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In this episode of Face-to-Face, Chancellor May explores the groundbreaking discoveries shaping high-energy particle physics with John Conway, a world-renowned physicist and professor from the Department of Physics at UC Davis. Learn more about the discovery of the Higgs boson particle, dark matter, and Conway’s involvement in the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.
About From Labs to Lives
In our From Labs to Lives series, UC Davis researchers describe the impact of their work and the consequences if federal funding for medical research were reduced or eliminated. Our research strengthens the U.S. economy and drives innovation in science and medicine. By finding new treatments and preventing illness, our work saves lives.
More at: https://www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=chancellor_fltl
About UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May
Gary S. May became UC Davis’ seventh chancellor on Aug. 1, 2017. An accomplished scholar and engineer, May came to UC Davis from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
More at: https://leadership.ucdavis.edu/chancellor/gary-s-may?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=chancellor_fltl
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• 1:38–CERN and the Large Hadron Collider
• 2:14–Biggest achievement in research: discovery of Higgs boson
• 3:06 – Dark matter research and finding the unknown
• 4:00 – UC Davis’ leadership and work on CMS experiment
• 5:50 – Funding from the Department of Energy
• 6:25 – What’s at stake for U.S. science leadership
• 8:00 – Potential risk of workforce impact
• 8:50 – Hot seat with Conway: Star Wars vs. Star Trek, medicine field, aspiring expert in genetic genealogy
About UC Davis
Since the beginning, we’ve outgrown expectations. Established in 1908 as a university farm, UC Davis has continually branched out, challenged the way things are done, and gained recognition for solving complex problems related to health, environment, culture and society. Our 5,300-acre campus borders the city of Davis, a vibrant college town of about 68,000 people in Yolo County.
UC Davis is among the most comprehensive campuses in the University of California system, with four colleges and six professional schools that offer over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 100 graduate and professional degrees. UC Davis enrolls about 40,000 students from over 110 countries and contributes at least $13 billion to the California economy each year. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, the university exceeded $1 billion in research funding for the third consecutive year, cementing its reputation as a tier one research university.
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In this episode of Face-to-Face, Chancellor May explores the groundbreaking discoveries shaping high-energy particle physics with John Conway, a world-renowned physicist and professor from the Department of Physics at UC Davis. Learn more about the discovery of the Higgs boson particle, dark matter, and Conway’s involvement in the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.
About From Labs to Lives
In our From Labs to Lives series, UC Davis researchers describe the impact of their work and the consequences if federal funding for medical research were reduced or eliminated. Our research strengthens the U.S. economy and drives innovation in science and medicine. By finding new treatments and preventing illness, our work saves lives.
More at: https://www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=chancellor_fltl
About UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May
Gary S. May became UC Davis’ seventh chancellor on Aug. 1, 2017. An accomplished scholar and engineer, May came to UC Davis from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
More at: https://leadership.ucdavis.edu/chancellor/gary-s-may?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=chancellor_fltl
Follow Chancellor May
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chancellormay.bsky.social
Facebook: facebook.com/ChancellorMay
Instagram: instagram.com/chancellor.may
Twitter/X: https://x.com/chancellor_may
All UC Davis Podcasts and Shows
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcasts-and-shows?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=chancellor_fltl
Check Out UC Davis
Website: https://www.ucdavis.edu/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=chancellor_fltl
Virtual campus tour: https://www.ucdavis.edu/about/visit/campus-virtual-tour/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=chancellor_fltl
• 1:38–CERN and the Large Hadron Collider
• 2:14–Biggest achievement in research: discovery of Higgs boson
• 3:06 – Dark matter research and finding the unknown
• 4:00 – UC Davis’ leadership and work on CMS experiment
• 5:50 – Funding from the Department of Energy
• 6:25 – What’s at stake for U.S. science leadership
• 8:00 – Potential risk of workforce impact
• 8:50 – Hot seat with Conway: Star Wars vs. Star Trek, medicine field, aspiring expert in genetic genealogy
About UC Davis
Since the beginning, we’ve outgrown expectations. Established in 1908 as a university farm, UC Davis has continually branched out, challenged the way things are done, and gained recognition for solving complex problems related to health, environment, culture and society. Our 5,300-acre campus borders the city of Davis, a vibrant college town of about 68,000 people in Yolo County.
UC Davis is among the most comprehensive campuses in the University of California system, with four colleges and six professional schools that offer over 100 undergraduate majors and more than 100 graduate and professional degrees. UC Davis enrolls about 40,000 students from over 110 countries and contributes at least $13 billion to the California economy each year. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, the university exceeded $1 billion in research funding for the third consecutive year, cementing its reputation as a tier one research university.
Subscribe to UC Davis
youtube.com/@UCDavis
#FederalFunding #ParticlePhysics
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