Explore our latest digital magazine, featuring stories of inspiration and breakthroughs throughout the university. Discover how educational dreams are being realized and how cross-disciplinary experts are pioneering solutions to tackle global challenges.
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No matter why you’re here, we thank you.
It’s time to celebrate the total impact of our second comprehensive fundraising campaign, Expect Greater: From UC Davis, for the World. For eight years, we have partnered with donors to prepare tomorrow’s leaders, reimagine medicine, protect our planet’s future, and advance innovation and creativity.
Sparking Innovation and Creativity
Catalyzing an arts renaissance
If it weren’t for Maria Manetti Shrem’s generosity, Associate Professor of Art Beatriz Cortez may never have left Los Angeles to become an Aggie. The acclaimed multidisciplinary artist and scholar first spent time at UC Davis during a 2022 residency with the California Studio, a program that Manetti Shrem funded to connect artists of international distinction with the campus community.
Preparing Change Makers
Moonshots launch here
Ever wondered what happens when dreams meet determination? Take a stroll through UC Davis where students aren’t just hitting the books—they’re soaring to greater heights. Meet the next generation of innovators and change makers to discover how UC Davis is a launchpad for dreams that reach far beyond the stars.
Reimagining Medicine
Beyond psychedelics
The UC Davis Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics (IPN) is unlocking an unprecedented approach to treating conditions from Alzheimer’s disease to schizophrenia.
By studying how psychedelics work on the molecular, cellular and circuit levels, IPN researchers aim to optimize delivery of their healing capabilities and create new molecules tailored for specific disease indications.
The goal: new medicines that restore brain cell health and repair damaged neural circuits by building on advances in psychedelic science.
Sustaining Healthier Communities
A half-century partnership
Foundations and corporate organizations have played an essential role in UC Davis’ Expect Greater campaign, contributing $1,173,263,484 through research exchange and donations.
One such partnership between UC Davis and Mars spans nearly 50 years of history, with wide ranging collaborations driving significant advancements across the food, health and agriculture sectors.
Also inside
Raising the roof with donor generosity
The Expect Greater campaign has led to new construction and renovated spaces across the university, with donors laying the groundwork for a brighter tomorrow by investing in UC Davis today.
Meet our successful scholarship alumni
Throughout the Expect Greater campaign, we have shared how donors have supported amazing Aggies across UC Davis. We caught up with three alumni to hear about their successes and how donors propelled them on their journeys.
Voices of impact across the university
The Expect Greater campaign benefited colleges, schools and units across the university. Read on for snapshots of how donors have delivered greater support to the entire UC Davis community.
How small gifts deliver greater outcomes
A strong foundation of donors who give what they can are key to UC Davis’ philanthropic success—and the base is growing. Since the campaign began in 2016, more than 76,000 first-time donors have contributed to the university. And among the more than $2.2 billion raised during the campaign, 421,218 gifts were under $1,000. In fact, some of the most powerful gifts are small in dollars, but huge in impact.
Campaign results by the numbers
Gifts to the Expect Greater campaign have empowered first-generation students to achieve their dreams, funded groundbreaking research across disciplines, and expanded resources that contribute to the university’s vibrant culture and academic excellence.