Their achievements are the foundation for UC Davis status today as one of the top research institutions in the nation. But while we may remember what they gave us, we dont always remember their names.
On a windy morning in California's Salinas Valley, a tractor pulled a wheeled, metal contraption over rows of budding iceberg lettuce plants. Engineers from Silicon Valley tinkered with the software on a laptop to ensure the machine was eliminating the right leafy buds.
Technologies first developed for wireless communication and space exploration, adapted as irrigation tools, were featured at the annual Russell Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Field Day hosted by the University of California, Davis.
Local girls spent a day immersed in the wonders of science when the UC Davis College of Engineering presented STEM for Girls 2013 (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2013. The annual event, designed to inspire young girls with the exciting possibilities of various engineering careers, hosted 60 students from four area schools: Beamer Park Elementary School, in Woodland; and Fern Bacon Middle School, Riverbank Elementary School and Will C. Wood Middle School, all in Sacramento.
