In "CHE 125 — Advanced Methods in Physical Chemistry," undergraduate students apply advanced theory and laboratory techniques to personal research projects that they complete in a 10-week time frame

Among the 27 faculty members who won this year’s award, eight were from the College of Letters and Sciences.

UC Davis researchers unveil CaST, a tool that rapidly tags neurons affected by psychedelics, offering insights into therapeutic mechanisms.

As society reckons with the fallout from this atmospheric chemical change, University of California researchers are seeking solutions to not only mitigate emissions but to harness carbon dioxide waste.

A chemist studying the cellular and molecular architecture underlying neurological diseases recently received an Incentives for Large Grant Award from the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis. The Incentives for Large Grant Awards program provides faculty with up to $80,000 in support over two years to pursue large grants of over $1 million.

In a new study published June 13 in Nature Food, UC researchers reprogrammed plants’ sugar-making machinery to produce a diverse array of these human milk sugars, also called human milk oligosaccharides.

A scholar examining the portrayal of the pregnant and postpartum body in maternal narratives of the Hispanic world, a historian examining the Middle Eastern diaspora in the Golden State and a chemist investigating the role of metal micronutrients in human health have been named 2024 Dean’s Faculty Fellows.

Rachel Siegel is among the 86 graduate students selected to participate in the Office of Science Graduate Research (SCGSR) program. According to the DOE, graduate students selected to participate in the program are working on research projects that address "critical energy, environmental and nuclear challenges at national and international scales.”

The upcoming Winston Ko Professorship in Science Leadership Lecture will explore the work of a medieval Italian mathematician and its lasting impacts on number theory. Kenneth A. Ribet, a professor emeritus of mathematics at UC Berkeley, will present “Fibonacci, congruent numbers and elliptic curves” on Thursday, May 16 at 6 p.m. at Putah Creek Lodge. The event is free.

Three College of Letters and Science faculty from the University of California, Davis, are among 502 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.