09/10/2026
Felicitaciones profe… recuerdo mucho sus clases de estadística y diseño experimental.
Jorge Dubcovsky, distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute researcher has been named the 2026 World Agriculture Prize Laureate in the category for countries that have a developed economy. The award, given by the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for the Agricultural and Life Sciences, or GCHERA, recognizes his pioneering scientific achievements to improve wheat and strengthen global food security. Wheat, one of the world's most widely grown staple crops, provides essential nutrition for billions of people.
Read more about Dubcovsky's work: https://ucdav.is/4hMPjOn
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