UC Davis engineering students take their thermodynamics class to the perfect setting — Iceland. Through field trips to geothermal plants, waterfalls and even an aluminum smelting facility, they see firsthand how engineering harnesses energy while exploring one of the most stunning landscapes on Earth.
The Cube³ Lab, part of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has developed a new course for first-year students to build community as they learn about and find solutions to the issues women face in STEM fields.
At the UC Davis Student Startup Center, students are creating space for underserved entrepreneurs through Cultural Connections initiatives. Build Black, ElevateHer, Accessible Startups and InnovAmigis foster community, provide resources and champion students to turn bold ideas into reality.
A few miles southeast of Downtown Sacramento, amidst world-class hospitals, research buildings and teaching facilities, biomedical engineers are helping shape the future of research, scholarship and entrepreneurship at UC Davis.
This summer, a multidisciplinary group of undergraduate students participated in a biomanufactured foods research challenge. Now, they are taking their project — turning agricultural waste into food using fungi — to Washington, D.C.
The annual UC Davis event, hosted by the Biomedical Engineering Society and the Translating Engineering Advances to Medicine Lab, allows undergraduates to apply their engineering skills and receive hands-on experience in product design and prototyping.
In the UC Davis College of Engineering course "Hacking 4 Climate," teams of students tackle real-world environmental issues, from soil health to wildfires to solar energy for all, with an entrepreneurial angle, aiming to find impactful business-based solutions to global problems.
Matt Bishop, a computer science professor at the University of California, Davis, leads a unique coalition of top-ranked universities, community colleges and cybersecurity organizations in launching an innovative new educational initiative to improve the country's software security: The Strengthen Workforce Education for Excellence in Programming Securely, or SWEEPS, program.
As a multidisciplinary hub for innovative research and unique educational experiences, the Coffee Center in the College of Engineering collaborates with the $28 billion U.S. coffee industry to tackle key challenges in sustainable farming, roasting, brewing and more.
As a new assistant professor of teaching in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of California, Davis, Vivian Vuong aims to establish a curriculum that balances engineering expertise with human-centered design principles.
