Engineering Content

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.

Among the Academies: Modeling Better Futures

Jose Antonio Vadi — March 18, 2024 - 1:47pm

Jennifer Sinclair Curtis was already well-established in her career in engineering when she arrived at �ٺ��Ƶ in 2015, yet she was able to take her work to even greater heights as the new dean of the College of Engineering.

“After the interview I knew I wanted this job,” Curtis said. “The spirit of the campus and faculty both shared “a very creative kind of can-do spirit, very no-nonsense. That's the vibe I got.”

Heat Pumps for Hot Summers

Katherine E Kerlin — September 07, 2023 - 2:08pm

Theresa Pistochini of �ٺ��Ƶ describes how home heat pumps work; and how switching to a heat pump reduces your home’s environmental impact.

Automated College Degree-Planning Tool Wins Top Prize in Annual �ٺ��Ƶ Business Competition

Karen Michele Nikos — May 23, 2023 - 8:00pm

A team of two University of California, Davis, MBA students and a senior computer science major received the $20,000 first prize for the best innovation in the 23rd annual Big Bang! Business Competition Tuesday.

Tahoe State of the Lake Report 2022

Katherine E Kerlin — July 28, 2022 - 4:00pm

The University of California, Davis, Tahoe Environmental Research Center, or TERC, today released its annual Tahoe: State of the Lake Report. The report informs nonscientists about important factors affecting the health of Lake Tahoe and provides the scientific underpinnings for restoration and management decisions within the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Lake Tahoe Clarity Report for 2021

Katherine E Kerlin — July 06, 2022 - 9:00am

The cobalt blue waters of Lake Tahoe were about as clear in 2021 as they were in 2020. But a broader look at clarity measurements shows there is no pattern of consistent clarity improvement over the past 20 years. The lake also has not fully recovered from a spike of fine particles that flowed into its waters after the extremely wet year of 2017.

Novel Fetal Monitoring System Wins Top Prize in Annual �ٺ��Ƶ Business Competition

Karen Michele Nikos — May 27, 2022 - 10:45am

University of California, Davis, graduate students received the $20,000 first prize for the best innovation in the 22nd annual Big Bang! Business Competition. $90,000 was given away.

Community Barn Mural Raises Climate Consciousness

Katherine E Kerlin — March 18, 2022 - 3:57pm

A barn facing Road 102 between Davis and Woodland will soon carry a colorful message for climate action. Community members of all ages and experience levels are encouraged to come out Saturday, March 26, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., grab a paintbrush and become muralists for a day to help create it.

Leaks an Untapped Opportunity for Water Savings

Katherine E Kerlin — March 07, 2022 - 11:00am

Before a drop of treated water in California ever reaches a consumer’s faucet, about 8% of it has already been wasted due to leaks in the delivery system. Nationally, the waste is even higher, at 17%. This represents an untapped opportunity for water savings, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.

‘Unfold,’ Episode 7: ‘Science of Superheroes’

Katherine E Kerlin — November 09, 2021 - 11:15am

The newest episode of the podcast Unfold mixes comic book superhero action and science. No better pairing, since many of the heroes and villains in comics started out as scientists or are connected to scientists. The things they create and the materials they use can tell us a lot about the real world, too — everything from physics to engineering.