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UC Davis Student Startup Makes Vaccination Records Accessible, Portable and Global

  • by Alex Russell
  • June 02, 2026
  • Community
A new startup business by UC Davis undergraduate students saves people time and money by making verified vaccine records accessible from anywhere in the world.
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Taking to the Skies: Alum Michael Norcia Discusses How His Company Pyka is Electrifying and Automating Aviation

  • by Greg Watry
  • April 08, 2025
  • Science & Technology
  • Community
Alum Michael Norcia discusses his role as cofounder and CEO of Pyka, a company that specializes in designing and manufacturing autonomous electric aircraft for agricultural and cargo purposes.
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International Students Boost Startup Creation, Lifting Local Jobs and Revenue, New Research Shows

  • by Alex Russell
  • January 14, 2025
  • Self & Society
International graduate students created a disproportionate number of new business startups in the United States in the past decade. They also increased entrepreneurialism among their U.S.-born peers, according to new research from the UC Davis College of Letters and Science.
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Alum Lieza Danan: Immigrant, Entrepreneur, Survivor and Thriver

  • by Greg Watry
  • November 22, 2024
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  • Science & Technology
Alum Lieza Danan, CEO and co-founder of LiVeritas Biosciences, discusses her journey in startups and life, including her years at UC Davis, where she earned a Ph.D. degree in biological chemistry in 2009.
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