University Of Northern California Foundation

THE UNC FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIALLY BENEFICIAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND SERVICE THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HARD TECHNOLOGIES THAT SUPPORT HUMAN HEALTH, SOCIAL HARMONY, AND GLOBAL ECOLOGY; AND SOFT TECHNOLOGIES THAT SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AND RESILIENCE.

UNCF 2021 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSTHROUGH-OUT 2021, UNCF HAS CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE THREE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT OUR MISSION. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENT HAVE OCCURRED DESPITE CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE MADE DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, CALIFORNIA DRAUGHT, AND WILD FIRE DANGER.KING TECHNOLOGY VENTURES (KTV)THE KTV PROGRAM PROMOTES BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FOCUSED ON PRACTICAL AND MARKETABLE MEDICAL DEVICES. KTV S CONCEPT TO PROTOTYPE INITIATIVE IS IN ITS THIRD YEAR OFDEVELOPING AN INNOVATIVE HEART REPAIR DEVICE. FURTHER PROTOTYPE REFINEMENT HAS PROGRESSED THROUGH ADDITIONAL BENCH TESTING AND ANIMAL LAB RESEARCH THIS YEAR. THE PROTOTYPE HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN INITIATED WITH POTENTIAL STRATEGIC BIOMEDICAL COMPANIES THAT MAY BE INTERESTED IN FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OR ACQUISITION OF THE PROTOTYPE. (KTV 2021 RESEARCH EXPENSE: $54,834)ASIAN MEDICINAL BOTANICALS (AMD)THE AMB PROGRAMS FOCUS FOR 2021 WAS DIRECTED TOWARDS GROWING AND HARVESTING MEDICINAL HERBS THAT FLOURISH NATURALLY ON THE LAND AMB USES FOR ITS GARDEN. THE REFOCUS WAS THE RESULT OF CALIFORNIA DRAUGHT CONDITIONS, WHICH HAVE PLACE SEVERE LIMITS ON WATER USAGE. THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATURAL MEDICINAL HERBS GROWING ON AMBS GARDEN ACRE IS RAPHANUS RAPHANISTRUM, INFORMALLY REFERRED TO AS WILD RADISH. RAPHANUS RAPHANISTRUM, IS WIDELY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF ANTIUROLITHIATIC, DIURETIC ACTIVITY, ANTI-CANCER AND ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY. UPON MATURITY, THE HERBS FLOWERS AND SEED PODS WERE HARVESTED. PROCEDURES WERE RESEARCHED REGARDING REFINING THE HERBS FLOWER ESSENCE AND SEED POD TINCTURES. (AMB 2021 RESEARCH EXPENSE:$25,000)INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE (ICR)THE ICR PROGRAM PROGRAM FOCUS IS ON THE EMPOWERMENT OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES INBECOMING MORE RESILIENT. TO FACILITATE THE PROGRAM GOALS, UNCF HAS A COLLABORATIVERELATIONSHIP WITH THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION LIVELIFERESOURCES (LLR). BY MEANS OF ICRS ASSOCIATION WITH LLR, THE PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED ITS OUTREACH BY: PURCHASING SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES IN STAMFORD VT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSERVATION AND PROJECTS RELATED TO RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND STEWARDSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND THE NATURAL WORLD; CONTINUED DELIVERY OF PROGRAMS IN HEALTH EDUCATION AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION; EXPANSION OF THE LIVING LANDSCAPE PROJECT DEVOTED TO RESEARCHING SMALL GARDEN GROWING METHODS THAT CAN SUPPLEMENT A FAMILYS VEGETABLE NEEDS; AND A SUCCESSFUL FARM STAND PROGRAM WITH A FOCUS ON DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING COMMUNITY RELATIONS. (ICR 2021 OUTREACH EXPENSE: $24,000)