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.
The faculty at UC Davis are a constant source of inspiration, and the Chancellor’s Fellows stand out among them. These early-career scholars are selected for their exceptional research achievements and receive the distinction of carrying the chancellor’s imprimatur for five years.
Each Chancellor’s Fellow is awarded $25,000 to support innovative elements of their research that might otherwise go unfunded. In many cases, these projects also create valuable, hands-on lab opportunities that help students build skills for their future careers.
It’s one thing to study microbiology. It’s another to apply that learning toward making an impact on the community through medicine.
Annie Wang followed similar logic when she applied to work in graphic design as a first-year at the University of California, Davis.
For Wang – who hails from Ottawa, ON, Canada – choosing UC Davis made sense because it simultaneously offered a supportive, relaxed environment and a rigorous microbiology program.
“I also really like the warm weather here,” Wang said.
