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Graduate Students Share Short Films at Ecology Film Festival

Recently, graduate students in Professor Eric Sanford's Scientific Filmmaking Seminar shared their films at the Ecology Film Festival. Now you can view all 11 films in one place.

Campus and Community

CRYO EM: Unleashing the Future of Biology at UC Davis

Atomic-level imaging has finally arrived at UC Davis! Introducing the newest addition to the Biological Electron Microscope Core Facility.

Campus and Community

CRYO EM: Unleashing the Future of Biology at UC Davis

Atomic-level imaging has finally arrived at UC Davis! Introducing the newest addition to the Biological Electron Microscope Core Facility. The College of Biological Sciences is home to 7 of 17 Core Facilities on the Davis campus and we are thrilled to add this disruptive and catalyzing world-class tech to the UC Davis research arsenal.

Human and Animal Health

VIDEO: Summers at the Bodega Marine Laboratory with UC Davis Marine and Coastal Sciences Major Michael Brito

Every summer, the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory (BML) offers classes to undergraduate students interested in coastal and marine sciences. After hearing about the summer sessions from his friends, Michael Brito, a fourth-year majoring in marine and coastal sciences, knew he had to check out this life-changing experience.

Ecology and Environment

VIDEO: Getting to the Core of Clamming with UC Davis Marine and Coastal Sciences Major Tessa Filipczyk

Every summer, the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory offers summer classes to undergraduate students interested in coastal and marine sciences. Marine and Coastal Sciences student Tessa Filipczyk spent the summer taking classes and conducting her own research on the effects of clamming.

Ecology and Environment

VIDEO: College of Biological Sciences BioLaunch Mentor Collective

The BioLaunch Mentor Collective helps make the transition to the UC Davis campus easier for freshmen and transfer students. New students are paired with a returning UC Davis student, who can offer them advice and support across many areas of campus life.

Campus and Community

VIDEO: Building Mini-Organs to Fight Pancreatic Cancer

Assistant Professor Chang-il Hwang, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, studies pancreatic cancer, one of deadliest cancers. Learn more about how Hwang and his lab colleagues are fighting pancreatic cancer with the help of organoids.

Human and Animal Health

Finding a Voice in Science: iBioseminars in Cellular and Molecular Biology Encourages Student Engagement

Assistant Professors Kassandra Ori-McKenney and Richard McKenney are spearheading a new iteration of MCB 110Y “iBioseminars in Cellular and Molecular Biology,” a course that combines at-home video lectures, produced by iBiology, with discussion-based classes.

Cellular and Microbiology

Using Genomics to Trace Human Family Origins with Undergraduate of the Year Cole Williams

For his outstanding research and service, Cole Williams, who graduated this month, was named the 2019 College of Biological Sciences Undergraduate of the Year.

Awards and Recognition

Trial by Cellular Culture: Baskin Research Award Winner Wenzhe Li Walks with Motor Proteins

In Richard McKenney’s lab, Wenzhe Li studies the motor protein cytoplasmic dynein. Aided by her interest in psychology, Li aims to link cellular and molecular biology processes to mind and behavior. For her work, she was awarded the Ronald and Lydia Baskin Research Award.

Awards and Recognition