Faculty Spotlight Interview: Marc Facciotti

UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor Marc Facciotti is featured in this series highlighting educators who are catalyzing change in higher education and inspiring students to impact the world through invention. Facciotti continues to contribute to growing the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem on campus. Read the article >

Sacramento Is on the Rise

Sacramento is rising in the ranks of cities where nextgen entrepreneurs want to stake a claim. As the 11th best area in the U.S. for startups, Sacramento has become a landing spot for young workers and businesses, according to CommercialCafe, a national commercial real estate blog and data provider. Read the article >

Innovation in Healthcare Tops 2019 Big Bang!

Maria Artunduaga, a translational physician-scientist, took home the $20,000 first prize in the 19th annual Big Bang! Business Competition at the University of California, Davis (held May 23). Her innovation: a wearable device that uses acoustic sensors, data signal processing and artificial intelligence to predict and prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) attacks.

The Big Ideas

Our senior program manager, Niki Peterson, talks about how our institute is helping turn the Capital Region into a world-class incubator for innovation. Read about the challenges that entrepreneurs face and how our programs are working to overcome these obstacles. Read the article >