Development and Alumni Relations Content

Psychologist of ‘Attention’ Receives �ٺ��Ƶ Teaching Prize

Karen Michele Nikos — December 10, 2024 - 10:23pm

How the brain remembers has a lot to do with focus. It’s in this area of cognitive science that Steven Luck, professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, has built a career pushing the frontiers of both science and teaching.

Jan Shrem, Who Provided Legacy of Art to �ٺ��Ƶ, Remembered

Karen Michele Nikos — October 24, 2024 - 9:24am

Jan Shrem (J Henry Fair/Photography)

Jan Isaac Shrem, whose passions spanned publishi

�ٺ��Ƶ’ Historic Expect Greater Campaign Raises $2.25 Billion

James Michael Nash — September 24, 2024 - 10:06am

The University of California, Davis, is celebrating its most successful fundraising campaign — Expect Greater: From �ٺ��Ƶ, for the World — a multi-year effort that raised over $2.25 billion for student support, health research and care, sustainability, innovation and more.

The Greatest Fundraising Year in �ٺ��Ƶ History

Cody Kitaura — July 22, 2021 - 10:40am

Donors continue to bring nothing but good news to the University of California, Davis, setting giving records to achieve greater impact during a challenging and tragic year. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the university raised a historic amount in the last fiscal year: a record $269.4 million from 36,016 donors, with an all-time high of 63,650 gifts and pledges.

Art Patrons Create New Exhibitions Endowment at Manetti Shrem Museum

Karen Michele Nikos — June 01, 2021 - 8:45am

The art scene at the University of California, Davis, just got even better.

In their first major commitment to �ٺ��Ƶ, philanthropists Kellie and Jeff Hepper ’79 have pledged $1 million to create the Hepper Family Exhibition Fund, an endowed gift to support the core exhibition work of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.

Alumni Couple Establish Endowed Chair, �ٺ��Ƶ’ 1st in African American Studies

Dave Jones — February 23, 2021 - 9:30am

Alumni and longtime university supporters Lois and Darryl Goss are creating a presidential chair in African American and African studies at the University of California, Davis, to provide sustained funding for teaching, research and outreach about the history and culture of communities of African descent around the world.

Crowdfund �ٺ��Ƶ: 12 Worthy Projects

Dave Jones — February 07, 2020 - 2:30pm

Want to support STEM education for girls? Help build a Mars rover? “Be a Gator Donator” and help buy a John Deere Gator to facilitate student research at the university’s Quail Ridge natural reserve?

These are among the dozen projects offered by student, faculty and staff teams participating in Crowdfund �ٺ��Ƶ, a new fundraising effort from the Annual and Special Gifts Program in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations.

�ٺ��Ƶ Raised $230 Million in FY2017-18, Number of Gifts up 8 Percent

Kimberly L Hale — August 01, 2018 - 5:31pm

When civil engineering student Tadewos Getachew ’19 was a little boy, he witnessed resource scarcity firsthand in Ethiopia. Now, he is able to pursue his dream to study water resources and solar energy at the University of California, Davis, in large part due to the AvenueE program, which is funded by philanthropy. The program provides engineering and computer science students with funding and a smooth transition from California community colleges to �ٺ��Ƶ.

Longtime �ٺ��Ƶ Supporters Receive Charles J. Soderquist Award

Kimberly L Hale — May 09, 2018 - 12:00pm

The �ٺ��Ƶ Foundation has recognized John and Lesli Chuck ’84 with the prestigious 2018 Charles J. Soderquist Award. The annual award is presented to individuals who demonstrate excellence in philanthropy, volunteerism and leadership, and an overall commitment to the University of California, Davis.

John completed his medical residency at �ٺ��Ƶ and has been a family physician with The Permanente Medical Group for 28 years. Lesli graduated from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, as did their daughter Kelly earlier this year.

�ٺ��Ƶ Announces Another Record-Breaking Fundraising Year

Kimberly L Hale — July 25, 2017 - 3:16pm

After 15 years in the automotive industry, including a career customizing hot rods, Joe Williams ’14 came to the University of California, Davis, to study brewing, then stayed on as a staff researcher. Now, Williams is �ٺ��Ƶ’ first endowed brewer, thanks to a $2 million gift from Ken Grossman of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and his wife, Katie Gonser.

Development and Alumni Relations Content

Psychologist of ‘Attention’ Receives �ٺ���Ƶ Teaching Prize

Jan Shrem, Who Provided Legacy of Art to �ٺ���Ƶ, Remembered

�ٺ���Ƶ’ Historic Expect Greater Campaign Raises $2.25 Billion

The Greatest Fundraising Year in �ٺ���Ƶ History

Art Patrons Create New Exhibitions Endowment at Manetti Shrem Museum

Alumni Couple Establish Endowed Chair, �ٺ���Ƶ’ 1st in African American Studies

Crowdfund �ٺ���Ƶ: 12 Worthy Projects

�ٺ���Ƶ Raised $230 Million in FY2017-18, Number of Gifts up 8 Percent

Longtime �ٺ���Ƶ Supporters Receive Charles J. Soderquist Award

�ٺ���Ƶ Announces Another Record-Breaking Fundraising Year