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Support the Office of Research this Give Day!

UC Davis’ Office of Research prides itself for an interdisciplinary spirit that is a hallmark of our campus. Our research findings and commitment to solving today’s most pressing challenges puts UC Davis at the forefront of major research universities. The topics focused on by the Office of Research stretch not only from the Sierras to the sea but around the world.

Every gift to the Office of Research plays a part in solving the critical research questions of our time. Support one of our challenges today! 

Every gift to the Office of Research plays a part in solving the critical research questions of our time. From climate change, to coastal marine science, to protecting and restoring natural environments as living laboratories, we practice science in ways that seamlessly blend disciplines.

Support one of our challenges today! Or, click on the give button and write any Office of Research Fund that is meaningful to you on the giving form.


$10,500
Employee Giving Committee Challenge
Thank you to our Employee Giving Committee members and colleagues who are making a difference by investing in programs at UC Davis! Your support helps us harness the power of UC Davis’ remarkable programs to make a difference. Your generosity will continue to inspire faculty and staff to create a brighter future for students, while furthering lifesaving research and services.
500 / 500 Donors
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$5,000
Energy and Efficiency Institute Give Day Challenge
THANK YOU to Nancy Pfund and to everyone that supported the Energy and Efficiency Institute Give Day Challenge this Give Day! Your gifts will provide the support EEI needs to address our critical Energy challenges.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$75,000
Institute for the Environment Climate Crisis Challenge
THANK YOU to Steve and Phaedra Link and all those who gave to the Supporting the work of the Institute for the Environment at UC Davis to address the Climate Crisis this Give Day. We are grateful for your support!
Completed
$50,000
Planned Giving Challenge - Wayne & Jacque Bartholomew
THANK YOU to Wayne and Jacque Bartholomew and all those who requested a planned giving one-on-one consultation this Give Day. We are grateful for your support!
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$27,500
Sustainability Scholars Fund Challenge
THANK YOU to Dr. Isabel P. Montañez, our anonymous donor, and everyone that supported the Sustainability Scholars Fund this Give Day! We are grateful for your support!
Completed
$4,000
Transportation and Energy Give Day Challenge
THANK YOU to Steve Gedestad and to everyone that supported the Transportation and Energy Challenge this Give Day! Your gift helps to create a clean, sustainable, and equitable, transportation and energy future. We are grateful for your support!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
Endangered White Abalone Restoration Challenge
THANK YOU to Susan Toulson, '82 and all those who gave to the $2,500 Challenge to Support the Endangered White Abalone Restoration Fund at the Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory this Give Day. We are grateful for your support!
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Healthy Tahoe Forests
THANK YOU to Kirk Hardie and to everyone who supported the Healthy Tahoe Forests challenge this Give Day! Your gift support the Tahoe Environmental Research Center to sustain forests in the greater Lake Tahoe region and beyond!
35 / 35 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Letters & Science World Water Initiative Challenge
THANK YOU to the Rod Stiefvater Foundation and all who gave to the World Water Initiative challenge this Give Day. We are very grateful for your support!
Completed
$2,500
Project Carbon Fund Challenge
THANK YOU to Steve and Phaedra Link and all those who gave to the Supporting Climate Solutions at the Institute of the Environment and the UC Working Lands Innovation Center - Project Carbon this Give Day. We are grateful for your support!
Completed
$3,000
TERC Internship for Tahoe Scholars Challenge
THANK YOU to the anonymous North Tahoe resident who offered thie generous challenge, and to everyone who supported the TERC Internship for Tahoe Scholars fund this Give Day! Your gift will provide the support for funding summer interns at the Tahoe Environmental Research Center at Lake Tahoe.
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
World Water Initiative Challenge
THANK YOU to Douglas Yerkes ’91, Ph.D., P.E. and all those who gave to the World Water Initiative Excellence Fund this Give Day. We are very grateful for your support!
Completed
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2 NV 27
3 WA 4
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