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Caring for Kittens

Russell L Thebaud — May 19, 2025 - 9:00am

Kaya Miller, a second-year UC ��ԭ�� undergraduate, introduces her three 3-week-old foster kittens: Anna, Elsa and Merida. She explains that as a busy student, she and her roommate have taken on alternating shifts feeding and cleaning the kittens. “It’s a lot of dedication; we have to wake up every two hours, but it's so worth it,” she said.

Miller is a volunteer foster within the Orphan Kitten Project, or OKP, a nonprofit, vet-student-run club that has rescued and rehabilitated neonatal kittens since 1988.

Revisiting a Medical Marvel

Russell L Thebaud — May 19, 2025 - 9:00am

When drug breakthroughs happen, the medical community rejoices. But some people can be left behind. Case in point: Rapamycin. Now a UC ��ԭ�� professor is investigating how to bring back the benefits of a revolutionary drug to the people who were there from the beginning.

Farming Caviar: A UC ��ԭ�� Innovation

Russell L Thebaud — May 19, 2025 - 9:00am

Ali Bolourchi ’05, M.B.A. ’12, leads a tour of his caviar farm in Wilton, California, highlighting the long process of raising white sturgeon, pointing out that these innovations were developed at “Caviar U.”

He means UC ��ԭ��.

Bolourchi is president of Tsar Nicoulai, now the largest caviar-producing company in the United States, thanks to the acquisition last year of Sterling Caviar.

How Can People and Wildlife Better Coexist?

Russell L Thebaud — May 19, 2025 - 9:00am

Living with wildlife is just something we do, whether we’re waiting for turkeys to cross the road at UC ��ԭ�� or watching a coyote trot across a field at dawn.

But as people and the built world expand into natural habitats, wild and domestic animals — including humans — are increasingly sharing the same spaces, with mixed results. Interactions with large carnivores tend to conjure the strongest feelings, from awe and wonder to fear and anxiety.

Studying Sacramento History with an Eye Toward Reparations

Jocelyn C Anderson — May 21, 2024 - 2:45am

A groundbreaking public history partnership examines past discrimination against the Black community.

California Drives Toward Electric Future

Russell L Thebaud — May 21, 2024 - 2:43am

California has ambitious plans for zero-emissions vehicles. UC ��ԭ�� experts weigh in on reaching those goals.

Winning Formula: Aggies Blend Baseball and Data Science

Russell L Thebaud — May 21, 2024 - 2:41am

This season, Major League Baseball fans can find three UC ��ԭ�� alumni in key leadership positions.

Family Ties

Jocelyn C Anderson — February 20, 2024 - 2:20am

At Boeger Winery, a close-knit family makes award-winning wines.

Furry Forensics

Russell L Thebaud — February 20, 2024 - 2:20am

UC ��ԭ�� researchers are helping to develop methods to identify animal furs based on protein — and help enforce California's fur ban.

Alum Returns to Space

Jocelyn C Anderson — January 05, 2024 - 3:53am

Tracy C. Dyson, Ph.D. ’97, will travel to space for a third time in March.

Features Content

Caring for Kittens

Revisiting a Medical Marvel

Farming Caviar: A UC ����ԭ�� Innovation

How Can People and Wildlife Better Coexist?

Studying Sacramento History with an Eye Toward Reparations

California Drives Toward Electric Future

Winning Formula: Aggies Blend Baseball and Data Science

Family Ties

Furry Forensics

Alum Returns to Space

Farming Caviar: A UC ��ԭ�� Innovation