UC Davis statistician Alexander Aue saw the growing usage of statistics in sports as an opportunity to bring the real world into the classroom. His First-Year Seminar class Soccer Analytics is a crash course in how the sport harnesses the power of statistics and data analytics, from finding value in players to predicting goals and passing networks.

Three faculty from the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis are among 471 scientists, engineers and innovators newly elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the society announced today, March 27. AAAS fellows are recognized for their exceptional achievements in science, including research, teaching, administration and science communication.