Supporting public education and opening doors for the next generation of students are top priorities for retired cardiologist Bob Blumberg ’67, a double UC alum who earned his bachelor’s degree from UC Davis and his medical degree from UC San Francisco in 1971.
Thanks to a charitable gift annuity (CGA), he can do exactly that. While receiving income from his gift, Blumberg has established a fund to provide undergraduate scholarships for first-generation students in the College of Biological Sciences.
Five years, dozens of wineries and countless toasts later, UC Davis’ Aggies Uncorked Alumni Wine Club is preparing to celebrate a major milestone this fall.
Alumni Spotlight: Brianna’s European Discovery Grad Trip with Aggie Adventures and Contiki
Our Aggie Adventures team sat down with recent UC Davis graduate, Brianna Beltran ‘25, to discuss her Grad Trip experience spanning 7 European countries in 12 days. From falling in love with Switzerland to getting a taste of local life in Rome, Brianna shared insights that future Aggie graduates won’t want to miss!
As our daughter Saee, begins her fourth year at UC Davis, we are filled with excitement for her and her future. As proud Aggie parents, we are deeply thankful for the many resources that the university offers to support students’ health, safety, and success.
At UC Davis, Kealani Kitaura ’12 found community and discovered the power of using art to honor heritage and history. Now she’s producing and starring in independent films that spotlight untold stories and spark meaningful conversations, one multiverse twist at a time.
Charles Melton, a University of California, Davis, alum and public policy leader, has been appointed to serve on the UC Board of Regents, representing more than 2 million graduates worldwide.
Melton, who graduated in 2008 with a degree in political science, will serve a two-year term as a University of California alumni regent beginning today (July 1).
What begins at UC Davis doesn’t stop at graduation. For these three alumni, it led all the way to the president’s office — shaping the future of higher education at universities across the country.
Deborah Thompson Austin of UC Davis’ alumni association will instruct hundreds of undergraduates to move the tassel on their graduation cap from left to right at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center Saturday morning.
For her husband, Ron Austin of Fairfield, California, it will be a moment — and degree — more than 47 years in the making.
The 66-year-old is proud he has finally completed the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts in political science, but he sees his life as a cautionary tale that he shares with first-year students.
