Posts Tagged: Chancellor Gary May

UC Davis Students Video Their Impressions of Emeriti Presentations

What a great idea! When UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology organized and hosted an emeriti celebration honoring professors who recently transitioned to emeriti, he...

A male monarch butterfly nectaring on Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male monarch butterfly nectaring on Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Legendary Robbin Thorp: A Tribute Well Deserved

When UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal created a video tribute honoring the UC Davis faculty who recently transitioned to emeriti, he singled out one very special emeriti as an example of tremendous community, academic and scientific...

The legendary Robbin Thorp in front of an almond tree on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The legendary Robbin Thorp in front of an almond tree on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Video Tribute to UC Davis Emeriti

A video tribute to newly transitioned UC Davis emeriti--an ongoing public service project by UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal--is a three-fold celebration. It's a celebration of (1) the accomplishments of the faculty entering a new chapter...

The late Robbin Thorp of the Department of Entomology and Nematology "epitomizes how emeriti contribute to UC Davis," according to the video tribute celebrating emeriti faculty. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The late Robbin Thorp of the Department of Entomology and Nematology "epitomizes how emeriti contribute to UC Davis," according to the video tribute celebrating emeriti faculty. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Magic of a Mural

The magic of a mural! It was quite a celebration during the unveiling of a UC Davis ceramic-mosaic mural, The Secret Life of Vineyards, took place at a Napa Valley organic vineyard. The 10 x 6-foot mural, which graces an outer wall of the...

Posing for a celebratory photo are five mural participants with Chancellor Gary May and UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt, Lily Nugent and Professor Ullman. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Posing for a celebratory photo are five mural participants with Chancellor Gary May and UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt, Lily Nugent and Professor Ullman. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

'The Secret Life of Vineyards' Mural Is No Longer a Secret

With the unveiling of the UC Davis ceramic-mosaic mural, The Secret Life of Vineyards, life in a Napa Valley organic vineyard is no longer "a secret." The 10 x 6-foot mural, which graces an outer wall of the...

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman addresses the crowd at the Matthiasson Winery. The mural is about to be unveiled. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman addresses the crowd at the Matthiasson Winery. The mural is about to be unveiled. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

The moment has arrived. The UC Davis-led mural project, "The Secret Life of Vineyards," is unveiled at the Matthiasson Winery, Napa. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

The moment has arrived. The UC Davis-led mural project, "The Secret Life of Vineyards," is unveiled at the Matthiasson Winery, Napa. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman, an entomologist and an artist, said the 83 students in the class that she and assistant professor Emily Meineke taught "worked very hard." (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman, an entomologist and an artist, said the 83 students in the class that she and assistant professor Emily Meineke taught "worked very hard." (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Posing for a group photo with Chancellor Gary May are five mural participants. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt and Lily Nugent. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Posing for a group photo with Chancellor Gary May are five mural participants. From left are Kerry Lin, Sierra Deaver, Alia Tu, Chancellor May, Zoe Meilandt and Lily Nugent. (Photo courtesy of Jael Mackendorf, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

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