UC Davis
Overview
UC Davis brings agricultural and environmental science together with engineering, business, and other disciplines. Its colleges and research programs educate students and work with industry on food systems, production, and emerging technologies. Innovators can explore entrepreneurship education, research translation, and commercialization support, while employers and industry partners can discuss sponsored research, internships, employee education, or specialized facilities. Each campus unit has its own participation and partnership requirements.
What they do
Agricultural and professional education
Offers an undergraduate major in agricultural and environmental technology, plus workshops, certificates, and courses for professionals in agtech, viticulture, winemaking, brewing, nut and tree fruit production, and wine business.
Farmworker safety and technology training
Trains farmworkers, crew leaders, and employers in English and Spanish on heat illness, wildfire smoke, and injury prevention, and is developing training for work with autonomous tractors, collaborative robots, and agrivoltaics.
Entrepreneurship and commercialization
Supports entrepreneurs through academies, a business competition with a food and agriculture sector, customer-discovery training with agtech cohorts, and startup formation help for ventures built on university research.
Research and industry partnerships
Works with industry on sponsored research, faculty partnerships, student internships, employee education, and access to specialized research facilities in agriculture, food systems, and emerging technologies.
Programs and services
Locations
- Campus address One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, United States