As the future of healthcare emerges in real time, we share a responsibility to use artificial intelligence (AI) ethically, with the patient always at the center. We are committed to leading its responsible development, enabling providers and researchers to engage more productively and creatively in care while honoring diverse human perspectives.

This approach to AI is critical to the future of our health care system, as it ensures the most vulnerable patients and those facing the most complex medical needs receive compassionate care from the bedside to the operating room.

A new federally funded research project at UC Davis endeavors to extract valuable components for magnets, lasers and other modern technologies from an unlikely source: acidic wastewater from mines and industrial processes.

Venkatesan Sundaresan, a Distinguished Professor of plant biology and plant sciences has been awarded a Gates Foundation grant to develop self-cloning crops for Indian farmers.

The NIH has awarded neurologist and dementia expert Charles DeCarli a $15.85 million grant to support one of the nation's most extensive studies on brain aging in Hispanic-Latino communities.

Four faculty members have been elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, class of 2025. They are among nearly 500 scientists, engineers and other innovators that the society recognized this year for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.

The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) is pleased to announce that Zhaodan Kong, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering has been appointed associate director of CITRIS at UC Davis. 

UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May has named Professor Karen Bales as director of the California National Primate Research Center, effective January 1, 2026. Bales, a professor in the Departments of Psychology and of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior has served as interim director of CNPRC since January 2024.

The continued world leadership of UC Davis in the fields of veterinary science as well as agriculture and forestry was recognized in rankings released in late March. UC Davis placed second in the world in veterinary science and agriculture and forestry in the QS World University Rankings for 2026.

The annual UC Davis Research Expo showcases the latest research-related opportunities, insight, resources and tools to help you advance your research. The event includes exhibits, presentations, workshops and opportunities to network with potential collaborators.We welcome you to enjoy the full event or attend portions that are of particular interest.