Support the Future of Nutrition Science on UC Davis Give Day
Each year, UC Davis Give Day brings our community together to invest in the people and programs shaping our future.
This Give Day, the Department of Nutrition invites our community to support the Litov Research & Mentoring Excellence Fund, a fund that honors our commitment to transforming lives through nutrition discovery and education.
Why this fund matters:
Breakthroughs in nutrition science emerge from collaboration, curiosity, and dedication. The Litov Research and Mentoring Excellence Fund helps nutrition researchers turn great ideas into real impact. It provides early support for promising projects, brings together experts from different fields, and gives faculty and students the freedom to explore new ideas; laying the groundwork for future, larger breakthroughs.
How Give Day support helps
Gifts to this fund fuel innovation by supporting faculty and students driving nutrition science forward in the departments signature areas of nutrition research:
- Developmental nutrition with emphasis on maternal health, pregnancy outcomes, infant and child development and early determinants of adult disease
- Systems biology and precision nutrition to predict nutritional impacts on health, assess nutritional status and evaluate response to nutrition and lifestyle interventions
- Community and global outreach through development and evaluation of multidimensional nutrition interventions and policies
A legacy of mentorship
Our faculty are deeply committed to mentoring students and cultivating scientific curiosity through hands-on learning that connects the classroom to real-world challenges. The Litov Research and Mentoring Excellence Fund recognizes and supports this dedication to student success, collaboration, and world-class research.
Why your gift matters now
Give Day is an opportunity for alumni, colleagues, and friends to come together and make a collective impact. Every gift helps launch faculty collaborations, support new research areas, provide student opportunities, and advance interventions that improve health across the lifespan.
Join us on Give Day
Support the Litov Research and Mentoring Excellence Fund and help advance the future of nutrition science at UC Davis, driving solutions from cells to communities to improve human health.