Donor support is helping students, staff and volunteers adapt the UC Davis campus tree canopy — much of which may be vulnerable to climate change — for the next 100 years. Support for this work has come from:
• Learning by Leading Support Fund, an Aggie Launch program
• UC Davis Oaks Fund
• Saratoga Horticultural Research Endowment
• Excelerate Foundation
• The Green Initiative Fund
Lunds donating $800,000 to create Center for Watershed Sciences endowment
The endowment will support multidisciplinary water research by grad students
Lund, a faculty member since 1987, has had a lifelong passion for water
Jay Lund, distinguished professor of civil engineering, and his wife, Jean Lund, have given $800,000 to endow graduate student fellowships at the Center for Watershed Sciences, or CWS.
February 15, 2023 — Internationally recognized pain management expert Scott Fishman is the inaugural holder of the Jacquelyn S. Anderson Endowed Chair in Wellness at UC Davis. Fishman, who directs the UC Davis Center for Advancing Pain Relief, was inducted during a ceremony on Jan. 31
An American studies professor in the UC Davis College of Letters and Science has received a $1.5 million award from the Mellon Foundation for a project to explore the intersection of research on disability and chronic illness. The three-year project in partnership with Yale University aims to develop a national network of scholars, culture workers and organizers who will bring disability justice approaches to the study of chronic illness.
Sēvā (ਸੇਵਾ), a Punjabi word that means “service,” was the motivation behind alumni couple Kamaljeet “Kamal” Singh-Khaira and Dr. Ravinder “Ravi” Khaira’s recent $1 million gift to the College of Biological Sciences.
The Khairas’ gift will provide support for the college’s top priorities, and they feel confident in the leadership of Mark Winey, dean of the College of Biological Sciences, to best utilize the funding to further enhance student success initiatives, faculty excellence and advances in life sciences research.
Eadie is a distinguished professor with the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology and is this year’s winner of the UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement, given annually to honor faculty who are both exceptional teachers and scholars.
The Mellon Foundation is providing $1.1 million support for Project LEND (Library Expansion of Networked Delivery), a two-year project that the UC Davis Library will lead on behalf of the 10-campus UC system.
A new center for agricultural research and innovation will accelerate the global movement toward a more sustainable future, thanks to philanthropists Lynda and Stewart Resnick, co-owners of The Wonderful Company. The Resnicks’ historic $50 million pledge—the largest gift ever to the university by individual donors—will establish the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation and direct $10 million toward competitive research grants through the Resnick Agricultural Innovation Research Fund.
The School of Veterinary Medicine is renovating its Small Animal Clinic so more animals can have an exceptional care experience. With the support of donors, the clinic is being developed within the new Veterinary Medical Center, which is currently in early phases of construction.
“There is a rising demand for veterinary services across the country,” said Kate Hopper, director of the Small Animal Clinic. “The expansion will allow us to see and care for more patients.”
UC Davis Health today (Dec. 5) welcomed patients to its new, state-of-the-art Ernest E. Tschannen Eye Institute Building, an innovative facility dedicated to advancing eye care.
