The late philanthropist and businessman Dan G. Best II has bequeathed $25 million to support the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The gift honors his grandfather, C.L. Best, one of the founders of Caterpillar Tractor Co.
The past year has been a difficult one for universities around the nation, but UC Davis has remained committed to its mission of improving lives, Chancellor Gary S. May said in his annual State of the Campus address to faculty members last week.
For the first time, highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in marine mammals — weaned elephant seal pups in California’s Año Nuevo State Park.
Some 1,650 FFA and 4-H students will come to campus this week for the 50th annual Field Day, a competition testing agricultural knowledge and leadership skills.
Commuter card for parking, transit — Eligible employees can sign up, change or end their commuter benefits between the 1st and 10th of every month.
More Safety Corridors announced — The program focused on safe bicycle and scooter riding will continue every Tuesday in March.
AggieSurplus — Open for in-person shopping, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 5 and 6. All sofas will be 50% off and filing cabinets will be $10 each.
Professor Emeritus Jeff Mount, founding director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, weighs in on the feast-or-famine snowfall that Californians have experienced so far this winter, and its implications for summer wildfire risks. (Bay Area News Group)
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