UC Davis news | Department of Plant Sciences

Resnicks pledge $50M for sustainability research

by UC Davis Development and Alumni Relations
November 10, 2022

The University of California, Davis, recently 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.

Three women wearing goggles inside a small room with reddish-purple light look at plant sprouts growing in a tray.

Vertical farming benefits, concerns explored by The Guardian

by Trina Kleist
August 23, 2022

Nursery and floral crops

You may already be eating leafy greens that grow without soil, sunlight or ever being touched by human hands. Vertical farming has gained interest from growers and major investors around the world as a way to provide nourishing food, especially in urban areas. Gail Taylor, a vertical agriculture researcher and chair of the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, offered this perspective in an article recently published in The Guardian:

Biodiversity Museum Day

by Trina Kleist. Margo Rosenbaum also contributed to this article.
March 02, 2022

Biodiversity

Pet a pine cone at Biodiversity Museum Day March 6

Visit a pine cone petting zoo and craft a pressed-flower bookmark during UC Davis’ 11th annual Biodiversity Museum Day. Children and the young-at-heart will enjoy hands-on activities that bring science to life from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at the UC Davis Conference Center, across from the Robert Mondavi Center.

Three Academic Federation Awards go to Plant Sciences – Bruce Linquist, Jeff Mitchell, Ken Tate

by Ann Filmer
May 13, 2020

Awards and rankings

Three faculty in the Department of Plant Sciences — Bruce Linquist, Jeff Mitchell, and Ken Tate — are among the 16 UC Davis recipients of Academic Federation and Academic Senate awards for 2020. Bruce Linquist: Excellence in Research. Jeff Mitchell: Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Ken Tate: Distinguished Service.

Plant scientist Jennifer Schmidt selected for Kinsella Memorial Prize

by Ann Filmer
May 01, 2020

Awards and rankings

Jennifer Schmidt, a Ph.D. candidate in Plant Sciences, is the 2020 recipient of the John E. Kinsella Memorial Prize for outstanding research on a doctoral dissertation. Her research focuses on the microbiome of the soil around plant roots — the rhizosphere — and its functional implications for sustainable agriculture.

Professor Cameron Carter, School of Medicine (left), and Li Tian, associate professor in the Department of Plant Sciences will be co-directors of the Cannabis and Hemp Research Center at UC Davis. The center will guide and support cannabis- and hemp-related resea

Li Tian and Cameron Carter: Co-Directors of the UC Davis Cannabis and Hemp Research Center

by Ann Filmer
January 30, 2020

Medicinal plants

Professors Cameron Carter, School of Medicine, and Li Tian, Department of Plant Sciences, are co-directors of the Cannabis and Hemp Research Center at UC Davis. The center will guide and support cannabis- and hemp-related research across UC Davis.

UC Davis Has 10 New Fellows in AAAS, Including Dina St. Clair, Department of Plant Sciences

by Ann Filmer
November 26, 2019

Awards and rankings

Ten UC Davis faculty members have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, including Dina St. Clair, a professor in the Department of Plant Sciences. She was elected in the Section on Agriculture, Food, and Renewable Resources for her work on plant breeding and genetics.

Eduardo Blumwald and Jorge Dubcovsky are Highly Cited Researchers Again

by Ann Filmer
November 19, 2019

Awards and rankings

Eduardo Blumwald and Jorge Dubcovsky are among 16 UC Davis researchers who have been named in the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2019 list. The list identifies scientists and social scientists who have published multiple papers ranking in the top 1 percent by citations. Both are Distinguished Professors in the Department of Plant Sciences.

Recruitment Seminars: Research Leader, USDA ARS Water Management Unit at UC Davis, Nov. 19–21

by Ann Filmer
November 15, 2019

Water

Recruitment seminars will be held Nov. 19–21, 2019, for a Research Leader at the new USDA ARS Water Management Unit that will be located at UC Davis. Three candidates are being interviewed for the position. This is another great partnership between UC Davis and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service.

Dee Madderra Receives “Disability Awareness Award” at Soaring to New Heights

by Ann Filmer
April 18, 2019

Awards and rankings

Dee Madderra, chief administrative officer in the Department of Plant Sciences, received a UC Davis "Disability Awareness Award" at Soaring to New Heights for her commitment so serving employee needs and accommodations