This October, Crowdfund UC Davis will feature 40 dynamic team projects driven by students, faculty and staff, all ready to make a real impact on programs at UC Davis and UC Davis Health.
Students and families look forward to college preparing students with knowledge for their future careers. In addition to this academic preparation, college is also a time of important personal growth for students. In college, your student will learn to make decisions independently, build new relationships, manage responsibilities, face challenges, and develop their own identity and values. Because of all of the new experiences to come, the first year of college is especially important for students.
After more than 30 years helping California farmers combat crop disease and on-farm production challenges, Richard Buchner ’76, M.S. ’82, and his wife, Terri, are turning their focus to the future.
A shared commitment to philanthropy and scientific learning is what sparked a friendship between two longtime UC Davis supporters, Elena B. “Lin” Weaver and Deborah J. “Deb” Neff ’76.
This article is written by New Student Programs(Division of Student Affairs), which is comprised of Orientation and First Year Experience. Our team is dedicated to supporting newstudents' transition into and through UC Davis.
UC Davis students relax in hammocks in the Quad, as turkeys wander by. The quad and Memorial Union are popular locations year-round, including the summer. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)
UC Davis Summer Sessions offers hundreds of courses to current students and the community. But there is much more to take advantage of, if you know where to look. This year, programmatic offerings include a free writing academy, increased virtual classes, events for bothin-person and remote students as well as support services from campus units.
From alligators and sea turtles in the Florida Keys to penguins in Antarctica, UC Davis veterinary medicine alum Dr. Doug Mader ’79, M.S. ’82, DVM ’86, Residency ’88 has spent nearly four decades caring for exotic animals and wildlife around the world.
