Fall/Winter 2019-20
Sky’s the Limit
Vicky Benzing ’80 became an aerosport pilot for her second career.
Action Figure
John Hennigan ’02 has become a star of pro wrestling.
On the Board
Cara-Beth Burnside ’92 helped find a place for women in pro skateboarding.
Moving Stories
Mark Ferrando ’11 is an actor and a stunt performer.
Cat Guru
Postdoctoral researcher Mikel Delgado studies cat behavior and welfare.
Cycling Scientist
Jason Moore, M.S. ’07, Ph.D. ’12, studies and teaches bicycle dynamics.
Power Naps
Hammocks arrived on the Quad in 2014.
Mothers United
Ashlee Gadd ’08 launched personal essay site Coffee + Crumbs to publish honest stories about motherhood.
Made From Skratch
Allen Lim ’94 reinvented himself, founding Skratch Labs to offer natural pre-packaged snacks for athletes.
Making Change
Aileen Zhong ’14 trained girls and young women to run for office; now she works in policy for startup Booster Fuels.
How to Pour a Beer
Brewing expert Charles Bamforth shares his knowledge.
3 Ways to Be More Sustainable
How to incorporate environmental sustainability into your daily life.
Novel Approach
Jamil Jan Kochai, M.A. ’17, tells the story of a trip to his parents’ native village in Afghanistan in his new book.
Deep Impact
A chance meeting in middle school led Anthony Williams ’90 to a path of success.
Hexter to Step Down
The provost and executive vice chancellor will leave the post at the end of the school year.
The Future of Food
The Food Valley initiative imagines transforming the Sacramento region into an incubator pipeline for food science innovations.
Here: Aggie Pride
The student section watches the Homecoming football game against Cal Poly in October.
Man About Town
Bob Dunning ’68, J.D. ’73, celebrates 50 years with the local newspaper.
4 Popular Drought-Tolerant Plants
Here are must-have ‘All-Stars’ from the UC Davis Arboretum.
50 Years of Ethnic Studies
African American and African, Asian American, Chicana and Chicano, and Native American studies programs started in 1969 at UC Davis.
Communal Living
Yosemite Hall, the newest residence hall on campus, replaced Webster Hall in the fall.
All Access
A new program promises to transform the traditional textbook model.
How Can Agriculture Be a Part of the Climate Solution?
Professor Benjamin Houlton says carbon farming is the key to helping solve climate change.
