Billionaire couple Lynda and Stewart Resnick pledged $50 million to UC Davis in 2022; their 34,000-square-foot agricultural research centre opened in May 2026
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PC: The Wonderful CompanyA philanthropic pledge announced in 2022 has now taken physical shape at the University of California, Davis, where a new agricultural research centre opened its doors in May 2026.
The facility, named after California philanthropists Lynda and Stewart Resnick, follows their $50 million donation to the university, the largest contribution it had received from individual donors at the time.
Designed to bring agricultural science, technology and education under one roof, the building will support work on crop resilience, resource efficiency and food production.
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PC: The Wonderful CompanyA philanthropic pledge announced in 2022 has now taken physical shape at the University of California, Davis, where a new agricultural research centre opened its doors in May 2026.
The facility, named after California philanthropists Lynda and Stewart Resnick, follows their $50 million donation to the university, the largest contribution it had received from individual donors at the time.
Designed to bring agricultural science, technology and education under one roof, the building will support work on crop resilience, resource efficiency and food production.