The van Kessels Establish An Endowment to Help Grad StudentsSubtitle Gift from Former Department Chair Supports Research in Field Crops Stephanie PerlaMarch 13, 2025Trina KleistChris and Betsy van Kessel near their hometown of Uden, The Netherlands. (Courtesy Chris van Kessel) It was the late 1970s, and a young Chris van Kessel was at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, working on his doctoral degree in the field of nitrogen fixation in plants. His co-supervisor Robert H. Burris, a biochemi...| Recent Giving Articles
Gift Extends UC Davis Pistachio Research: In Search of New Scions, RootstocksSubtitle Rod Stiefvater of Oro Vista Farms Donates Money, Farm Resources Emily C DooleyMarch 03, 2025Rod Stiefvater, whose donation created the Louise Ferguson and Craig Kallsen Pistachio Research Fund, speaking at a Department of Plant Sciences seminar on Feb. 12, 2025. (Jael Mackendorf / UC Davis) Warming weather, water scarcity and a loss of winter fog threaten pistachio production in California’s southern San J...| Recent Giving Articles
Endowed Professorship in Food, Wine and Culture Established at UC DavisSubtitle Trinchero Family Honors Darrell Corti and Expands Student Learning Tiffany DobbynOctober 23, 2024Established with support from the Trinchero family, the Darrell Corti Endowed Professor in Food, Wine and Culture will explore the cultural significance of food and wine while offering students more unique learning opportunities. Food and wine are more than just great flavors – they reflect the stories of communities...| Recent Giving Articles
UC Davis Sets a New Record, Surpasses $1 Billion in Research FundingAJ ChelineAugust 04, 2022 The University of California, Davis, reached a major milestone attracting $1.07 billion in external research funding in the fiscal year 2021-22, up $102.9 million from the previous record set last year. In doing so, UC Davis joins an exclusive group of fewer than 20 public universities in the nation surpassing $1 billion in research funding. The awards lend support to a wide range of research ar...| Recent Giving Articles
$4 Million Endowment Bolsters UC Davis Viticulture and Enology (not verified)July 26, 2022Ashley HanThe Teaching and Research Winery at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science. (UC Office of the President) Quick Summary A gift that keeps on giving to world-renowned department For research on such topics as improved vineyard resiliency Gift also provides support for future leaders of the industry The University of California, Davis, Department of Viticulture and Enology has rece...| Recent Giving Articles
UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology receives $1 million giftSubtitle Donation comes from longtime butterfly collector and volunteer Stephanie PerlaMarch 01, 2022Ashley Han Bill Patterson, longtime butterfly collector and supporter of the University of California, Davis, is giving $1 million to the university’s R.M. Bohart Museum of Entomology to help maintain its permanent insect collection. This gift will provide the museum with the necessary financial security to support its ever-growing...| Recent Giving Articles
Theopolis Vineyards Diversity Fund Created for Viticulture and Enology StudentsSubtitle Donor Theodora Lee took classes at UC Davis and wants to foster opportunity Emily C DooleyFebruary 25, 2022Theodora Lee A new award fund has been created to help students interested in the wine industry pursue their degree in the Department of Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis. The Theopolis Vineyards Diversity Fund will provide one scholarship of up to $10,000 each year to students interested in viticul...| Recent Giving Articles
A Message From the Dean - November 2021Helene DillardNovember 22, 2021Young horses in their spaces at the UC Davis Horse Barn. The season of gratitude is upon us, and we have so many reasons to feel joyful this fall. We are thankful for the campus’ approach to managing COVID-19 and the diligence applied to keeping us safe through vaccinations and accessible testing. Our vaccination rates are at 98 percent with a positivity rate of 0.06 percent for the past 30 days. Starting in January, the ...| Recent Giving Articles
Rayann Eaves is just the sort of UC Davis student that the late Nancy Rupp Tibbitts would befriend—highly motivated, academically accomplished and fully engaged in the campus community.| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Clare Cannon Appointed Interim Director of the UC Davis Institute of the Environment| caes.ucdavis.edu
In a cozy college town known for bikes and farmers markets, a group of UC Davis students spent their spring and summer doing work beyond the classroom. They immersed themselves in the stories of people in Davis who often go unheard: farmworkers, immigrants, people facing housing challenges and more. As part of a course on environmental justice, they turned those conversations into recommendations for the city’s long-term planning efforts.| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Landscape of Volcanoes, Forests Offers Unique Research and Outreach Opportunities With a terrain covering volcanoes, steaming fumaroles and forestlands, the Lassen Field Station became the newest addition to the University of California, Davis’ Natural Reserve System today (May 16), following approval by the UC Board of Regents.| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences