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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.

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.

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.

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, 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.

UC Davis Health is partnering with Pfizer on two new clinical trials to test the COVID-19 booster vaccine in healthy adults. At its Sacramento clinic, UC Davis is  recruiting double-vaccinated participants to assess the efficacy of different strength booster doses and test heart muscle protein levels after a booster shot.

During a friendly design competition, held on February 15, undergraduate engineering student teams gathered to build Corsi-Rosenthal air filters. The build event received financial support from Texas Instruments and UC Davis’ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. 

UC Davis Health has launched a Cloud Innovation Center (CIC), powered by Amazon Web Services, making the renowned academic medical center one of America's leaders in digital medicine. UC Davis Health is the first academic medical center in the world to launch a CIC with Amazon Web Services. Focused on digital health equity, the UC Davis Health CIC will allow clinicians, patients, developers, and students to exchange ideas, as well as design and prototype solutions focused on making digital health more equitable and accessible worldwide. 

The SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity, or MOSAC, is excited to announce two separate naming partnerships with UC Davis Health and the University of California, Davis. These agreements give UC Davis Health naming rights to MOSAC’s current Health Headlines and future Health Gallery, and UC Davis will name the Digital Dome Theater.

The University of California, Davis School of Education announced today the unveiling of the PowerSchool and Microsoft Digital Learning Lab, giving its students access to the training and tools they need, including state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment and leading education software solutions. The lab will allow tomorrow’s teachers to learn best practices, helping them to incorporate instructional strategies that leverage best-in-class technology.