School of Medicine Content

Restoring Voices and Identity with Neuroengineering

Andy Fell — February 27, 2025 - 1:00pm

Lee Miller vividly recalls the day in 2021 when he met a woman who had lost the function of her vocal cords. In hoarse, whispering tones she explained how her voice had been instrumental to her vocation. Losing it, she said, undercut her life’s purpose. Her words were faint, but the lesson was powerful.

New NSF Center for Pandemic Insights

Katherine E Kerlin — August 22, 2024 - 8:00am

�ٺ��Ƶ to lead NSF Center for Pandemic Insights with $18M in funding, blending expertise from across the U.S. and 4 �ٺ��Ƶ powerhouse schools and colleges.

New Method Tracks How Psychedelics Affect Neurons in Minutes

Andy Fell — August 05, 2024 - 10:22am

Researchers at the University of California, Davis have developed a rapid, noninvasive tool to track the neurons and biomolecules activated in the brain by psychedelic drugs. The protein-based tool, which is called Ca^2+-activated Split-TurboID, or CaST, is described in research published in Nature Methods.

Making Prosthetics More Lifelike

Jocelyn C Anderson — November 28, 2022 - 12:22pm

See how �ٺ��Ƶ scientists and surgeons are performing better amputations, using AI, and creating smart prosthetic devices to improve the lives of amputees.

LAURELS: Professor Emeritus Mike Henderson Receives Arts Medallion

Dave Jones — October 25, 2022 - 11:00am

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Wellness Check

Jocelyn C Anderson — September 26, 2022 - 9:00am

Veterinary, nursing and medicine researchers at �ٺ��Ƶ aim to create resilience training solutions for health care workers dealing with stress and burnout.

ORG CHART: Ahmet Palazoglu to Begin Term as Senate Chair

Dave Jones — August 30, 2022 - 11:17am

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‘New Hot Air’ Is a Grad Slam Dunk

Dave Jones — April 12, 2022 - 11:52am

The campus winner, biological systems engineering Ph.D. student Alice Dien, advances to the UC-wide Grad Slam with her design of a new, sustainable way of drying food.

Graduate, Professional Programs Rank Among ‘Best Graduate Schools’

Julia Ann Easley — March 28, 2022 - 11:42am

�ٺ��Ƶ graduate and professional degree programs are recognized among the best in the country, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. The updated rankings were released today (March 28).

NSF CAREER Awards Keep on Coming

Dave Jones — January 03, 2022 - 2:44pm

A �ٺ��Ƶ record 19 assistant professors received National Science Foundation CAREER awards in the 2020-21 funding cycle. The five-year grants are especially noteworthy for supporting early-career faculty not only in their research but also in their development as outstanding educators.