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Students Prepare for Undergraduate Research Conference

  • by Julia Ann Easley

UC Davis student Natasha Bibbs of Sacramento has already gone places with academic research — and she hopes to go even further.

The fourth-year student travelled about 2,000 miles to Louisiana and more than 150 years back in time to discover how someone she believes is an ancestor — perhaps her great-great-grandfather — became one of the first Black doctors in his community and used his status to contribute to the African American community.

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Research conference shares innovative undergraduate-led projects

  • by Ginger M Welsh

Over 1,000 student researchers presented projects on topics ranging from accelerating jalapeno growth to studying links between Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes at the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Conference on April 25 and 26.

 

Undergraduate researchers recognized with awards

Several research-related awards honor UC Davis undergraduate students.  The Undergraduate Research Center manages three awards:

A group of people in a medical or research lab interacting with robotic surgical equipment. One person in the foreground is seated at a Da Vinci surgical console, while another is taking a photo with a smartphone. Several individuals in the background are gathered around a screen displaying a 3D model, while others are observing robotic arms covered in blue surgical drapes. The room is well-lit, with advanced medical technology and monitors mounted on the ceiling.

UC Davis taps donors for student support

  • by Ginger M Welsh

The current Crowdfund UC Davis project offers donors the opportunity to support undergraduate students. The Undergraduate Research Center and experiential learning programs seek financial support from alumni, faculty and the community to enhance student learning experiences, near and far.

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Second Undergraduate Research Fair kicks off Oct. 10

  • by Ginger M Welsh

UC Davis undergraduate students who want to conduct research can meet with more than 37 faculty at the second-ever Undergraduate Research Fair Oct. 10.

The fair, which runs 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 10 in the ARC Ballroom and Courtyard, provides students information about how to participate in research projects, learn about research programs and explore opportunities to work in labs.

OppoSits exhibit

OppoSits

  • by Korley Reese

Faith is a 3rd year English and Design major who is passionate about design and how it can revolutionize everyday objects. Madilynn is a 3rd year landscape and architecture design student who focuses on community involvement and connection to landscape. 

Both Faith and Madilynn’s research is called “OppoSits” excerpt below:

OppoSits

By Faith Arnett and Madilynn Abe

Mind Over Matter

  • by Korley Reese

Ember is a 4th year Psychology student who transferred from a small community college in  San Jose California. Embers’ research takes place at the  T-PAL (Translational Psychophysiology and Assessment Lab) lab at the Center for Mind and Brain Institute which focuses on working with people with intellectual disabilities. 

Ember found this specific area of research through a Psychology newsletter and applied there. 

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Pair Bonding in the Bales Lab

  • by Korley Reese

Albatool is a 5th year Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior major and a Psychology minor from Saudi Arabia. She moved from Saudi Arabia to the United States in 2019 for her undergraduate education at UC Davis. Albatool’s field of research is neurobiology of pair bonding in the Bales Lab.

 

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Lauren Ward - Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity

  • by Michelle Funes

Among the coastal dunes at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory or the fields of wildflowers at McLaughlin Natural Reserve, you might find Lauren Ward, a senior undergraduate student with the Gremer lab collecting plants and soil for research where her passion resides in plant-microbe interactions and finding answers to bigger questions in ecology.

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