11.7.11

West Village is sustainability role model

[Kristin Simoes:] Welcome to West Village, the newest addition to the UC Davis Campus. It’s a community with every amenity. But that’s where all reference to ‘ordinary’ … [ More ]

10.5.11

Self-cleaning cotton has potential to save lives

[Kristin Simoes:] In these auger plates an innovation was born that has the potential to save lives. [Ning Liu,UC Davis, Scientist:] As scientists, we want to develop protective clothing for the … [ More ]

10.5.11

Sensory lab most advanced in nation

[Martin Yan:] What I’m going to do is create a dish everybody can do at home… [Kristen Simoes:] For celebrity chef Martin Yan, cooking requires not just a good recipe and the right … [ More ]

5.19.11

West Village promotes "green living"

[Sid England, UC Davis Environmental Planner:] We laid the buildings out. We laid them so they would have good solar access so they could face the south and take advantage of the sun. So the … [ More ]

5.16.11

Researchers examine E.coli

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that every year about 2,000 Americans are hospitalized, and about 60 die as a direct result of E. coli infections. Foods that have been … [ More ]

4.27.11

Sacramento center focuses on public policy, journalism

University of California students, like Keval Patel, are learning about public policy and public affairs journalism at the state capitol. [Keval Patel:] For that spreadsheet do you want me to do … [ More ]

4.25.11

How to deal with a campus shooter

Who can forget the massacres that have occurred on school property when shooters pulled the trigger and killed innocent students? Are campuses more secure? Well, the UC Davis Police Department … [ More ]

4.11.11

The search for the perfect cell carrier

UC Davis Orthopedic surgeon Mark Lee says the limiting factor in using stem cell therapy more broadly in animals and humans is the cell carrier mechanism. [Mark Lee, UC Davis Orthopedic … [ More ]

4.4.11

Stem cells save careers for performance horses

Larry Galuppo is a UC Davis horse surgeon, who has seen promising results using fat-derived stem cells to repair tissue injuries in performance horses. [Larry Galuppo:] This is an x-ray of the … [ More ]

3.28.11

$40,000 prize awarded to historian David Biale

[David Biale:] When the peace treaty is negotiated between President Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin in 1979… As UC Davis History Professor David Biale was lecturing about peace … [ More ]

3.28.11

Hydrogels may be key to stem cell implantation

Scientists at UC Davis are advancing regenerative medicine through innovative approaches. Embedding fat stem cells into a gel-like material that is implanted directly into an injured site is the … [ More ]

3.21.11

UC Davis on forefront of regenerative medicine

Californians have invested 3 billion dollars over 10 years in stem cell research. The challenge for engineers, scientists and physicians is to work together creatively to make that investment … [ More ]