Donors & Partnerships

Lin Tian and two students in her lab

UC Davis Wins 2 Awards From the W.M. Keck Foundation

  • by Clémentine Sicard

For the first time in university history, the W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded two research teams at the University of California, Davis, with $1 million each in the same award cycle. One grant will support the creation of new technology for communications and medicine that operates at wavelengths that are not currently utilized. Associate professors Josh Hihath and Sebastian Gomez-Diaz in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are leading the research.

Joelle and Michael Hurlston

From Pantries to Professions: Alumni Couple Give $8M for Holistic Student Support

  • by Ashley Han
Joelle and Michael Hurlston want all students at the University of California, Davis, to have every opportunity for a successful future. The alumni and longtime donors are giving $8 million to support Aggies along every step of their college paths, from meeting basic needs to offering the very best career development, innovation opportunities and graduate school experiences.
Central Plant Operator David Waller

Saving Cool Cash on Hot Days

  • by Sienna Mata
Can we optimize how we cool our buildings without compromising campus comfort? This question, the focus of a long-standing partnership between UC Davis Facilities Management and UC Davis Chemical Engineering (Process Systems Engineering), has resulted in savings, greener energy use and published research. 
Dr. Bill Ristenpart presents on UC Davis’ coffee research

Coffee Needs Research: UC Davis’ New Coffee Center Dedicated June 25th

  • by Cristina Deptula
Inside the New UC Davis Coffee Center

The UC Davis Coffee Center is the world's first academic research center focused on coffee, aiming to do for coffee what UC Davis has done for beer and wine. Through its research, teaching and mentorship, the center plans to train the next generation of coffee professionals while improving the entire industry and making it more sustainable.

Coffee Center Rendering

Folgers Coffee Partners with the UC Davis Coffee Center

  • by Rachel Steere

The UC Davis Coffee Center is proud to announce a recent $500,000 gift from Folgers Coffee.

The Folgers Analytical Chemistry Lab will provide the first university infrastructure in the nation to address the unresolved questions around how certain molecules naturally present in coffee affect the final flavor profile of this beloved beverage.

Kemper Hall

February 2021 Engineering Crowdfunding Opportunities

  • by Rachel Steere
Crowdfund UC Davis is a grassroots fundraising movement that enables a variety of campus groups led by faculty, students and staff to impact groundbreaking research, provide student support and bolster public service. There are six crowdfunding opportunities in the College of Engineering during February ranging from support for student clubs to furthering research at the UC Davis Coffee Center.
uc davis engineering student design center esdc john baum gift

Gearing Up for Big Changes

Creativity needs space, time and the proper tools for an idea to come to fruition. Thanks to a generous $5M gift from John ’69 and Mindy Baum, the Engineering Student Design Center (ESDC) will provide an expanded, visionary new space in which students will be able to dive into creative and entrepreneurial ventures.
Front of Kemper Hall

Peet’s Coffee Pledges $250,000 to Advance Coffee Research

Gift Will Fund Peet’s Coffee Pilot Roastery in First-of-its-Kind Coffee Center
  • First university research center in the world to focus on post-harvest coffee
  • New Coffee Center will carry out research and teaching, collaborate with industry
  • Grew from popular engineering class, ‘Design of Coffee’

Peet’s Coffee announced a pledge of $250,000 to UC Davis on September 7, 2016, to fund the Peet’s Coffee Pilot Roastery, which will be located in a first-of-its-kind Coffee Center.

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