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.
Originally, two vibrant murals were envisioned to welcome the public to new buildings in the UC Davis Aggie Square knowledge community slated to open in early 2025. But there was “a plot twist no one saw coming,” as Wexford Science and Technology vice president of development Claire Drummond put it in an email: the committee for the artists’ selection process loved the finalists’ designs so much that they chose to invest in a third mural to a Connect Labs space, removing a planned moss wall in favor of adding more public art.
The City of Sacramento Office of Arts and Culture, in partnership with UC Davis, are inviting Sacramento artists to apply to design and create two murals that will be located at Aggie Square. This is the second phase of public murals. Those with experience in studio painting, large scale designs, environmental designs, or murals are encouraged to apply. 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.
