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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
elcome to UC Davis. Founded as the University Farm amid
the fertile fields of the states Central Valley, UC Davis initially emerged as an acknowledged international leader in
agricultural, biological, biotechnological and environmental sciences and has now gained similar recognition for excellence in the
arts, humanities, social sciences, engineering, education, health
sciences, law and management. U.S. News World Report ranks UC
Davis 14th among public universities nationally and the campus is
among a select group admitted into the prestigious Association of
American Universities. Membership in this group of 62 institutions of higher learning is by invitation only.
The campus owes much of its strength to its deep traditional roots
in agriculture and the impressive diversity of academic programs
that emerged from this foundation. A distinguished faculty of
scholars and scientists, a treasured sense of community and a dedication to t
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PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY
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PHILOSOPHY OF PURPOSE
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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES FOR STUDENTS
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VISITING THE CAMPUS
Visitor Services Office
Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center
(530) 752-8111; http://www.visit.ucdavis.edu/
You are welcome to pay us a visit. Weekend tours depart from the
Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center at 11:30 a.m. Weekday
tours depart at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Register for tours
one week in advance by calling (530) 752-8111 or at http://
visit.ucdavis.edu. You may also visit our Virtual Tour Web site at
http://vtour.ucdavis.edu. If you have questions about application procedures or entrance requirements, write or visit Undergraduate
Admissions and Outreach Services in Mrak Hall.
THE UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGES
The College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences
College Office
150 Mrak Hall
(530) 752-0108; http://www.aes.ucdavis.edu
The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences offers a
diverse program of majors and courses and is committed to education that emphasizes a spirit of discovery. Based on the premise
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The College maintains a long-standing commitment to undergraduate students, preparing them to contribute to the engineering
professions as well as ongoing engineering research. To that end,
our academic programs balance the fundamentals of engineering
theory with practice, visionary research with practical application-
preparing students for entry into engineering practice and graduate-level research.
Nine graduate engineering programs benefit from state-of-the-art
research facilities and a unique graduate group approach that
brings together faculty and students from a broad spectrum of disciplines university-wide to develop more effective, real world solutions to society's most complex problems.
In the proud tradition of America's great land-grant research universities, the UC Davis College of Engineering integrates teaching,
research and service to society. While advancing the leading edge
of engineering knowledge, the College trains the next gener
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the interdependencies of knowledge and acquaint you with other
cultures.
The Major Requirements provide you with intellectual depth and
competence in a selected area of study.
The college has a well-developed system of faculty advisers, student peer advisers and professional staff advisers who are available
for individual consultations with undergraduates in a variety of
settings, from the deans office to departmental offices to campus
residence halls.
The strength of the college lies in the facultys commitment to
advancing the frontiers of human knowledge through research,
artistic expression and other creative endeavors and to the effective communication and application of that knowledge through
teaching and public service. Together, faculty and students in the
College of Letters and Science create a climate that enables students to achieve their highest potential.
GRADUATE STUDY
Office of Graduate Studies
250 Mrak Hall
(530) 752-0650; http:
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personalized Web portal (http://my.ucdavis.edu) provides students
with access to e-mail, academic information (including grades and
class Web sites) and MySpace, a file-storage tool that provides up
to 100 MB of storage space for class-related files.
Computer Hardware and Software Needs. Every entering
undergraduate student is expected to own a computer that meets
certain minimum performance standards and can connect effectively to the Internet. Rather than require a specific system, the
campus is stating its expectation in terms of a minimum set of
functional requirements. Students should have a computer that
will run a word processing program, a spreadsheet program, an email program, an Internet browser and is equipped with a CD-
ROM drive; a printer is also recommended. Equipment feature
suggestions for desktop and laptop computers are available at
http://computerownership.ucdavis.edu. Desktop systems and laptops
that meet or exceed the camp
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Center for Geotechnical Modeling
Brooks Road
(530) 752-7929; http://nees.ucdavis.edu
At the Center for Geotechnical Modeling, students and faculty
from various departments and other universities conduct research
in physical and numerical modeling of geotechnical problems. The
center operates two centrifuges including the 9-m radius, 4,500-kg
payload, 80-g National Geotechnical Centrifuge. These centrifuges
are used to study a variety of topics including groundwater, deformations of foundations of bridges and large buildings and the
effects of earthquakes on earth structures. The large centrifuge has
undergone a $5 million upgrade funded by the National Science
Foundations George E. Brown, Jr., Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES; http://nees.ucdavis.edu). The upgrades
include installation of a biaxial shaker, a robot, a network of wireless sensors and the ability for researchers to actively participate in
earthquake research usi
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and the built environment to developing new cutting edge knowledge on invasive species as well as remote sensing.
Program in International Nutrition
Kenneth H. Brown
3253 Meyer Hall
(530) 752-1992; Fax (530) 752-3406;
khbrown@ucdavis.edu; http://www.nutrition.ucdavis.edu/pin/index.htm
Faculty members of the Program in International Nutrition are
studying the epidemiology and causal mechanisms of the major
nutritional problems of human populations in low-income countries and in disadvantaged ethnic minority groups in the United
States, with the ultimate objective of planning, implementing and
evaluating programs to ameliorate these problems. Current areas
of research include maternal and child nutrition, control of micronutirent deficiencies, determinants of food intake, nutrition and
infection, nutritional assessment, and food and nutrition programs
and policy. The program manages a small microcomputer center
for the analysis of clinical and pop
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investigator's requirements. Staff are also available for post-operative care, data and sample collection as required, and assistance
with preparation of the IACUC Protocol for Animal Care and Use.
Human Performance Laboratory
164 Hickey Gym
(530) 752-0965; (530) 754-8675
The Human Performance Laboratory (HPL) was founded in 1963
and has a long history of basic and applied research and outreach
in exercise physiology, biomechanics and psychology. The HPL has
been involved in a variety of research areas since its inception
including metabolism, heat stress, fluid balance, injury prevention, body composition and health benefits of physical activity and
fitness. The HPL is represented by full-time and adjunct faculty
members with varying research backgrounds and scientific interests. The HPL facilities allow measurement of a comprehensive list
of human performance characteristics. Investigators have access to
advanced data acquisition systems for ev
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility
Medical Sciences 1D
(530) 752-7677; http://www.nmr.ucdavis.edu
The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility provides access to stateof-the-art NMR instrumentation for spectroscopy and imaging to
researchers in the biological, medical and physical sciences. At
present, the facility operates six spectrometers of varying purposes
and capabilities. Two horizontal magnet bore spectrometers are
used for imaging and in vivo spectroscopy of small animals and
materials. Two vertical bore spectrometers are used primarily for
solution studies of biomolecules, with an additional vertical bore
instrument for in vitro studies of perfused organs. One spectrometer is used for spectroscopy of solids. All of the spectrometers are
multi-nuclear, and a large variety of high resolution, surface and
imaging coils are available for use. The facility also has workstations for off-line data processing. Three full-time staff members are
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Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center
(VMTRC)
UC Davis VMTRC
18830 Road 112
Tulare, CA 93274
559-688-1731; http://www.vmtrc.ucdavis.edu
VMTRC is a clinical teaching and research center within the UC
Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. The center offers a forum for
teaching, research and service programs for D.V.M. students,
M.P.V.M. students, graduate students, residents, university faculty
and visiting researchers interested in food animal production medicine. VMTRC programs emphasize herd health medicine, epidemiology and preventive medicine, production management,
agricultural economics, environmental protection, food safety/
defense, animal health and well-being, and renewable energy.
X-Ray Crystallographic Facility
James C. Fettinger, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry
(530) 754-7822
The X-Ray Crystallographic Facility, located in the Department of
Chemistry, provides crystal structure determinations for researchers. Single crys
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