner generates astonishing 3D images | New Atlas | November 19, 2018
- This Total-Body Scanner Is a Breakthrough For Medical Science | Geek.com | November 21, 2018
- Grant to Expand Free STEM Textbook Project | UC Davis News | Oct. 9, 2018
- My turn: CA’s transportation is broken. The next governor can fix it. | CalMatters | Sept. 30, 2018
- A summer of smog: Southern California endures 87 consecutive days of dirty air | King 5 NBC News Affiliate | Sept. 23, 2018
- Urban wildfires bring lingering worries about what’s in the ash and air | PBS New Hour | Sept. 11, 2018
- UC Davis Receives $1 Million From Keck Foundation Following Virus Discovery | UC Davis News | Sept. 6, 2018
- Mechanical and Adhesive Properties of Crude Oil Droplets: Contributions of Interfacial Components | American Chemical Society | August 23, 2018
- NVIDIA to Collaborate with DARPA to Develop Systems for Post-Moore’s Law Era | NVIDIA | July 24, 2018
- Starving stem cells of oxygen can help build stronger bones | California Institute for Regenerative Medicine | July 12, 2018
- DNA-ROM: New Grant Aims for Memory Chips Based on DNA | Egghead | July 17, 2018
- CCST Welcomes UC Davis Distinguished Professor Alexandra Navrotsky and UCLA Chancellor Emeritus Albert Carnesale to Board of Directors | California Council on Science and Technology | July 17, 2018
- Simon Cherry Receives SNMMI 2018 Paul C. Aebersold Award in Nuclear Medicine Science | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | June 24, 2018
- UC Davis First-Gen Stories: Semaj Troupe, Chemical Engineering | UC Davis News | June 21, 2018
- UC Davis Engineering Students Showcase Their Design Skills | Davis Enterprise | June 14, 2018
- Unprecedented Weather in 2017 Hurts Clarity Level in Lake Tahoe | UC Davis News | June 13, 2018
- Innovations in Parking, ‘Digital Medicines’ Top UC Davis Business Competition | UC Davis News | May 24, 2018
- Sam King: From academia to Silicon Valley — and back | Nature | April 30, 2018
- UC Davis Freshman Decision Day 2018 Photos: #FutureEngineer Photo Booth & More | Flickr | April 12, 2018
- Female-Majority Student Clubs Offer Support and Career Development | UC Davis: What Can I Do With My Major? | April 11, 2018
- What Are H-1B Visas, and Do They Hurt American Workers? | The New York Times | April 6, 2018
- Q&A: Bruce Gates on the Molecules That Can Drive Chemical Reactions | SLAC | March 26, 2018
- Women in Research: Dean Jennifer Sinclair Curtis | Wiley | March 20, 2018
- Consumer, Industrial Products Overtake Transportation as Source of Urban Air Pollution | UC Davis News | February 15, 2018
- Silicon Nanostructures Bend Light to Make Faster Photodiodes | IEEE Spectrum | February 14, 2018
- Investing in the Future: UC Davis’ AvenueE Program Will Benefit Twice as Many Students in the Next 2 Years | UC Davis | Feb. 12, 2018
- ASEE PRISM: UC Davis and Hanoi University of Mining and Geology Partnership | ASEE PRISM | January 2, 2018