Wenzhong Yan, of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, is working to build soft robots that can bend and move like humans and animals.
Four of the first Redwood SEED Scholars to graduate from the UC Davis initiative are now living together and working for the university, putting into practice the skills they learned during the program for students with intellectual disabilities.
Researchers have learned more about where harmful bacteria can be found in agricultural areas and how it spreads, thanks to a five-year study of the Central Coast region by UC Davis’ Western Center for Food Safety, the FDA and others.
Travel advisory — The UC Office of the President encourages members of the UC community to discontinue travel to the Middle East North Africa Region until further notice.
Safety Corridors — The safety program focused on scooters, e-bikes and other forms of transportation will continue each Tuesday in March.
Call for nominations — The Jacquelyn Anderson Wellness Innovation Award, which celebrates outstanding contributions to wellness within the UC Davis community, is accepting nominations. (Deadline: April 17).
Professor Tony Tyson, who is also chief scientist of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, explains that streaks of light from satellites can make an observatory’s job of searching for a needle in a haystack much harder. (Space.com)
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