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Engineers Help Bring Aggie Square to Life

  • by Matt Marcure
  • May 06, 2025
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After eight years of planning and development, Aggie Square opened its doors on the University of California, Davis' Sacramento campus on May 2. Among the first experts setting the stage for the expansive innovation district are members of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
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How Aggie Square Is Advancing Innovation in Sacramento

  • by UC Davis Staff
  • April 30, 2025
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From bioengineering and medical device development, the next chapter of UC Davis' innovation story is set to unfold at Aggie Square. Here is a look at three innovative teams and programs connected to the College of Engineering that are getting ready to call it home.
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Where Art Meets Alloy

  • by Grace Call
  • April 29, 2025
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At UC Davis, a new bladesmithing club is forging more than knives. Led by materials science and engineering major Aaron Diamond, the team is (literally) sharpening hands-on skills and crafting connections.
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Combining Signals Could Make for Better Control of Prosthetics

  • by Andy Fell, UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • April 28, 2025
  • Research
A UC Davis team is combining muscle bulge and electrical signals to make prosthetic hands smarter and more natural. With 97% gesture accuracy, their EMG-FMG fusion could be a game-changer for prosthetics, robotics and virtual reality control.
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Seeing Light in 'Impossible' Places

  • by Matt Marcure
  • April 25, 2025
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Biomedical engineers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a fast and cost-effective microscopy system capable of imaging depths previously impossible to reach in scattering tissues, such as bone and the brain.

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UC Davis Hosts Annual NorCal Control Workshop
Organized by assistant professors Shima Nazari of mechanical and aerospace engineering and Matt Ellis of chemical engineering, the event brought together over 100 researchers from Stanford and the UC campuses of Davis, Berkeley, Merced and Santa Cruz, to discuss the current challenges and future directions in automation, systems and controls.
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Discussing Ways to Improve the Built Environment
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Sabbie Miller was the featured guest on the National Science Foundation’s Discovery Files podcast, which explores the latest scientific breakthroughs, to discuss her research on next-generation building materials capable of capturing carbon from the air.
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Raissa D’Souza Speaks on Federal Funding Impacts in UC Davis Labs to Lives Series
The associate dean of research, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and professor of computer science emphasized the crucial role of federal funding for academic research, particularly in this time of developing artificial intelligence. “Without federal funding, we hand over AI dominance to foreign nations,” she said.

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