It has been a whirlwind since our last newsletter, with multiple sold-out events and news to share.

Last Saturday, we hosted our 12th Annual TASTE Food and Wine Tasting. It was a beautifully cool fall evening filled with camaraderie, great wine, delicious food and lively conversation. We are grateful to every guest who helped raise funds to support public scholarship, highlighting food and beverage innovation and research at UC Davis.

From the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

For every juicy tomato or crunchy almond California grows, there’s a pile of pulp, hulls or scraps that often goes to waste. A new online tool, created by University of California, Davis researchers, tracks those agricultural byproducts aiming to find innovative ways to put them to use.

Students have returned to campus and today marks the start of the fall quarter. It feels like we have hit the ground running as the weather cools and the leaves start to change color.

I am pleased to share the 2024 Robert Mondavi Institute Year in Review. I hope you will read about last year's RMI highlights and accomplishments with a focus on student engagement and partnerships. You can find all of our reports on the RMI website.

Another academic year has come to a close and we congratulate all of the students who graduated this month. I am incredibly proud of the accomplishments of the students and can't wait to see their successes in the future.

UC Davis is gearing up for the end of the quarter, and our final Savor for the academic year is next week.

The Robert Mondavi Institute and the whole UC Davis campus have been buzzing with activity in the last week.

Winter academic quarter wraps up today, and the first day of spring brings new activities on the horizon that feature many students and alums.

The new year is usually a time for hope and looking forward to the future. Instead, the loss of a dear colleague and the destructive wildfires around Los Angeles consume our thoughts.

The campus is quiet this week as the students enjoy the winter break. It's that time of year when we begin to reflect on the past 12 months and plan for 2025.