College of Engineering Content

When It Comes to Fusion, Materials Matter

Katherine E Kerlin — July 23, 2026 - 8:00am

51�ԹϺ�� Davis and Berkeley Lab researchers found the structure and composition of materials can dramatically increase how often fusion happens at low energies. This may help people design materials that improve fusion-based technologies.

Machine Learning Accelerates Search for Longer-Lasting Materials for Solar Cells

Katherine E Kerlin — July 21, 2026 - 2:41pm

A 51�ԹϺ�� Davis study shows how combining AI with laboratory experiments could speed the development of more reliable, low-cost solar energy technologies.

Honeybee Queens Push Pesticides to Eggs to Protect Themselves Over Their Offspring

Katherine E Kerlin — July 02, 2026 - 8:00am

A 51�ԹϺ�� Davis study reveals the extent a queen bee will go to survive.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis to Set Standard for Measuring Airborne Nanoplastic Health Risks

Katherine E Kerlin — July 01, 2026 - 9:00am

51�ԹϺ�� Davis researchers have received a nearly $4 million grant NIEH to develop the world’s first standardized method for measuring and describing the neurotoxicity of airborne nanoplastics.

The Research Roundup

Katherine E Kerlin — June 30, 2026 - 9:00am

From dogs and squirrels to concrete, whales and wetlands, here is a roundup of recent environmentally focused studies from 51�ԹϺ�� Davis scientists

Researchers Find Carcinogenic Chromium-6 in Palisades, Altadena Fire Cleanup Zones

Katherine E Kerlin — June 01, 2026 - 9:52am

A carcinogen with potentially serious impacts on human health was found in neighborhoods in the months after the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires and may have spread to communities as far as six to nine miles downwind from the fire zones, according to newly published work by University of California researchers.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Medical Imaging Expert Elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

Katherine E Kerlin — May 27, 2026 - 2:49pm

The Royal Society has elected Simon R. Cherry, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of biomedical engineering and radiology at the University of California, Davis, to the level of fellow.

Election to fellow is given to the world’s most eminent scientists, engineers and technologists. Only 90 scientists across the globe received the honor this year, which was announced on May 27.

Could Cultured Chocolate Unlock the Next Food Revolution?

Andy Fell — May 11, 2026 - 1:12pm

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, are working with California Cultured, a Sacramento based food-tech company, to keep chocolate affordable and sustainable by growing everyone’s favorite treat directly from plant cells.

New Visual Analysis Tool Calms the Climate Data Storm

Andy Fell — April 10, 2026 - 11:28am

Climate models generate billions of data points, but traditional analysis methods can't keep up. 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Ph.D. student Yuya Kawakami developed ClimateSOM, an interactive visualization tool that helps scientists explore thousands of climate futures and uncover patterns that current methods can miss.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Shines in Graduate, Professional Program Rankings

Julia Ann Easley — April 06, 2026 - 9:01pm

The 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine took the No. 1 spot in the nation for veterinary medicine in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of professional and graduate programs, published today (April 6).

U.S. News updated rankings for the disciplines of business, education, law, engineering, medicine and nursing as well as some specialties in its 2026 edition of the Best Graduate Schools.