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‘Aggie Sweethearts’ Give $1M to University 50 Years After Meeting on Campus

Cody Kitaura — October 17, 2023 - 5:35am

In their most significant gift to �ٺ��Ƶ, alumni donors Charles and Nancy Cooper have pledged $1 million to support undergraduate student research opportunities within the College of Biological Sciences, or CBS.

Giving to �ٺ��Ƶ Remains Strong: $253M in Support Last Year

Katherine E Kerlin — August 08, 2023 - 10:30am

Donors contributed $253 million to �ٺ��Ƶ last year. Noteworthy gifts include those related to Alzheimer's research, water management and student food security.

$4 Million Endowment Bolsters �ٺ��Ƶ Viticulture and Enology

Dave Jones — July 26, 2022 - 1:00pm

The University of California, Davis, Department of Viticulture and Enology has received a $4 million endowment that will provide support in perpetuity for the kind of research and education that has made the department world renowned in its field.

The endowment, given anonymously, will fund unique projects that use and further develop analytical tools, advanced technologies and techniques, and equipment.

�ٺ��Ƶ Bohart Museum of Entomology Receives $1 Million Gift

Amy M Quinton — March 01, 2022 - 3:00pm

Bill Patterson, longtime butterfly collector and supporter of the University of California, Davis, is giving $1 million to the R.M. Bohart Museum of Entomology to help maintain its permanent insect collection.

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Dave Jones — February 21, 2017 - 12:43pm

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�ٺ��Ƶ Receives $1.5 Million to Advance the Study of Jainism

Karen Michele Nikos — February 14, 2017 - 2:52pm

Mohini Jain, philanthropist, retired teacher and longtime resident of Davis, has made a $1.5 million gift to the University of California, Davis, to advance the study of Jainism, one of the world’s most revered and ancient philosophies.

The gift will establish the Mohini Jain Presidential Chair for Jain Studies in the Department of Religious Studies as part of a larger effort to position �ٺ��Ƶ as a leader in the study of Indian religions and the interdisciplinary field of South Asia studies broadly.

Record Generosity: $38.5 Million for �ٺ��Ƶ Vision Science

Dave Jones — March 10, 2016 - 10:54am

The �ٺ��Ƶ Health System today (March 10) announced receiving $38.5 million in gifts and pledges from Ernest E. Tschannen to support the �ٺ��Ƶ Eye Center and the Center for Vision Science. These gifts make Tschannen the largest individual donor to �ٺ��Ƶ in the university’s 108-year history.

Giving Content

‘Aggie Sweethearts’ Give $1M to University 50 Years After Meeting on Campus

Giving to �ٺ���Ƶ Remains Strong: $253M in Support Last Year

$4 Million Endowment Bolsters �ٺ���Ƶ Viticulture and Enology

�ٺ���Ƶ Bohart Museum of Entomology Receives $1 Million Gift

Believing in What We Do at �ٺ���Ƶ