2025 was another remarkable year for Aggie Square. From the grand opening of Aggie Square to new programs, read more about this year's major events, achievements and announcements.
Aggie Square Community Fund 2025-26 ApplicationAggie Square is built on partnership — between UC Davis, Wexford Science & Technology, and the City of Sacramento — to make sure innovation and opportunity grow together. The Aggie Square Community Fund invests in projects that strengthen nearby communities through creativity, collaboration, and shared prosperity.
In October, more than 130 fifth- and sixth-grade students from the neighboring Language Academy of Sacramento visited Aggie Square for Discovery Day, an event designed to spark curiosity and introduce young learners to the world of healthcare and STEM- based careers.
In an inspiring demonstration of community partnership and educational innovation, UC Davis Health’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (BMM) wrapped up its annual Summer Research Program for Sacramento Charter High School (SCHS) students.
Aggie Square is excited to welcome Bailey Day as the new Operations & Events Manager for Wexford Science & Technology. Bailey's interest in building community and sharing stories around scientific discovery has led her into roles in marketing and communications at biotech startups and events and programming in the life sciences non-profit space. She worked at Seek Labs, a molecular diagnostics company, and at BioHive, Utah’s life sciences industry collective, where she supported community engagement and storytelling initiatives.
Aggie Square isn’t just a cutting-edge innovation hub—it’s a showcase of Sacramento pride, built with local labor, materials and heart, from handcrafted bricks to towering glass walls. With deep community partnerships and an investment in local benefits, the project blends history, progress and regional impact.
Students turned out in big numbers for the Aggie Square Youth Listening session at Hiram Johnson High School on Wednesday, October 30. Expertly organized by the Sacramento Youth Commission’s Aggie Square Focus Area, the 95 student attendees learned about Aggie Square, then dove into conversations about the kinds of programs that they would most like to see when the buildings open in 2025. Participating students received community service hours for attending.
The City of Sacramento, Office of Arts + Culture, a division of the City of Sacramento Convention and Cultural Services Department in partnership with Wexford Science + Technology, invites qualified professional visual artists to create an exterior mural for the parking garage at Aggie Square, the third phase of public murals. Those who reside in or have historic, personal, or cultural connections to the land in Sacramento County or Yolo County will be given additional consideration.
