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Faculty Honors
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July Media Mentions
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UC Davis Researchers Selected for Landmark DOE Genesis Mission Awards 

by Office of Research

The program leverages artificial intelligence to accelerate breakthroughs in energy, discovery science and national security. 

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AWARDS

Five Research Projects Receive Incentives for Large Grant Awards

The projects include creating personalized maps of Alzheimer’s risk and designing next-generation cancer therapeutics to advancing AI-driven materials discovery and recovering nitrogen contaminants from water resources.
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AWARDS

7 Early Career Faculty Honored for Creativity, Innovation

The awards from the university and the UC Office of the President highlight research and creative exploration.
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NEWS

Capturing the Greatest Cosmic Movies Ever Made

The ten-year survey is the Vera Rubin Observatory’s signature campaign to create the most comprehensive, cinematic record of the universe in history.
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GRANTS

$1.2 Million Keck Foundation Bridge Funding Initiative Makes Awards to EarlyCareer Scientists at UC Davis

This investment will provide critical resources to six highimpact basic science projects during a period when early stage research often faces significant funding uncertainty.

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American Essays and Interviews

  • by College of Letters and Science
Welcome to Books of the Month: The list kicks off with a newly published collection by Zinzi Clemmons, associate professor of English and director of creative writing at UC Davis. "Freedom: Essays" was published on June 9, 2026, just a month ahead of the 250th birthday of the U.S.
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David E. Olson Appointed Editor-in-Chief of ACS Chemical Neuroscience

  • by Greg Watry
David E. Olson, a professor of chemistry, and biochemistry and molecular medicine at the University of California, Davis, was recently appointed editor-in-chief of ACS Chemical Neuroscience, a transdisciplinary publication of the American Chemical Society that focuses on the use of chemical and molecular tools for understanding the nervous system and identifying new neurotherapeutics.
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June Media Mentions

  • by College of Letters and Science
Every day faculty and students from the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis are highlighted in the news media, having their research featured and commenting on the most pressing issues facing the world. Check out some of these news media highlights from the past month.
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Campaign Spotlighting UC Davis Research Impact Wraps Up

  • by College of Letters and Science
UCDavisDelivers was launched by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Letters and Science, College of Biological Sciences and the Office of Research just after Memorial Day 2025, as federal research funding was threatened in Washington, D.C. The campaign wrapped up at the end of May with more than 335 social media posts spread across Instagram, LinkedIn, BlueSky, Facebook and other platforms.
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UC Davis Paleontologist Honored by the American Geosciences Institute

  • by College of Letters and Science
The American Geosciences Institute, or AGI, recently announced that paleontologist Sandra J. Carlson, a Professor Emerita in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis, has been named the 2026 recipient of the William B. Heroy Jr. Award for Distinguished Service to AGI. This award is given in recognition of exceptional and beneficial long-term service to the AGI.

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