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Peer nutrition counselors with Healthy Aggies; (L-R) Yiman Li, Amare Tolosa Sabillo, Lorelei Kilmer and Wendy Liang.

Guiding the Way to Healthy Living on Campus

  • by Tiffany Dobbyn

In a matter of minutes, UC Davis student Wendy Liang effortlessly sets up a table in the lobby of the Activities and Recreation Center just near the entrance to the gym, but the information she provides to those who stop to chat has the potential to guide and nourish them throughout their lives.

Mary Jade Farruggia

Aquatic Ecologist Mary Jade Farruggia Wins Graduate Student Prize

  • by Tiffany Dobbyn

Mary Jade Farruggia, a Ph.D. candidate with the Graduate Group in Ecology, is this year’s recipient of the Neal Van Alfen and James MacDonald Graduate Student Award for her outstanding academic performance and dedication to service and leadership.

This $7,500 award was established to honor the contributions of former dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Dean Van Alfen, and former executive associate, Dean MacDonald.

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