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New Visual Analysis Tool Calms the Climate Data Storm
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (665+ words) In climate science, advanced computer models can now simulate thousands of possible climate futures: What happens if CO2 emissions stay high? What if environmental policies change " or don't? How will California's rainfall patterns shift over the next 80 years?" But each scenario…...
Social Science Data Analysis and Visualization
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (68+ words) The social science data analysis and visualization minor introduces students to the fundamentals and current innovations of research and data analysis across social science disciplines. It equips students with the skills to analyze, interpret and visualize various data types using…...
ORG CHART: AVANZA, Biological Sciences, Global Affairs, More
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (317+ words) In this week's Org Chart, Dateline UC Davis announces a retirement, two new directors, two fellows and several announcements made by the Weill School of Veterinary Medicine." Dateline UC Davis welcomes news of appointments of various kinds for faculty and…...
Engineers, Neurosurgeons Help Restore Autonomy for People with Paralysis
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (806+ words) In a world first, a team of engineers, neuroscientists and neurosurgeons at UC Davis and UC Davis Health has demonstrated that brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs, for translating brain signals into speech can also enable control of a computer cursor." Their…...
Federal Grants Support Research on AI-driven Protein Design
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (347+ words) Two projects at the University of California, Davis, that use artificial intelligence to design and engineer proteins for industrial and health applications have been funded by the U. S. National Science Foundation (NSF)." The grants are part of a $32 million investment in…...
5 Ways UC Davis Says AI Is Surprisingly Good
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1498+ words) The capabilities of artificial intelligence are expanding every day. UC Davis is harnessing AI in many beneficial ways. Here, researchers in veterinary medicine, health, climate science, engineering and education ask how AI can help in their fields " and discover the…...
Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (128+ words) College of Letters and Science The medicinal chemistry and drug design program at UC Davis provides a strong foundation in biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics. The major focuses on design principles and experimental methods used in pharmaceutical and medical chemistry....