The Chronicle of Higher Education
Campus Viewpoints
Information provided by UC Davis

UC Davis—Big Questions, Bold Answers
Big Questions, Bold Answers
At UC Davis, big questions galvanize our learning and discovery. And with our 30,000 students, nearly 2,500 faculty and $544 million in annual research expenditures, we uncover the bold answers that become the solutions to the critical issues of our world.

Thanks to Research at UC Davis, your table scraps could one day reduce our dependence upon foreign oil. Soon our cars may run on garbage. Or trees. Or grass.    » READ MORE
With California primary and secondary schools desperate for math and science teachers, UC Davis has created the Mathematics and Science Teaching program (MAST) to help undergraduate students prepare to become teachers.
» READ MORE
In a rice paddy somewhere in Asia, Africa or South America, a farmer plants his crops, knowing all or part may be lost to disease, floods and environmental stresses. UC Davis researchers are working with colleagues internationally to unravel the molecular secrets of rice.    » READ MORE
The deadly H5N1 avian influenza has infected birds in 48 countries, killed almost 150 people and has the potential to become a global pandemic. Now the disease has become the focus of four UC Davis researchers to better inform the public about bird flu.    » READ MORE
Think of Susan Ebeler and Andy Waterhouse next time you sip a glass of red wine. These two wine chemists in the nation's premier wine research program are teasing out the chemical secrets of wine, hoping to discover how certain compounds may help prevent cancer and heart disease.
» READ MORE


For more information, please visit www.ucdavis.edu.


Materials Expert Wins Top UC Davis Teaching Prize

Zuhair Munir, distinguished professor of chemical engineering and materials science at UC Davis, has been recognized with the award of the UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement. The prize includes a cash award of $35,000, thought to be the largest of its kind in the nation.

The endowment that supports the prize was established in 1986 with the aim of raising the university's profile among peer institutions by celebrating and honoring a UC Davis faculty member who combines extraordinary scholarship with outstanding undergraduate teaching.

Click here for the full article.

More Housing Planned for Students, Staff and Faculty

Campus planners are gearing up to move West Village from drawing board to reality.

The UC Board of Regents approved the first phase in November, giving the campus authority to move ahead with ground-lease negotiations for the public-private development. Once the leases are signed, groundbreaking can be scheduled. Officials hope that the first units will be finished in the fall of 2009.

Click Here to learn more about West Village.

Broadcast Programs Highlight UC Davis Expertise and Discoveries

At UC Davis, the issues we explore represent society's most pressing concerns.

Through broadcast programs such as NewsWatch and Frontiers, viewers can learn about UC Davis' top-caliber faculty members exploring big ideas, new inventions and unexpected insights while also offering analysis that helps us understand and live in a changing world.