Fall 2025 Content

Touchdown Tower Transformed

Jocelyn C Anderson — November 06, 2025 - 2:15pm

UC Davis has not one, but two water towers — and while most people recognize the one along Interstate 80, it’s the other tower near UC Davis Health Stadium that’s now stealing the spotlight. Affectionately known as “Touchdown Tower,” this 162-foot utility landmark just completed a full restoration and now features two UC Davis logos and programmable LED lighting, transforming it into a new symbol of Aggie pride.

Law Professor Moderates Groundbreaking PBS Series

Jocelyn C Anderson — October 14, 2025 - 9:53am

In an era of extreme division, Aaron Tang, law professor at UC Davis, as found a national — and creative — platform to encourage civil discourse.

UC Regents Bring More Aggies on Board

Jocelyn C Anderson — September 30, 2025 - 3:05pm

The UC Davis contingent on the UC Board of Regents grew larger this summer with the swearing in of two additional Aggies.

Four Aggies — an alum, a grad student, a faculty member and a staffer — hold official roles with the UC Board of Regents, which oversees all 10 UC campuses; other Aggies address the regents at each meeting but don’t hold formal roles on the board.

5 Ways UC Davis Says AI Is Surprisingly Good

Russell L Thebaud — August 18, 2025 - 9:27am

The capabilities of artificial intelligence are expanding every day. UC Davis is harnessing AI in many beneficial ways. Here, researchers in veterinary medicine, health, climate science, engineering and education ask how AI can help in their fields — and discover the good side of the growing technology.

Alum Joe Sasto Is a Rebel in the Kitchen

Jocelyn C Anderson — August 18, 2025 - 9:24am

Alum Joe Sasto releases his first cookbook in October. (Courtesy of Bre Furlong)

Joe Sasto ’10 knows food.

Statewide Study Taps 3,000 Students for Salmon Research

Russell L Thebaud — August 18, 2025 - 9:22am

In addition to predators, river diversions, and reduced spawning grounds, California salmon now face a new challenge: Thiamine Deficiency Complex, or TDC, a nutritional deficiency that leads to neurological problems and early death. Thankfully, more than 3,000 high school students offer a way forward in tackling this urgent issue.

Celebrating 100 Years of Graduate Education in Davis

Jocelyn C Anderson — August 18, 2025 - 9:20am

On a crisp fall morning in 1925, a dozen graduate students in white button-down shirts with their slacks cuffed over worn brogans arrived at the University Farm in Davis. They were united by a shared ambition: to pursue advanced studies in agriculture at what was then the research extension of UC Berkeley.

It was a quiet beginning for graduate education in Davis — seeding what would grow into one of the top graduate education programs in the country.

5 Things to Know About Baltimore Ravens Linebacker and Alum Teddye Buchanan

Jocelyn C Anderson — August 18, 2025 - 9:15am

Teddye Buchanan ’24 called from Baltimore, shortly before training camp with the Ravens was set to begin. The alum was drafted to the team in April, becoming the first Aggie to be drafted by the National Football League since 2002. He’ll be an inside linebacker.

“This year has been one of the crazier years of my life,” Buchanan said, “but a ton of fun.”

Student Satellite Project an Exercise in Technology and Teamwork

Jocelyn C Anderson — August 18, 2025 - 9:14am

This October, if all goes to plan, four UC Davis graduate students will see their work launched into orbit. For the past six months the team at the UC Davis Center for Space Exploration Research has been working with Proteus Space, Inc. on a government-sponsored project to design and build a satellite payload.

See Butterfield Horse Sculptures at School of Veterinary Medicine

Jocelyn C Anderson — August 18, 2025 - 9:13am

John Pascoe, executive associate dean emeritus of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, said he has always wanted to bring more art to the school, having seen the positive effect of public art at land-grant veterinary schools across the country. Over his more than 40 years at UC Davis, the now-retired Pascoe led the school’s efforts to collaborate with artists to acquire works, especially those depicting animals.