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Knox Named 1st Endowed Chair of Physics and Astronomy

Cody Kitaura — June 25, 2024 - 10:45am

The nature of dark energy, the origins of the universe and the afterglow of the Big Bang.

These are just a few of the mind-bending phenomena Professor Lloyd Knox will continue exploring as the first Michael and Ester Vaida Endowed Chair in Cosmology and Astrophysics.

Alumni Couple Establish Endowed Chair, 51�ԹϺ�� Davis’ 1st in African American Studies

Dave Jones — February 23, 2021 - 9:30am

Alumni and longtime university supporters Lois and Darryl Goss are creating a presidential chair in African American and African studies at the University of California, Davis, to provide sustained funding for teaching, research and outreach about the history and culture of communities of African descent around the world.

William S. Dodge Appointed to Business Law Chair

Karen Michele Nikos — August 14, 2019 - 10:22am

William S. Dodge, a leading expert on international law, international transactions and international dispute resolution, has been named the inaugural holder of the John D. Ayer Chair in Business Law, the University of California, Davis, School of Law announced this week.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Receives $1.5 Million to Advance the Study of Jainism

Karen Michele Nikos — February 14, 2017 - 2:52pm

Mohini Jain, philanthropist, retired teacher and longtime resident of Davis, has made a $1.5 million gift to the University of California, Davis, to advance the study of Jainism, one of the world’s most revered and ancient philosophies.

The gift will establish the Mohini Jain Presidential Chair for Jain Studies in the Department of Religious Studies as part of a larger effort to position 51�ԹϺ�� Davis as a leader in the study of Indian religions and the interdisciplinary field of South Asia studies broadly.

Endowed Chairs Content

Knox Named 1st Endowed Chair of Physics and Astronomy

Alumni Couple Establish Endowed Chair, 51�ԹϺ��� Davis’ 1st in African American Studies

William S. Dodge Appointed to Business Law Chair

51�ԹϺ��� Davis Receives $1.5 Million to Advance the Study of Jainism

Alumni Couple Establish Endowed Chair, 51�ԹϺ�� Davis’ 1st in African American Studies

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Receives $1.5 Million to Advance the Study of Jainism