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A new study coauthored by IIFH-affiliated faculty members Edward (Ned) Spang and Ilias Tagkopoulos, along with IIFH Research Program Manager Mariana Barboza Gardner, published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems,...

At the 2026 American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference in San Diego, the Innovation Institute for Food and Health’s (IIFH) Research Program Manager, Mariana Barboza, presented exciting new research...

A new study published in Food Chemistry demonstrates a standardized, non-targeted metabolomics workflow designed to generate comparable food metabolomics data across laboratories, instruments, and analytical platforms. The research addresses a...

Universities are driving groundbreaking discoveries in food, health, and agricultural innovation, but transforming research into scalable companies requires more than great science alone. This article highlights the growing need for...

DAVIS, CA — Monday, May 11, 2026 — In a move designed to fundamentally accelerate how food innovation reaches the market, the University of California, Davis Innovation Institute for Food &...

A breakthrough in chickpea breeding is helping unlock new potential for plant-based protein. Supported by FFAR funding, NuCicer developed a high-protein, early-maturing chickpea variety (NC-1) using expanded genetic diversity from...

UC Davis has launched the Aggie Venture Accelerator at Aggie Square, a new initiative designed to help early-stage life science startups transform promising research into scalable companies. The program provides...

What if the future of protein wasn’t just sustainable, but smarter? A new Food Tank op-ed explores how the next generation of protein innovation is being shaped by data, from...

This Earth Day, the connection between human health and planetary health is clearer than ever. A recent Deloitte perspective highlights how food, nutrition, and sustainability are deeply intertwined and how...

Researchers at UC Davis have developed a new glycomics-based approach to uncover the structural features that make certain starches resistant to digestion. Led by experts in carbohydrate analysis, including Distinguished...

UC Davis has launched the Aggie Venture Accelerator (AVA), a new initiative designed to help early-stage startups transform breakthrough discoveries into scalable solutions across life sciences, food, and health. Delivered...

As GLP-1 medications continue to reshape how consumers approach food, nutrition is emerging as a critical companion to pharmaceutical intervention. In a recent Nutrition Insight feature, experts from UC Davis,...