Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Content

Alumni Couple to Receive 2025 嘿嘿视频 Medal, University鈥檚 Highest Honor

Karen Michele Nikos — March 27, 2025 - 10:52am

The 2025 嘿嘿视频 Medal will be awarded to Michael C. and Ren茅e Z. Child, who have dedicated themselves to the University of California, Davis, and their communities throughout their lives.

The alumni couple, who met as undergraduates in the early 1970s, have remained deeply committed to 嘿嘿视频, volunteering their leadership and insight to advance many areas of the university.

嘿嘿视频 Students鈥� Seizure-Predicting Device Wins Top Prize at Big Bang! Business Competition

Karen Michele Nikos — May 23, 2024 - 2:30pm

Members of the Big Bang! finalist teams surround the winning team, EpiSense.

嘿嘿视频 Big Bang! Business Competition to Award $90,000 Thursday

Karen Michele Nikos — May 20, 2022 - 3:18pm

The 22nd annual 嘿嘿视频 Big Bang! Business Competition will award $90,000 in prize money for innovations in food and agriculture, animal health, human health, energy and sustainability, and social entrepreneurship at an award ceremony Thursday.

Innovation in Health Care Tops 嘿嘿视频 Business Competition

Julia Ann Easley — May 23, 2019 - 5:39pm

A Mountain View entrepreneur captured the $20,000 first prize in the Big Bang! Business Competition at 嘿嘿视频.

嘿嘿视频 Wine, Food and Entrepreneurship Institutes Announce New Directors

Amy M Quinton — June 18, 2018 - 10:00am

Professor Andrew Waterhouse, a faculty expert in wine chemistry has been named director of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science at the University of California, Davis. Joe DiNunzio, a senior executive with three decades of creative, technical and business leadership, will join the Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship as interim executive director.