Animal Science

Program supports promising assistant professors

Animal Science Assistant Professor Matthias Hess and Nutrition Assistant Professor Angela Zivkovic have been awarded fellowships from the Hellman Foundation for the 2016–2017 academic year. Ten other UC Davis assistant professors are also among the new class of Hellman Fellows.

Congratulations to the 1,615 undergraduate students who will cross the stage at one of two CA&ES commencement ceremonies on Friday, June 10, in the ARC Pavilion. We are anticipating the participation of numerous faculty and 60 volunteer staff in this year’s ceremonies.

Our distinguished speakers this year include alumni Richard and Evelyne Rominger, who for decades have played prominent roles in the community and in statewide and national agriculture. Richard and Evelyne Rominger also have been named recipients of the 2016 UC Davis Medal, the premier campus accolade.

Five other scholars to be lauded at commencement

Animal Science student Lucydalila Cedillo has been awarded the University Medal, the highest honor awarded for scholastic excellence at UC Davis. She will receive the University Medal at the 2 p.m. commencement of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences on Friday, June 10, at the Pavilion of the Activities and Recreation Center.

Facts and Fiction on Livestock and Climate Change

As the November 2015 Global Climate Change Conference COP21 concluded in Paris, 196 countries reached agreement on the reduction of fossil fuel use and emissions in the production and consumption of energy, even to the extent of potentially phasing out fossil fuels out entirely. 

Using Science to Save Wildlife Facing Extinction

UC Davis scientists don’t just study animals. Often, they save them. They’re putting on gloves to carefully wash gooey oil from sea birds’ wings. They’re breeding Amargosa voles after their desert habitat dried up. They’re following mountain lions into the hills of Southern California to track their genetic decline and overall health.