UC Davis engineering students combined traditional engineering skills with sustainable, community-first approaches in an innovative course co-led by Ph.D. candidate Alyson Kim.

UC Davis researchers found that implementing a basic income program for impoverished mothers in Yolo County resulted in reduced depression and increased quality time with their children. This suggests that basic income could be a transformative solution to combat child poverty in California.

At first glance, Orobanche ramosa looks like an interesting blossoming plant, one that could add a unique flair to flower arrangements. But it’s a parasitic weed that attaches to roots, sucks out nutrients and is threatening California’s lucrative $1.5 billion processing tomato industry.

In recent decades, food banks have adopted policies and practices to make sure people not only have access to food but also healthy and nutritious food. But until now, food banks have had few ways to evaluate those initiatives.

Using an innovative process, engineers at UC Davis are growing “myco-foods” — small balls of edible fungi that can be processed into products like boba and lab-grown caviar with a wide range of textures, colors and flavors.

For more than three decades, the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS) at UC Davis has been dedicated to the understanding and prevention of illness and injury in western agriculture.

What makes a cup of coffee or an energy bar enjoyable is usually more than just the taste. The surrounding environment may also influence the experience.

Agriculture in California faces an uncertain future as drought, wildfires and other climate extremes become more commonplace in the West.

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found a way to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizers needed to grow cereal crops.

The nutritious, award-winning meals enjoyed by UC Davis Medical Center patients are now being served at a local nonprofit health care center to people who are experiencing homelessness.