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Dr. Bruce Hammock is an American entomologist, chemist and toxicologist. He is known for his research regarding improving pest control agents, monitoring and determining the human and environmental health effects of pesticides and in medicine work on the inflammation resolving branch of the arachidonate cascade leading to a drug candidate to treat pain and inflammatory disease.
The majors housed in the CBS were previously part of the Division of Biological Sciences since 1971. [1] In 2016, Mark Winey became Dean of the college. [2] UC Davis' biology programs are consistently ranked in the top ten in the nation, with its Genetics and Evolution and Ecology programs frequently ranked as best in the U.S.
In 1951, the College of Letters and Science at Davis was formed as a full-fledged college in its own right, and absorbed several existing divisions as its first departments, and in 1959, Davis achieved full administrative independence from Berkeley as a general campus of the UC system. Initially composed of 14 majors and 70 faculty members, the ...
UC Davis Medical Center, located in Sacramento, is one of five teaching hospitals in the University of California system. It ranks among the top 50 hospitals in America, according to an annual survey published by U.S. News & World Report. Other hospitals affiliated with UC Davis school of medicine include: UC Davis Children's Hospital [7]
Stanley Barron Freeborn, UC Davis chancellor and entomologist, namesake of Freeborn Hall and the mosquito species Anopheles freeborni; Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology; Paul Knoepfler, professor of cell biology and human anatomy; Robert Laben, professor of animal sciences (late) Johanna Schmitt, botanist and professor of evolution and ecology
UC Davis has a student-run freeform radio station, KDVS, which started broadcasting in 1964. The station gained some attention in the 1960s for hosting controversial figures, but its role on campus has since diminished. [157] UC Davis has over 800 registered student organizations, but many remain inactive or have limited campus engagement. [158]
UC Davis enrolls just over 40,000 students, brings in more than $1 billion annually in sponsored research and contributes $12 billion annually to California’s economy. [ 6 ] In 2018, Chancellor May established task forces on food insecurity, housing and health care and established the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Feb. 2019.
The history of UC Davis Medical Center dates to May 3, 1850, when Sacramento City Council recommended that a hospital be built. The Sacramento County Hospital was established as a result, in 1852.