http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 https://escholarship.org/uc/ucd_grandchallenges_whitepapers/rss Recent eScholarship items from White Papers Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:43:09 +0000 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6b8123tr Reimagining the Land-grant University (RLGU) has been identified as a Grand Challenge by the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), reflecting the University’s commitment to reckon with and grow from its history as a land-grant university, recognize and center the Indigenous peoples and homelands that the University occupies, foster relationship-building with Indigenous peoples, and continue to build meaningful relationships with the diverse publics that the University aims to serve. To assess theUniversity’s progress towards advancing principles of RLGU, as measured by influence on policy, we analyzed policy citations of the University’s scholarly work using the Overton Policy Document database(accessed April 2025). UC Davis has a prominent record of research publications in the fields of health equity, climate and environmental justice, and maternal and early childhood well-being. We identifiedthat the University’s publication record in these disciplines contributes towards... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6b8123tr Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 UC Davis Grand Challenges https://escholarship.org/uc/item/26r6z8qd Policy Impact Report: Emerging Health Threats Research at the University of California, Davis https://escholarship.org/uc/item/26r6z8qd Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 UC Davis Grand Challenges https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1xf7j0cf Policy Impact Report: Climate Solutions Research at the University of California, Davis https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1xf7j0cf Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 UC Davis Grand Challenges https://escholarship.org/uc/item/19g6s09h Health Crisis Response Playbook for UC Davis https://escholarship.org/uc/item/19g6s09h Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 UC Davis Strategic Readiness Committee https://escholarship.org/uc/item/80g4k1kj A compilation of recommendations and best practices for developing and planning healthy communities, derived from UC Davis original research. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/80g4k1kj Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 UC Davis Grand Challenges https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6bj9g3kr Responsible Design, Development, & Deployment of Technologies: Cultivating Ethical & Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in US Food Systems https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6bj9g3kr Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 UC Davis AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems UC Davis Grand Challenges Working Group of AI and Food Systems Stakeholders https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1zd1105c Sustainable Food Systems have been identified as a Grand Challenge by the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), reflecting the societal need for improved food systems and the University’s unique ability to address that need through its research and education in agriculture, nutrition, and food sciences. To assess the University’s recent real-world impact on sustainable food systems, we analyzed policy citations of the University’s scholarly work using the Overton Policy Document database (accessed August 28-November 23, 2024). We identified longstanding policy impact in the fields of Land-use and emissions, Nutrition, Food Security, Crop Production, and Climate-smart Agriculture, and emerging areas of policy impact in the fields of Precision Agriculture, Ag Tech, Food Tech, Alternative Protein, and Bioactives. Policy impact of UC Davis exceeds that of comparable universities in the state of California in the field of food systems, broadly considered, for policy at the level... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1zd1105c Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 UC Davis Grand Challenges