UC Davis is one of 27 institutions of higher education be-ing nationally recognized for producing nearly 50 percent of the minority U.S. doctorates in mathematics, the physical sciences and engineering between 1990 and 1997. Bill Jackson, UC Davis professor of chemistry, accepted the award on behalf of the campus Feb. 11 from the Quality Education for Minorities Network. UC Davis was also recognized for its track record in educating undergraduates who successfully pursued doctorate degrees in mathematics, the physical sciences and engineering between 1991 and 1995. During a conference plenary session, Jackson discussed some of the reasons for UC Davis' success in preparing minority doctoral recipients in mathematics, the physical sciences and engineering--fields in which non-Asian minority groups are most underrepresented, according to Quality Education for Minorities. The data on educating underrepresented minorities--African Americans, Alaskan natives, American Indians and Hispanics--came from the annual Survey of Earned Doctorates sponsored by the National Science Foundation and several other federal agencies. Besides UC Davis, included among the 27 institutions are UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC San Diego. The 27 institutions represent fewer than 10 percent of the U.S. higher education institutions offering doctorates in mathematics, the physical sciences and engineering. Quality Education for Minorities is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving education for minorities.