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Teaching Duos Sought for Interdisciplinary Program

Dave Jones — February 18, 2020 - 5:33pm

A new undergraduate program integrating the arts, humanities and sciences is preparing to launch its first seminars and courses in the fall, while at the same time recruiting faculty members to partner up to teach in the program the following academic year.

The program, Science, Humanities, Arts: Process and Engagement, or SHAPE, is looking for teams to lead 2021-22 courses focused on significant societal issues.

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Soterios J Johnson — September 04, 2019 - 11:38am

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California Climate Research Institute Proposed to Boost Climate Research and Action

Katherine E Kerlin — August 17, 2017 - 3:18am

California scientists spanning all 10 UC campuses and some private institutions are proposing a climate research institute that would help the state put climate solutions into practice, boosting both climate research and climate action.

The plans and inspiration behind the proposed California Climate Science and Solutions Institute are described in an Aug. 16 news article in Nature.

The Biology of Color

Katherine E Kerlin — August 03, 2017 - 11:00am

Scientists are on a threshold of a new era of color science with regard to animals, according to a comprehensive review of the field by a multidisciplinary team of researchers led by professor Tim Caro at �ٺ��Ƶ.

Pianist, Wheat Geneticist Recipients of 2017 Innovator of the Year Awards

Andy Fell — June 08, 2017 - 11:41am

Lara Downes, artist in residence at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, and Jorge Dubcovsky, distinguished professor of plant sciences and Howard Hughes Medical Institute researcher, were named the 2017 Innovators of the Year by University of California, Davis, Interim Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter at a ceremony on campus tonight.

8 STEM Contests That Start on Campus

Amy A Whitcomb — May 02, 2017 - 8:27am

These science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) contests for �ٺ��Ƶ students create connections and products that address sustainability, health and exploration.

10 Ways �ٺ��Ƶ Is Great in STEM

Andy Fell — August 22, 2016 - 4:36pm

This week, we present in sound and video some of the people and projects that make �ٺ��Ƶ a great place for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.

�ٺ��Ƶ Veterinary Science Ranked No. 1 in World Again

Patricia Bailey — March 22, 2016 - 4:48pm

�ٺ��Ƶ is ranked top in the veterinary science category and second in the agriculture and forestry category by QS World University Rankings.

15 Professors Give Advice on Grad School

Susanne Rockwell — January 19, 2016 - 2:55pm

�ٺ��Ƶ professors give advice to prospective graduate students about what it takes to get that master’s or doctoral degree.