The UC Davis Road to Research seminar series connects undergraduate students to faculty and opportu
Road to Research connects YOU to UC Davis' fantastic faculty. The seminar series gives you a chance to hear from and talk to faculty about their road to research, what their research is, why it's awesome, and how it makes an impact on the world. If you're interested in finding your own road to research, join us for the seminar and follow this page to learn about ways to get involved in research now and as a career!
12/04/2015
Makes me want to get some blocks: http://n.pr/1OqLCIm
Before Minecraft The Blocks Were Made Of Wood Don't call it a comeback: Blocks have been here for more than 100 years. Studies have shown they can help build language and cognition skills — and even help teach math.
12/03/2015
! Another undated photo of research happening at UC Davis......hairstyles indicate maybe the 1970s or early 80s!
12/01/2015
A chilly place to do research! http://blogs.ucdavis.edu/egghead/2015/12/01/refael-klein-flies-the-aggie-flag-at-the-south-pole/
Alumn flies the Aggie flag at the South Pole For the next year, UC Davis alumnus Refael Klein will be lead scientist at NOAA's climate laboratory at the South Pole.
11/27/2015
Torn between art and biology? You can do both! http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-11/cp-bai112315.php
Bioart: An introduction Bioart ranges from bacterial manipulation to glowing rabbits, cellular sculptures, and -- in the case of artist Nina Sellars -- documentation of an ear prosthetic that was implanted onto fellow artist Stelarc's arm. In the pursuit of creating art, practitioners have generated tools and techniques th…
11/27/2015
Turkeys: more than Thanksgiving dinner http://www.futurity.org/toxin-sensing-app-works-like-turkey-skin/
Toxin-sensing app works like turkey skin - Futurity Inspired by turkeys, bioengineers have created a new type of biosensor that changes color when exposed to chemical vapors.
11/26/2015
Why that pumpkin pie you're eating shouldn't exist: http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/16/why-pumpkins-and-squashes-arent-extinct/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_tw20151117ph-pumpkins&utm_campaign=Content&sf15355074=1
Why Pumpkins And Squashes Aren’t Extinct Squashes survived the demise of large megabeasts by forming a partnership with a new seed disperser: humans.
11/24/2015
Researchers use Skittles to test kids' sense of fairness. See what they found: http://www.futurity.org/children-fairness-1053592-2/
Skittle test: When do kids around the world say 'no fair'? - Futurity Scientists used a machine, the "Skittle-ator" to find out how the concept of fairness develops in children around the world.
11/23/2015
Think about this when you're taking your Chem midterm!
An 80-Year-Old Prank Revealed, Hiding in the Periodic Table! Glenn Seaborg did more than just discover oodles of chemical elements. He had a sense of humor too.
11/23/2015
Gratitude Is Good For The Soul And It Helps The Heart, Too This Thursday, people all over the country will sit around the dinner table discussing what they're thankful for. And being grateful may also reduce the risk of heart disease.
11/22/2015
More excellent research at UCDMC! http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/newsroom/9030 =cfd-1.0&at_ab=per-4&at_pos=3&at_tot=5&at_si=564e5a75b3d405e7
Fungal protein found to cross blood-brain barrier In a remarkable series of experiments on a fungus that causes cryptococcal meningitis, a deadly infection of the membranes that cover the spinal cord and brain, investigators at UC Davis have isolated a protein that appears to be responsible for the fungus’ ability to cross from the bloodstrea…
11/21/2015
Huh, so maybe pigeons are good for something: http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/newsroom/10540
Common pigeon: Not just a bird brain, but a brainy bird If pigeons went to medical school and specialized in pathology or radiology, they’d be pretty good at distinguishing digitized microscope slides and mammograms of normal vs. cancerous breast tissue, a new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis and The University of Iowa…
11/20/2015
Already doing research? Want to show it off? Then check out the Undergraduate Research Center's conference! http://urc.ucdavis.edu/conference/index.html
Overview | Undergraduate Research Center UC Davis undergraduates in all academic fields are invited to submit an abstract and registration information to participate in the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Conference. Research projects must have been conducted under the supervision of a faculty member or professi…
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