Trump funding freeze upends agricultural research at US universities

From its earliest days in 1906, when the University of California secured a small stretch of fertile soil in the state's Central Valley, a quiet promise took root - that this place, originally called University Farm, would someday grow mighty. For decades, UC Davis stood tall among the world's giants in agricultural research. All that changed in a few short days amid a sweeping overhaul of the federal government as the Trump administration froze funds, closed down labs and shut out scientists' ability to secure grants for future research.