A facility on campus unlike any other in the nation uses high-speed cameras to analyze bird flight from every angle to glean lessons not just for rehabilitation, but also to improve the flight of drones.
To keep food from spoiling, it’s important to understand how it will react to cold air, heat and more. Those are just some of the areas that R. Paul Singh has focused on during his five decades at UC Davis.
Debaters Spar Over Funding at Chancellor’s Colloquium
Is federal funding the best way to advance scientific research, or can private institutions make discoveries more efficiently? That was the question before a pair of visiting economists at last week’s colloquium.
Leigh Ann Simmons of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing is the latest guest on Face to Face With Chancellor May, where the pair discuss the importance of conducting — and funding — maternal health research.
Road closures — Portions of California Avenue, Sprocket Bikeway and North Quad are closed through April due to work connected with the Big Shift.
Soaring to New Heights — Nominate an individual, team or unit to be recognized at the Diversity and Principles of Community Achievement Awards. (Deadline extended to March 2)
Adman conference — Registration is now open for the April 7 event, “Empower, Endure, Elevate!”
403(b) loan repayment — Instead of being withdrawn from paychecks, loan payments must be made through Fidelity’s own system effective April 13.
Mural painting rescheduled — Community painting days planned for Feb. 19 and 20 have been moved to April 16 and 17 due to weather.
Today (Feb. 24) is the last day to register for this year’s NeuroFest, which will focus on neural plasticity research from Center for Neuroscience faculty. (March 7, free)
TANA will celebrate the final issue of the national literary magazine Huizache to be published at UC Davis, as well as a new collection by Bay Area-based poet María Esquinca. (Feb. 28, free)
Each employee can claim a pair of $10 tickets to the March 5 performance of Sphinx Virtuosi, a self-conducted group of leading Black and Latinx musicians, with violinist Randall Goosby.
A postdoctoral researcher at UC Davis Health weighs in on the potential benefits of spending less time connected to technology. (LA Times)
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