Announcements

With an increase in cognitive and neurological disorders such as dementia, stroke and Alzheimer’s, researchers worldwide are actively seeking pathways to help people restore neural function and improve their quality of life. The UC Davis College of Engineering announces the launch of the UC Davis Center for Neuroengineering & Medicine (NE&M), an integrated, multi-disciplinary effort that seeks to repair, restore and augment human capacity to benefit society.

On Friday, October 9, 2020, the College of Engineering kicked off the Engineering Student Design Center (ESDC) expansion with a groundbreaking ceremony and virtual celebration.

Dear Engineering Undergraduates,

Dear Students, Researchers and Staff:

As a member of our college family, your care in all respects is extremely important to us. The events of the past week have been very upsetting and stressful, and we are all responding in different ways. Please know that our college is fully committed to a safe, inclusive and supportive environment for all, as well as to your own individual success and well-being. We recognize some of you may be feeling overwhelmed as you navigate the end of the quarter, exams, research and/or your work.

Join Chancellor May, Dean Curtis, students, alumni, faculty and friends for an online celebration as we break ground on the Engineering Student Design Center expansion on Friday, October 9 at 11:30 a.m.

RSVP to receive Zoom access information for the groundbreaking. Details will be distributed via email in advance of this online event.

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The U.S. News and World Report 2020 rankings of America’s Best Colleges show that UC Davis’ College of Engineering is moving up the list. The College of Engineering was ranked 29 out of 206 universities that offer doctoral programs, which is up three places from last year.

Highlights from the report:

Chemical Engineering professor Roland Faller will serve as the College of Engineering’s next Associate Dean of Facilities and Capital Planning, beginning July 1.

As associate dean, Faller will manage all College of Engineering capital projects and oversee space allocations, renovations and repairs, as well as new space construction. He will also serve as the college’s point of contact for space and capital planning across campus.

The University of California, Davis rose two places from last year in U.S. News and World Report’s ranking of engineering graduate schools. The College of Engineering is now ranked 31st out of over 200 public and private institutions across the country, tied with Virginia Tech and the University of Colorado, Boulder. This is the second increase in ranking in as many years.

“Our college continues to increase in national visibility and our growing prominence is being recognized by both our academic peers and industrial leaders,” said Dean Jennifer Sinclair Curtis.

Renowned UC Davis M.D./Ph.D. to helm one of the nation’s top-ranked biomedical engineering departments

by Brady Oppenheim

The College of Engineering’s Department of Biomedical Engineering is pleased to announce biomedical engineering professor Steven George as the Department’s new chair effective Jan. 1, 2019.