Development Content

Lynda and Stewart Resnick Pledge $50M to �ٺ��Ƶ for Sustainability Research

Amy M Quinton — October 13, 2022 - 11:45am

Lynda and Stewart Resnick pledge $50M to �ٺ��Ƶ for new Center for Agricultural Innovation and sustainable agricultural research.

Don’t Miss Out: 10.10.2020 Will Be Spectacular

Dave Jones — September 29, 2020 - 1:22pm

Repeat after us: 10.10.2020. It will be a �ٺ��Ƶ day to remember and we hope you’re there, because it’s not one to miss!

At 4 p.m. PDT, we’re expecting more than 1,700 people to gather online for our Virtual Innovation Spectacular, when we’ll introduce you to many of our experts changing the world — plus the amazing people and (let’s face it, adorable) animals benefiting from their work.

Give Day, Employee Giving on the Upswing

Dave Jones — May 07, 2019 - 11:22am

Every April, Aggies are invited to celebrate the long-standing tradition of Picnic Day and strengthen �ٺ��Ƶ by donating on Give Day, an accompanying fundraising event benefiting all schools and colleges across the university.

The combination has proved to be a powerhouse. Give Day 2019 (April 12-13) brought in a record-setting $2 million dollars from 4,454 gifts from around �ٺ��Ƶ and around the world.

‘Every Aggie Counts’ for �ٺ��Ƶ Give Day

Dave Jones — February 06, 2017 - 9:41am

�ٺ��Ƶ’ first Give Day will be held on Picnic Day to encourage support from faculty, staff and Aggies everywhere as they celebrate the university’s most beloved event.

Give Day will run for 29 hours, from noon Friday, April 21, until 5 p.m. the next day, Picnic Day. Donors, scholarship recipients and faculty members who have been supported by philanthropy will participate in the Picnic Day Parade, to illustrate philanthropy’s impact on �ٺ��Ƶ; and a text-to-give campaign will be promoted at various Picnic Day events.

Paving the Way for Pathogens

Katherine E Kerlin — August 29, 2016 - 11:31am

Higher levels of rainfall and coastal development increase the risk of disease-causing organisms flowing to the ocean, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. The study advances earlier work by tracking the parasite T. gondii to see how human-driven land-use change and rainfall might be impacting pathogen movement from land to sea.