A group having their photo taken at the Cole Facility during Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.
Picnic Day
A group having their photo taken at the Cole Facility during Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.
Fourth year Theatre and Dance major, Arden Siadeck tries dummy ropic at the Cole facility during UC Davis Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.
Fourth year Theatre and Dance major, Arden Siadeck tries dummy ropic at the Cole facility during UC Davis Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.
Student get photos with the vertical farming research h at Plant and Environmental Science Building during Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.
Student get photos with the vertical farming research h at Plant and Environmental Science Building during Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.
Derel Cruz (wearing grey sweatshirt), a third year Biological Sciences major pets a lamb the Petting Zoo at the Cole Facility during UC Davis Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.
Derel Cruz (wearing grey sweatshirt), a third year Biological Sciences major pets a lamb the Petting Zoo at the Cole Facility during UC Davis Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.
Two people dressed up in bee costumes outside the RMI during Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.
Two people dressed up in bee costumes outside the RMI during Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.
The skill of cooperage is demonstrated at the RMI during Picnic Day on April 15, 2023. The wine barrels, made of french white oak, are banded with hoops and are toasted to different stage from light to dark. The demo was done by Tonnellerie O.
The skill of cooperage is demonstrated at the RMI during Picnic Day on April 15, 2023. The wine barrels, made of french white oak, are banded with hoops and are toasted to different stage from light to dark. The demo was done by Tonnellerie O.
The Laying Hens hands-on exhibit at Meyer Hall during Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.
The Laying Hens hands-on exhibit at Meyer Hall during Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.
The Horse Barn parade horses are walked around before the parade during Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.
The Horse Barn parade horses are walked around before the parade during Picnic Day on April 15, 2023.

A Message From the Dean - April 2023

  • by Helene Dillard

After a cold and rainy winter, it’s heartwarming to see beautiful flowers blooming and hear birds chirping. Spring is a seasonal celebration of the natural beauty around us, especially on campus where rainbow chard is being harvested at the Student Farm, ducklings are waddling around the Arboretum and new foals are getting their footing at the Horse Barn.

We recently celebrated our prospective and current students, faculty, staff and our surrounding community with several events, including Aggie Day for first-year admits and the annual Picnic Day, which drew in thousands of visitors to campus.

I’m also thrilled to report that our recent UC Davis Give Day fundraising drive was a tremendous success! Thanks to the generosity of our community, the campus received nearly 5,000 gifts that so far has raised more than $3.3 million in support of important projects and programs across a broad range of disciplines. We are incredibly grateful to all our donors and supporters, who are empowering students and faculty to continue doing incredible work that has the potential to change the world.

In this month’s Highlights, we share news out of the Strawberry Breeding Program, which released five new strawberry varieties that are resistant to Fusarium wilt, a soilborne pathogen that can destroy crops. You will find a story about researchers who worked with the Winnemem Wintu tribe to name a newly identified subspecies of rainbow trout – “O. mykiss calisulat” or “beautiful trout.” We also have a doctoral student in entomology who is organizing a community nature event called BioBlitz to observe the plants, insects and animals in the region. And in case you missed it, singer Taylor Swift is getting some love from one of our Department of Plant Sciences professors, who developed a remarkable instrument that helps monitor plant traits, which he affectionately named “TSWIFT.”

I also want to congratulate our incoming transfer students, who were recently admitted to UC Davis and our college. I’m delighted to welcome them to our vibrant academic community.

 

Go Ags!

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