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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905.
UC Davis is a public, coeducational university located in the city of Davis, California, about fifteen miles west of Sacramento in California's Central Valley.
UC Davis is also one of the three UC schools with a football team, playing in the Great West Football Conference.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/University-of-California,-Davis   (843 words)

  
 UC Davis - Davis Wiki
UC Davis, also referred to as "UCD," "The College", or "University of California, Davis" (on official documents), is the institute of higher education that impacts most everything in our bucolic town.
UC Davis is virtually a city within a city, unbound by most City of Davis rules — in fact, campus provides its own infrastructure including water supply, sanitation, airport, police force and fire department.
UC Davis is a land grant university, and retains a lot of land for agricultural and environmental study.
daviswiki.org /UC_Davis   (734 words)

  
 University of California, Davis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten University of California campuses.
UC Davis has an excellent reputation in graduate studies and has several professional schools, including the school of veterinary medicine and the schools of law, medicine, and education.
UC Davis students gather at sporting events to form the Aggie Pack, the largest student-run school spirit organization in the United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_of_California,_Davis   (2129 words)

  
 Chevron Press Release - Chevron and UC Davis to Pursue Joint Research Into Next-Generation Biofuels
Chevron and UC Davis formed the collaboration because their research and development goals related to emerging energy technologies are closely aligned.
UC Davis is a global leader in solving problems related to air and water quality, water and land use, agricultural practices, endangered and invasive plants and animals, climate change, resource economics, information technology, and human society and culture.
Faculty and staff members in the College of Engineering, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and College of Biological Sciences are experts on transportation technology assessment, energy and environmental aspects of transportation, and transportation policy.
www.chevron.com /news/press/2006/2006-09-19.asp   (1021 words)

  
 UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
UC Davis is uniquely positioned to become the world leader in the science, policy and management of water and watersheds.
UC Davis is strengthening its research linking human perception and choice to the physical properties of food and fiber products.
College faculty who work in the area of sensing technology development are widely recognized for their advancements in the field.
caes.ucdavis.edu /ourCollege/AcadPlan/Strategies.htm   (7508 words)

  
 International Programs: UC Davis, UC Davis Extension
UC Davis is among the most academically diverse of the nation's leading public universities.
UC Davis students are serious about their studies, but know that once studying is done there is ample opportunity for recreation - movies, public lectures, performing arts and intercollegiate sports.
UC Davis students come from at least 57 California counties, 46 states and 118 foreign countries, thus creating a diverse cultural and intellectual community that enriches all.
universityextension.ucdavis.edu /international/ucdavis.asp   (438 words)

  
 UC Davis: Energy Efficiency Center
UC Davis has existing strengths in energy research and technology transfer, but a new EEC would vastly strengthen connections to the private sector.
The UC Davis GSM was established in 1981 with the mission to be a leader in management research and education.
The College of Engineering will be instrumental in advancing this initiative, with a number of the new faculty positions assigned to the college.
eec.ucdavis.edu /partners.html   (2125 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
UC Davis has an excellent reputation in graduate studies and has several professional schools, including the school of veterinary medicine and the schools of law, medicine, and education.
Picnic Day, UC Davis' annual Open House, is the largest student-run event in the United States, and attracts thousands of visitors each year with the parade, and events such as the Doxie Derby (dachshund races), a Battle of the Bands between the Band-uh!, the Cal Band, and the Stanford Band, and film screenings.
UC Davis is also well known for its bus service, Unitrans, and their trademark London double decker buses.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=University_of_California,_Davis   (2677 words)

  
 UC Davis biomedical engineering department awarded $12 million by Whitaker Foundation
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at UC Davis was established within the College of Engineering in February this year.
With the help of this award, our new Department of Biomedical Engineering will be able to play a major role in developing interdisciplinary teaching and research programs with considerable impact on the college and the campus," said Zuhair Munir, interim dean of engineering at UC Davis.
A major factor in awarding the grant was UC Davis' clear plan to bring together genomics and studies of whole organs, according to foundation spokesman Frank Blanchard.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2001-07/uoc--udb073001.php   (733 words)

  
 Alumni & Friends: College of Engineering - UC Davis
Her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering was from the University of Ceylon in 1974 and her Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from the University of British Columbia in 1980.
While a professor in the UBC department of materials engineering, she was director for the Centre for Metallurgical Process Engineering and the first incumbent of the Dofasco Chair in Advanced Steel Processing.
About her experience at the UC Davis College of Engineering, Dr. Samarasekera said, “I came to UC Davis from a culture in Sri Lanka where one was not always encouraged to challenge conventional wisdom.
caeaa.engineering.ucdavis.edu /pages/distinguished.html   (821 words)

  
 ipedia.com: University of California, Davis Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
UC Davis is a research university, ranked 16th among public universities nationwide by the National Research Council, 11th among public universities nationwide by U.S. News & World Report;, and 15th in research funding among U.S. universities by the National Science Foundation.
After finishing first in NCAA Division II six times in 2003, the UC Davis Aggies (or Ags) are currently in the four-year process of transitioning to NCAA Division I; the Aggies will be members of the Great West Football Conference for football and the Big West Conference for other sports.
UC Davis is famous as a biking campus, and the city of Davis boasts over two bikes per capita, the most of any U.S city.
www.ipedia.com /university_of_california__davis.html   (883 words)

  
 College of Engineering: UC Davis
The College of Engineering plays a dynamic role in the mission of UC Davis, one of the nation's top public research universities.
The College integrates teaching, research and service to society, advancing the leading edge of engineering knowledge and training the next generation of engineers who will make a difference in our world.
She is one of six UC Davis professors who have distinguished themselves early in their careers in teaching, research and public service.
engineering.ucdavis.edu   (218 words)

  
 UC Davis: Spotlight: Pulitzer pals
As a UC Davis geography student, she launched a bombshell into California water politics — a master's thesis on the feasibility of draining Hetch Hetchy Reservoir with minimal harm to downstream cities and farms.
On Aug. 29, a long interview with the UC Davis researchers was published in the Bee's Forum section, illustrated with maps of the Hetchy water distribution network and a photograph of Null and Lund.
Lund, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering, emphasized in particular the contributions of Richard Howitt, a professor in the Department of Resource and Agricultural Economics in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
www.ucdavis.edu /spotlight/0405/pulitzer.html   (1063 words)

  
 UC Davis Catalog 98-99/Undergraduate Colleges
The College of Engineering is the largest undergraduate engineering college in the University of California system, with an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 2,500 and graduate enrollment of 700.
Undergraduate education in engineering at UC Davis serves as a sound basis for beginning professional practice in engineering design and development, as a preparation for careers in corporate or governmental operations or as a foundation for graduate study.
The college has a well-developed system of faculty advisers, student peer advisers and professional staff advisers who are available for individual consultations with undergraduates in a variety of settings, from the deans' office to departmental offices to campus residence halls.
registrar.ucdavis.edu /UCDWebCatalog98_99/WebCatFrt/gc_intro_colleges.htm   (1267 words)

  
 

A Power-Full Challenge for UC Students: Build a Solar House

UC students are energized as they work on a solar house project to include functioning, sun-powered appliances and mechanics.
UC is one of 20 international competitors participating in the Solar Decathlon, a contest among the world’s best design, engineering and business programs to envision, build and then finally display a fully functioning, completely solar-powered house.
Students from UC’s internationally recognized College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, from the College of Engineering and the College of Business are working in close cooperation to design the structure and its innovative systems and to cost out materials as well as return on investments for various aspects of the project.
www.uc.edu /news/NR.asp?id=4786   (805 words)

  
 ACE | University of California, Davis
UC Davis is building on the strengths in international education and research to enhance the capacity to internationalize the whole campus.
UC Davis is one of 14 universities across the United States to host the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program.
UC Davis is an active participant in research in international health, drawing upon the unique concentration of biological sciences, medicine, and veterinary medicine.
www.acenet.edu /AM/Template.cfm?Section=inst_networks&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=16894   (3596 words)

  
 Santa Monica College - Transfer Services - Guaranteed Admission Programs
To be eligible, complete 30 UC transferable units with a 2.9 grade point average for most majors to be even considered.
Complete 60 UC transferable units with a 2.9 grade point average and appropriate major coursework to receive guaranteed admission.
Complete UC Admission requirements with a 3.0 GPA by the end of the Spring prior to Fall transfer.
www.smc.edu /transfer/services/guaranteed.htm   (853 words)

  
 Tenure Track Faculty Positions, UC Davis, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Davis, CA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The College of Engineering at UC Davis invites applications from qualified candidates for three tenured or tenure-track faculty positions in the area of biomedical engineering.
UC Davis ranks among the nation’s top 20 universities in research funding and has been rated as one of the top five “up and coming” universities in the country.
The UC Davis College of Engineering is committed to building a diverse faculty, staff, and student body as it responds to the changing population and educational needs of California and the nation.
www.bmenet.org /BMEnet/jobs/doc/,3278.whtml   (367 words)

  
 University of California Office of the President
Nine of UC's 10 campuses are represented in this year's election, and the UC-affiliated fellows constitute more than 10 percent of the 449 new association fellows.
With this latest election, there are approximately 530 UC researchers who are fellows of the association.
Chosen by their peers, association fellows are recognized for their distinguished efforts to advance science and its applications in a wide variety of fields, including agriculture, biological sciences, education, engineering, medical sciences, psychology, and social sciences.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu /news/2006/nov29.html   (691 words)

  
 Newswise
Men who are on active surveillance or “watchful waiting” for prostate cancer may be eligible to enroll in a UC Davis Cancer Center clinical trial of genistein concentrated polysaccharide, or GCP, a food extract derived from soybeans and shiitake mushrooms.
Newswise — Men who are on active surveillance or “watchful waiting” for prostate cancer may be eligible to enroll in a UC Davis Cancer Center clinical trial of genistein concentrated polysaccharide, or GCP, a food extract derived from soybeans and shiitake mushrooms.
Participants will visit UC Davis Cancer Center three times during the six-month study to have their blood drawn for PSA testing and other analyses, and to be monitored for evidence of side effects.
www.newswise.com /articles/view/505305   (609 words)

  
 UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at AllExperts
UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at AllExperts
UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (also commonly referred to by students as the "College of Ag") established in 1922 is one of nine colleges on the campus of the University of California, Davis.
en.allexperts.com /e/u/uc/uc_davis_college_of_agricultural_and_environmental_sciences.htm   (241 words)

  
 Strategic Collaborations: UC Davis
In 1963, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) negotiated with the University of California (UC) and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission to establish a graduate program so military personnel working at the Laboratory and LLNL employees could obtain advanced applied science degrees.
A new Department of Applied Science (DAS) was set up under the UC Davis College of Engineering to permit professors from UC Davis and scientists from LLNL to serve as classroom instructors and thesis advisors.
UC Davis professors and LLNL scientists also have established meaningful collaborations and entered into many career-enhancing activities.
universitygateway.llnl.gov /strategic/ucdavis/das.html   (189 words)

  
 UC Davis Health System: Stem Cell Research - Simon Cherry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Biomedical engineering professor Simon Cherry is leading the way in that regard, with his effort to create high resolution, in vivo imaging techniques and tools that can monitor cells after transplantation.
The UC Davis College of Engineering professor not only takes an innovative approach to imaging technology, he is also at the forefront of creating the machinery for it.
Imaging research and innovation is a key element in UC Davis' new Center for Pediatric Stem and Progenitor Cell Translational Research, which received a $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health in October 2005.
www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu /stemcellresearch/ourteam/cherry.html   (449 words)

  
 The California Aggie - UC Santa Cruz chancellor commits suicide
UC Santa Cruz chancellor Denice Denton jumped from a 43-story San Francisco apartment building on Saturday, ending her life.
Before her appointment at UC Santa Cruz, Kalonji was a materials science professor at the University of Washington.
UC Davis provost and executive vice chancellor Virginia Hinshaw worked with Denton during her tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, during which time Denton served as a professor in the departments of electrical and computer engineering and chemistry.
www.californiaaggie.com /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=eb5a4639-38a6-4384-9171-f76e60462645   (682 words)

  
 UC Davis Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef: Iran Journal, April 25-May 1, 2004
Told they were the first U.S. university delegation permitted to visit Iran since that country’s 1979 revolution, the UC Davis travelers met with representatives of four universities, with alumni and friends of the campus, and with Iran President Mohammed Khatami’s Parliament-member brother.
That gathering eventually led to an invitation to the president of the University of Tehran to visit UC Davis; but when he attempted that trip in 2002, he was denied a visa.
Ahead are visits to the University of Isfahan (its president is a UC Riverside grad) and Isfahan University of Technology (its president is a UC Berkeley grad), as well as some sightseeing, and then a flight back to Tehran for an alumni/going-away gathering.
www.payvand.com /news/04/dec/1068.html   (2719 words)

  
 UC Davis - Biotechnology Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
George Bruening (Former Chair) – Professor of Plant Pathology and Past Director of CEPRAP in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
He investigates mechanisms of natural and genetically engineered resistance against viruses; biochemistry and molecular genetics of plant viruses and subviral RNA agents.
Richard Michelmore – Professor of Genetics in Plant Sciences-Vegetable Crops, in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Founding Director and the Novozymes Chair in Genomics in the UC Davis Genome Center in the Division of Biological Sciences.
www.biotech.ucdavis.edu   (1109 words)

  
 ITS-Davis e-news
The recent arrival of six new UC Davis faculty members who are affiliated with the Institute is fueling a review and evaluation of the TTP core curriculum.
The Outstanding Alumnus(a) Award honors a UC Davis graduate who is in the mid-point of his or her career and who has displayed outstanding achievement, promoted innovative change and made outstanding contributions professionally, to the community, and to UC Davis.
Schofer is professor of civil engineering and transportation and associate dean for faculty affairs of the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University.
www.its.ucdavis.edu /news/enews/issue17   (2795 words)

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