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What is The Mousy Taste in Sour Beer?

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.

Grant Studying Wild Carrots Seeks to Improve Stress Tolerance

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research awarded a $500,000 grant to the University of California, Davis, to meet to tap into the genetic diversity of wild carrots to breed Alternaria resistance and the ability to grow in water-deficient conditions. FFAR’s Crops of the Future Collaborative partners Bayer, Bejo Zaden, Enza Zaden, Rijk Zwaan, Takii Seed and Vilmorin Mikado are providing matching funds for a total investment of $1 million.

Lynda and Stewart Resnick Pledge $50M to UC Davis for Sustainability Research

The University of California, Davis, today announced that philanthropists Lynda and Stewart Resnick, co-owners of The Wonderful Company, have pledged the largest gift ever to the university by individual donors. The $50 million pledge will support the school’s longstanding commitment to address today’s most pressing challenges in agriculture and environmental sustainability.

Growing Cereal Crops With Less Fertilizer

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a way to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizers needed to grow cereal crops. The discovery could save farmers in the United States billions of dollars annually in fertilizer costs while also benefiting the environment.

New initiative to make UC Davis Health a leader in organ transplant equity

UC Davis Health has launched a new initiative to improve the organ transplantation system throughout California and work toward equity in organ donation. The initiative is called “Pluralist,” which stands for “patient centered precision digital health education.” Pluralist hopes to increase the availability of donor organs and access to life-saving surgery regardless of a patient’s socioeconomic standing. It will achieve this by developing scalable health education interventions that will be delivered by culturally competent health care providers.

Keysight Technologies Donates Equipment to Innovate UC Davis ECE Labs

Keysight Technologies, Inc. is committed to building a better planet and supports the next generation of engineers. Keysight Technologies, Inc. contributed to lab upgrades. The upgrades include construction, audio and visual equipment and acquisition of state-of- the-art test and measurement instrumentation for 32 work benches.