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Siobhan Brady Recognized with Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award

For her dedication to plant biology undergraduates, Associate Professor Siobhan Brady received the Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award from the Office of Undergraduate Education.

Awards and Recognition

Visualizing “Unfurling” Microtubule Growth

Microtubule fibers are hollow rods made of much smaller tubulin subunits that spontaneously assemble at one end of the rod, but exactly how they do this inside the crowded environment of living cells has been a mystery. UC Davis have uncovered the mechanism that puts these blocks in place, illustrated in a new animation.

Genetics and Microbiology

‘Curiosity Project’ Featuring CBS Dean Mark Winey Will Launch on KVIE

UC Davis and public television station KVIE have collaborated to create a six-segment, 30-minute show called the “Curiosity Project” that will debut at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 14).

Campus and Community

Social Bee-stortion: Exploring Pesticide’s Effects on Pollinators

In a study appearing in Science, researchers show that the pesticide imidacloprid, which has been sold in the U.S. since 1994, disrupts bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) nest behavior, causing reduced growth in exposed colonies.

Food, Agriculture and Plant Biology

Discovering Curiosity: Saving the White Abalone with Kristin Aquilino

Kristin Aquilino, an assistant project scientist at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, discusses her journey to UC Davis and her drive to restore white abalone.

Ecology and Environment

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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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