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Recent News

A Passion for Mentorship: JoAnne Engebrecht Receives Faculty Teaching Award

For her work in teaching and mentorship, JoAnne Engebrecht, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, was awarded the 2017-2018 College of Biological Sciences Faculty Teaching Award.

Awards and Recognition

Advancing Diabetes Research: Mark Huising Receives Faculty Research Award

For his discovery of a new type of insulin-producing cell, Associate Professor Mark Huising, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, was awarded the 2017-2018 College of Biological Sciences Faculty Research Award.

Awards and Recognition

College of Biological Sciences Welcomes Eight New Faculty for 2018-2019 Year

For the 2018-2019 academic year, we are proud to welcome eight new members to the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences faculty.

Campus and Community

UC Davis Research on Gravity Predates Men Landing on the Moon 50 Years Ago

NASA has invested millions of dollars in UC Davis research, working with UC Davis biologists, engineers, physiologists, psychologists and other researchers to study life in space — whether that be studying space itself, the effects of gravity, getting there, staying there or surviving there.

Human and Animal Health

Four College of Biological Sciences Undergraduates Included in Prized Writing 2017-18

Four written works by College of Biological Sciences’ undergraduates were selected for inclusion in Prized Writing 2017-2018. The publication collects exemplary essays written for a UC Davis class by undergraduates.

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Real-Life Alumni Profiles

Reef Morse, ’67 BA and ’72 Ph.D. in Zoology, Director of Steppingstone MAgnetic Resonance Training Center

Phillip “Reef” Morse runs the Steppingstone MAgnetic Resonance Training Center, which gives school children the opportunity to learn hands-on science.

Genetics and Microbiology

Allison Injaian, ’18 Ph.D. in Animal Behavior: Studying Impacts of Noise Pollution on Tree Swallows

Ph.D. grad Allison Injaian studies the effects of traffic noise on tree swallows. In the fall, she'll continue her research at the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology.

Ecology and Environment

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