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Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
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Good morning, Davis. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 27th of August.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Davis-based Dr. Pamela Marrone was named to the board of Better Meat Co. — a mycoprotein ingredients company that develops fermentation-derived food technologies — on Tuesday. She brings her local ag-tech expertise to guide the company's future projects. The Davis Enterprise
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Davis police arrested a man from Tracy for an attempted burglary over the weekend—an alert citizen reported the incident. The Davis Enterprise
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ UC Davis announced new leadership appointments across several centers and academic units. Beth Broome becomes executive director for teaching and learning and STEM initiatives, Marie Burns is named director of the Center for Neuroscience, Greta Hsu is appointed Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Business Major and honored with an endowed chair, Jae Yong Suk takes over as director of the California Lighting Technology Center, Lindsay Chuang is named Assistant Dean at the School of Law, and Bailey Day is the new operations and events manager at Aggie Square—moves aimed at strengthening the university’s academic and community services. UC Davis
- ➤ On Monday, Davis High welcomed back students as the Blue Devils created a welcome video featuring Principal Bryce Geigle and vice principals—marking the start of the new school year. The video shows school staff and students ready to return to classes in Davis. The Davis Enterprise
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ A UC Davis Fire Department team left campus on Aug. 24 — including a captain, an engineer and two firefighters — to fight the Pickett Fire near Calistoga in Napa County while mopping up burned areas as the blaze spread to 6,800 acres and reached 17% containment. UC Davis
- ➤ UC Davis emerita Johanna Schmitt is studying how wildflowers change in response to climate and shorter growing seasons through experiments in Europe—her research on phenotypic plasticity shows how plants adapt to a warming environment. She warns that federal funding cuts could limit future work in understanding these adaptations. UC Davis
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Yolo County Environmental Health is hosting a free in-person Temporary Food Vendor Workshop (Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 2 to 3 p.m.) at 292 West Beamer Street in Woodland. The Davis Enterprise
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