HIGHLIGHTS
A PUBLICATION FOR OUR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
Winter/Spring 2002
Chair's Message, Gary B. Anderson, Chair
 Greetings
to alumni and friends of the Department of Animal Science. The
articles in this issue of Highlights, like our department,
cover the full range from continuing departmental traditions to that
which is new to the field of animal science. We report the successes
of our Livestock Judging Team, a long-standing departmental
tradition from whose experience decades of UC Davis undergraduates
have benefited. Maintaining other traditions, the department hosted
Dairy Cattle Day and Dairy Goat Day, annual events aimed at
California's animal industries. Highlights also honors the
long career of Dr. Bob Laben, who contributed so much to so
many undergraduates and who at the age of 81 is still active in the
department; generous donations by Bob and his wife Dorothy continue
to serve undergraduate education through two scholarship
funds.
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Also serving undergraduates were alumni who participated in on our annual Career Symposium, organized by alumna Ria de Grassi. Innovations in the department include adding a Cooperative Extension Specialist to our faculty to conduct environmental research and outreach on air quality and animal agriculture. Highlights also showcases cutting-edge projects in the Genomic Variation Laboratory led by Professor Bernie May. Finally, we want to tell you about the good fortunes of our graduate students who fared well in competition for fellowships and in international graduate research competition. We are proud to serve the best of our traditions and at the same time continually grow to meet the new needs of our stakeholders. Highlights is for you, and we hope that you enjoy hearing about what's old and what's new in your department. If ever we can be of assistance to you, please feel free to ask (530/752-1252, gbanderson@ucdavis.edu). |
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