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UC Davis researchers have developed a way for food banks to evaluate the way they promote nutrition and healthy. Here, people load food donations into cardboard boxes in a warehouse. (Getty Images)

Can Food Banks Better Promote Nutrition and Health?

by Amy Quinton
March 13, 2023

Drone aerial image of flooding across Discovery Park in Sacramento in 2023

Water and Drought Experts

by Kat Kerlin
January 11, 2023

solar panels emit a red light over tomato plants in an outdoor research field at UC Davis

Harvesting Light to Grow Food and Clean Energy Together

by Kat Kerlin
December 06, 2022

Setting sun over grasslands with some trees in the middle of the picture.

Grassland Study Examines Soil Viral Diversity in Drought

by Emily Dooley
November 09, 2022

Julien Delarue, associate professor in sensory science, stands in the immersive room. He's surrounded by 3 walls showing video of woods and waterfalls.

New Sensory Immersive Room at UC Davis Simulates Real-Life Environments for Product Testing

by Tiffany Dobbyn
October 18, 2022

honey bee closeup on berry

Climate Change Is Ratcheting Up the Pressure on Bees

by Jennie L. Durant
October 14, 2022

Sketch of the proposed 40,000-square-foot Lynda and Stewart Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation might look like off Hutchison Dr. The artistic rendering shows a 2-3 story building near the plant sciences building.

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

by UC Davis Development and Alumni Relations
October 13, 2022

Agave: The New Drought-Tolerant California Crop?

by Emily C. Dooley
August 11, 2022

Rice fields between Davis and Sacramento

Growing Cereal Crops With Less Fertilizer

by Emily C. Dooley
August 05, 2022

View of grapevines

FFAR Grant to Help Improve Vineyard Soil Health

by Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research staff
August 03, 2022

Winery, stainless steel tanks in back, barrels in front

$4 Million Endowment Bolsters UC Davis Viticulture and Enology

by Ashley Han
July 26, 2022

Rows of strawberries, some disease-free, some dead.

Researchers Identify Genes Making Strawberries Resistant to Fusarium Wilt

by Emily C. Dooley
July 19, 2022

Golden grain being harvested and processed with blue sky in background..

Global Food Supply-Chain Issues Call for Solutions

by Karen Michele Nikos-Rose
June 27, 2022

photo of grape leave with red blotches from red blotch disease

UC Davis to Build New, $5.25M Greenhouse to Protect U.S. Grapevine Collection

by Emily C. Dooley
June 01, 2022

Pam Ronald and Gary S. May pose for photo in front of screens, with "Face to Face With Chancellor May" text superimposed onto the photo.

The Professor Behind All Those Awards: Hear From Pam Ronald on ‘Face to Face’

by Dateline Staff
May 31, 2022

Silican gel packets on wood surface

A Dry Idea to Save Energy and Preserve Food

by Kat Kerlin
April 08, 2022

Two black and white cows feed outside under a blue sky

UC Davis Ranked Among Best in World, Nation for Veterinary Science, Ag

by Julia Ann Easley
April 06, 2022

A woman's hand is seen giving an ultrasound to an abalone in a tank with sonagraph on computer screen in background

Ultrasounds for Abalone

by Kat Kerlin
February 25, 2022

Barn swallow on a hand looking at camera with background of strawberry packing boxes

Bringing Out the Best in Wild Birds on Farms

by Kat Kerlin
February 23, 2022

purple saurekraut in pile on square plate

Researchers Find Hybrid Metabolism in Fermented Food Microbe

by Amy Quinton
February 14, 2022

Greenhouse with wheat

UC Davis to Lead $15 Million Research Into Climate-Change-Resistant Wheat

by Emily C. Dooley
February 08, 2022

Chef Martin Yan sits among cookbooks donated to UC Davis

Chef Martin Yan and Wife Donate Archive to UC Davis

by Sarah Colwell
January 24, 2022

Field of lettuce in California with mountains in background

Researchers Pinpoint Which Bird Species Pose Food Safety Risk to Crops

by Emily Dooley
January 05, 2022

Steer lying in stable, wearing Tag No. 45.

UC’s 10 Best Research Stories of 2021

by UC Office of the President
December 30, 2021

Christmas tree lot in the snow with string of fairy lights overhead

Holiday Experts List

by Karen Nikos Rose, Amy Quinton, Kat Kerlin
December 08, 2021

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