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UC Davis Centennial 100 years of service, solutions, impact

Travel the UC Davis timeline

Graphic: Jerome Davis Farm

Look back at UC Davis’ history and see how, as we enter our second century, we have grown from our roots as a pioneering “ag” school. We highlight the people, events and milestones that have translated our heritage into discoveries that shape the quality of life for people everywhere. [ More… ]

Looking back

Photo: Emil Mrak

A ‘general campus’

After a half-century of existence as a branch of UC Berkeley, UC Davis was declared an independent general campus of the university by an Oct. 23, 1959, vote of the UC Board of Regents.

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Photo: Livestock demonstration

What is so special about 1908?

Good question. If officials opened the University Farm for public inspection and a dedication in October 1907, why not celebrate our centennial beginning that year?

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