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What happens when outside factors affect the amount of food people are so used to purchasing? What will food production look like in 20 years?

Morning, 2048: Work is well underway as day breaks on this farm in California’s Central Valley.

On a farm just outside of Sacramento, hundreds of prehistoric-looking fish swim around in 50-foot diameter tanks. These are white sturgeon, the largest freshwater fish in North America.

UC Davis was recently recognized as a top producer of Gilman scholars for 2016-17 with the third highest number — at 47 — among universities with more than 15,000 undergraduates.

UC Davis’ sustainability research doesn’t just play out in the classroom — it’s being put into practice on campus and could lead to the university becoming the world’s first zero-carbon college campus.

When making memories, certain neurons form larger, denser connections, according to a study published April 26, 2018 in Science.

At UC Davis, a team of professors have kicked off the Smart Farm Initiative. Lead by biological and agricultural engineering professor David Slaughter, the initiative strives to utilize and progress technology in agriculture to increase productivity and transform farm work to a STEM-based industry.

UC Davis researchers look to thwart the epidemic of violence

Researchers are looking for ways to make farming a little smarter with robots and drones that could one day revolutionize the way our food is grown.

Twenty years ago, a small group of Sacramento-area parents of children with autism decided to search for more medical research into understanding and treating autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.