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Brady Lab Unlocks Genetics Enabling Plant Growth

Posted by Andy Fell on January 06, 2015
Green shoots are a sign of spring, but growing those shoots and roots is a complicated process. Now researchers at UC Davis and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have for the first time described part of the network of genetic controls that allows a plant to grow.
Plants & Agriculture
8-month old white abalone in the laboratory (Bodega Marine Lab)

Spawning Success for White Abalone

Posted by Kat Kerlin on January 29, 2015
Efforts to bring populations of endangered white abalone back from the brink of extinction through captive breeding appear to be working, according to scientists at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory.
Ecology & Environment
A slide from a presentation on the new advising center.

Students Rave About Centralized Advising Center

February 11, 2015
A one-year-old student advising center has been a smash success for the College of Biological Sciences, student surveys show, with respondents reporting strong appreciation for a centralized location to receive academic guidance and support.
Awards & Laurels

Horwitz Receives AAAS Lifetime Mentor Award

Posted by Dave Jones on March 02, 2015
Barbara Horwitz, a distinguished professor of neurobiology, physiology and behavior, has received the Lifetime Mentor Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Awards & Laurels

Horwitz Donates AAAS Award Proceeds to NPB Undergrad Research

Posted by Dave Jones on March 03, 2015

Barbara Horwitz has received the Lifetime Mentor Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

She’s a distinguished professor of neurobiology, physiology and behavior in the College of Biological Sciences; former president of the American Physiological Society; as well as former vice provost of Academic Personnel and former interim provost.

Awards & Laurels

Roth Receives ASM Lifetime Achievement Award

March 26, 2015
The American Society of Microbiology has named Distinguished Professor of Microbiology John Roth its 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, ASM’s premier honor for sustained contributions to the microbiological sciences.
Awards & Laurels
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