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Fellows from the UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health at an industry day event. (IIFH)

Developing Future Food and Health Leaders

March 24, 2025

The University of California, Davis’ Innovation Institute for Food and Health, UC Investments and Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation today announced a unique collaboration to develop international leaders in food and planetary health.

Avangrid Foundation Awards $400,000 to Wildlife Rehabilitation Organizations

March 04, 2025

Funding to UC Davis will support veterinary training programs for raptor care.

Education Program Invests Over $2.2 Million to Address Chronic Absenteeism in Early Grades

December 17, 2024

Foundations

In a new blog post, the Heising-Simons Foundation highlights its collaboration with Professor Kevin Gee to combat chronic absenteeism in elementary schools.

Health Net grant for UC Davis Stem Cell Program to improve access to CAR T-cell therapy

December 04, 2024

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UC Davis Health’s Stem Cell Program has received a $500,000 grant from California health insurer Health Net to improve cancer patients’ access to life-saving CAR T therapies and clinical trials. CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T-cell therapy is a form of immunotherapy that reprograms the immune cells to better target diseases such as cancer.

Postdoc Augustine Arredondo works in the Justin Siegel's lab

A half-century partnership

November 01, 2024

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Foundations and corporate organizations have played an essential role in UC Davis’ Expect Greater campaign, contributing $1,173,263,484 through research exchange and donations. One such partnership between UC Davis and Mars spans nearly 50 years of history, with wide ranging collaborations driving significant advancements across the food, health and agriculture sectors.

A traditional African meal of vegetable couscous and meat and prune tagine garnished with fresh coriander and sesame seeds. (Getty Images)

UC Davis and BioInnovation Institute Team Up to Improve Protein Nutrition on a Global Scale

October 09, 2024

The University of California, Davis today announced an expanded collaboration with the BioInnovation Institute (BII) to accelerate commercialization of discoveries in protein nutrition important to consumers around the world.

Grant Developing Tomato Resistance to Parasitic Weed

August 28, 2024

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The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) is awarding a $232,728 Seeding Solutions grant to UC Davis to develop a tomato variety with resistance to branched broomrape.

What is The Mousy Taste in Sour Beer?

August 27, 2024

Companies

Lallemand, in partnership with Dr. Glen Fox and UC Davis, has developed a method to detect mousy off-flavor in sour beer. This innovation will help brewers improve their sour creations.

New Wheat Discovery Could Reduce the Impact of Celiac Disease

August 22, 2024

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Researchers from the University of California Davis may have found a way to make wheat safer for those with celiac disease and improve the overall quality of gluten-free bread.

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UC Davis Physicist Receives $1.25 Million Grant to Investigate Superconductivity

August 21, 2024

Foundations

A UC Davis physicist is among the third annual cohort of Experimental Physics Investigators supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Associate Professor Inna Vishik, Department of Physics and Astronomy at the College of Letters and Science, joins 18 other researchers nationwide who will each receive a five-year, $1.25 million grant to pursue new research goals and explore uncharted, innovative ideas.