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Leaders from UC Davis, the city of Sacramento and Wexford Science & Technology stand on a podium in front of a building shaking hands after cutting a ceremonial ribbon

June 4, 2025

In June's issue: How Aggie Square is advancing innovation in Sacramento, the 'You Belong Here' series continues on June 26, UC Davis Partners with Global Accelerator and Venture Capital Firm, and more.

May 7, 2025

Read about Aggie Square's Grand Opening and how Aggie Square will continue to expand opportunities after its opening, apply for job positions, and RSVP to attend Connect Labs Open House.

Two men in the front of a classroom posed for a photo with class

April 16, 2025

Exciting news: RSVP to attend the Aggie Square Grand Opening, sign up for tours of Aggie Square, read about the UC Davis undergraduate students who presented their Aggie Square designs and more.

Standing at a lectern, UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May speaks into a microphone as a seated man and woman look on

March 12, 2025

Catch up on all things Aggie Square, including an economic impact report, a conversation with our innovation officer and a look into the ties between UC Davis' construction management program and Aggie Square.

Three men talk amongst each other at an event

February 13, 2025

Register for the next event in the 'You Belong Here' series, read more about UC Davis Health's diversity efforts, and more.

Sunset reflects off the glass face of an Aggie Square building

January 15, 2025

Mark your calendar for upcoming events on job searching at UC Davis, youth leadership, healthy aging and more.

Opportunity Newsletter Archive - 2024

December 19, 2024

Go over the highlights of 2024 and look forward to Aggie Square's grand opening in 2025!

November 7, 2024

See communications manager position, upcoming community engagement meeting, photo contest winners, and more.

October 3, 2024

Read the mayor's State of the City, watch the latest Aggie Square overview video, attend the next youth listening session, and more!

September 11, 2024

Apply to create an interior mural, learn about the new medical device development master's degree program coming to Aggie Square, get the recap of our August community engagement meeting and more!

August 13, 2024

July 18, 2024

Read about the newly announced Connect Labs, register for the August Community Engagement Meeting, see the latest construction update and more.

June 6, 2024

See a recap of the latest community engagement meeting, get construction updates, see upcoming UC Davis job talks and more.

May 1, 2024

Learn about Maker's Space and Social Lab coming to Aggie Square and see community engagement opportunities.

April 11, 2024

Find out about the Aggie Square tenant — the UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory — read a recap of the March youth listening session, and take a closer look at Aggie Square bricks and more construction updates.

March 12, 2024

Read a recap of our latest community engagement meetings, get insight on previous photo contest winners, and find the latest construction updates.

February 14, 2024

Register to attend our next community engagement meeting, see the latest construction photos and vote on your favorites, learn about various employment opportunities, and more!

January 24, 2024

Register to attend our next community engagement meeting, see the latest construction photos, sign up to learn more about gaining employment at UC Davis, and more!

Opportunity Newsletter Archive - 2023

December 19, 2024

Go over the highlights of 2024 and look forward to Aggie Square's grand opening in 2025!

November 7, 2024

See communications manager position, upcoming community engagement meeting, photo contest winners, and more.

October 3, 2024

Read the mayor's State of the City, watch the latest Aggie Square overview video, attend the next youth listening session, and more!

September 11, 2024

Apply to create an interior mural, learn about the new medical device development master's degree program coming to Aggie Square, get the recap of our August community engagement meeting and more!

August 13, 2024

July 18, 2024

Read about the newly announced Connect Labs, register for the August Community Engagement Meeting, see the latest construction update and more.

June 6, 2024

See a recap of the latest community engagement meeting, get construction updates, see upcoming UC Davis job talks and more.

May 1, 2024

Learn about Maker's Space and Social Lab coming to Aggie Square and see community engagement opportunities.

April 11, 2024

March 12, 2024

Read a recap of our latest community engagement meetings, get insight on previous photo contest winners, and find the latest construction updates.

February 14, 2024

Register to attend our next community engagement meeting, see the latest construction photos and vote on your favorites, learn about various employment opportunities, and more!

January 24, 2024

Register to attend our next community engagement meeting, see the latest construction photos, sign up to learn more about gaining employment at UC Davis, and more!

Opportunity Newsletter Archive - 2022

December 20, 2022

See how far we've come in a year! Look at milestones and press that mark Aggie Square's strides in 2022.

December 2, 2022

Track Aggie Square's continuous upward progress with new construction photos and find a recap of our latest Community Engagement Meeting!

October 31, 2022

See as Aggie Square grows upward and get updates at the upcoming "Youth Opportunity" community meeting.

September 30, 2022

Catch up on construction progress, celebrate Aggie Square personnel and partners who received awards of excellence and more.

August 31, 2022

See a recap of our latest community meeting, plan to attend the Union Trades Awareness Career Fair, catch up on Quarter at Aggie Square and more.

July 29, 2022

Register to attend our next community meeting, see construction photos, watch an interview about Aggie Square with Chancellor May and more.

June 29, 2022

Find out the latest on Aggie Square, including our new Community Engagement Manager, conversations with youth about the role Aggie Square will play and a construction update.

April 29, 2022

Look forward to the future of Aggie Square with Chancellor Gary S. May and John Marx

March 30, 2022

Peruse new Aggie Square renderings of welcoming interiors and check out the construction timeline to see completed, active and upcoming work.

February 28, 2022

Celebrate the groundbreaking at Aggie Square in a video highlighting the benchmark event, and recognize the hard work and collaboration that brought us to this point.

January 31, 2022

Review the Quarter at Aggie Square and look forward to the work Digital CoLab will do in the Lifelong Learning building.

Opportunity Newsletter Archive - 2021

December 1, 2021

Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Alice Waters anticipate to the positive impacts Aggie Square will have.

October 27, 2021

Catch up with John Marx, faculty adviser, and Mark Romney, chief industry alliance officer, as they reflect on the role of innovation districts like Aggie Square and the importance of community involvement.

September 29, 2021

Learn about how AggieSquare is designed to engage the community, the past and future vision of the project, and register for the upcoming CBPA meeting on workforce development strategy and the UC Small Business First Program.

August 25, 2021

Learn more about the planned Aggie Square makerspace, why this project is public-private partnership, how UC Davis is embracing the system's new program to give small businesses more opportunities to work with the university, and more.

July 30, 2021

Learn more about what it is like to teach Quarter at Aggie Square, why Aggie Square's logo changed, how UC Davis and ThermoFisher will partner to create The Center of Excellence in Clinical Metabolomics, and more.

June 30, 2021

Learn more about the process of getting a construction job at Aggie Square from Wexford Science and Technology (Aggie Square's development partner), Whiting-Turner (the general contractor) and the Sacramento-Sierra Building and Construction Trades Council.

May 27, 2021

Pre-apprenticeship programs underway for construction jobs, Aggie Square moves from planning to implementation and more.

April 29, 2021

Where do faculty see themselves at Aggie Square, Sacramento City Council approves the Community Benefits Partnership Agreement, Quarter at Aggie Square focus on multilingual education for California and more.

March 30, 2021

Aggie Square's Community Benefits Partnership Agreement explained, video shares more about Aggie Square's community impact, partnership brings COVID vaccines to Oak Park and more.

February 26, 2021

Aggie Square as a talent generator, career path training, health clinic for foster children, events and more.

January 27, 2021

Youth programs, projects poised to advance research, Quarter at Aggie Square, events and more.

Opportunity Newsletter Archive - 2020

Your Aggie Square monthly update: December 16, 2020

ICYMI: Take a look back at the year in Aggie Square progress and milestones.

Your Aggie Square monthly update: November 30, 2020

Artist David Garibaldi talked to and performed for Quarter at Aggie Square students.

Your Aggie Square monthly update: September 30, 2020

Quarter at Aggie Square classes have started and the project is taking shape.

Your Aggie Square monthly update: August 27, 2020

Behind the scenes of Aggie Square’s teaching center and how UC Davis innovation updates.

Your Aggie Square monthly update: July 29, 2020

Economic impact studies, virtual job fairs, and more.

Your Aggie Square monthly update: June 30, 2020

Community engagement, and why developers think UC Davis and Sacramento offer great opportunity.

Supplemental Aggie Square update: May 26, 2020

UC Davis' first virtual job recruitment event promises to be the first of many.

Your Aggie Square monthly update: May 26, 2020

To see the multidisciplinary collaboration of Aggie Square's future, look at what's happening at UC Davis today.

Your Aggie Square monthly update: April 13, 2020

How UC Davis leverages collaborative innovation to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Your Aggie Square monthly update: February 19, 2020

Faculty discussion on "Food, Health & Youth," Quarter at Aggie Square, Sacramento High School kids participate in a surgery simulation, and more.

Your Aggie Square monthly update: January 23, 2020

Alice Waters comes to Aggie Square, entrepreneurship thrives at UC Davis.

Opportunity Newsletter Archive - 2019

Your Aggie Square monthly update: December 18, 2019

UC Davis selects a developer partner, Aggie Square has a faculty liaison, connecting campuses, and new awards.

Your Aggie Square monthly update: November 14, 2019

Aggie Square Opens Doors, Opportunities for More Breakthroughs, National Recognition for Chancellor and Mayor

Your Aggie Square monthly update: October 17, 2019

Opportunities for Faculty, Aggie Square’s collaborative approach, Commercializing Opportunities, Unfold Podcast: The Future of Food

Your Aggie Square monthly update: September 19, 2019

RFPs issued to four development firms, New opportunities for undergraduates, Aggie Square’s sneak preview, UC Davis launches Unfold podcast

Your Aggie Square monthly update: August 12, 2019

Topics in this issue: Chancellor May Shares his Vision, Next-level Partnerships, Food and Health in Aggie Square, Sacramento’s Best Hospital, Innovation District

Your Aggie Square monthly update: July 12, 2019

Topics in this issue: Lifelong Learning, RFQ Update, Jim Kovach’s Storied Career

Your Aggie Square monthly update: June 12, 2019

Topics in this issue: Aggie Square RFQ Released, Chancellor May Updates Regents, Rios Named Vice Provost of Public Scholarship

Your Aggie Square monthly update: May 6, 2019

Topics in this issue: A Preliminary Design, Job Coalition, Startup Spirit and Elk Grove Shuttle.

Your Aggie Square monthly update: April 3, 2019

Topics in this issue: Aggie Square 101, Big Blue Bringing Best Ideas to Aggie Square, Public Scholarship, Community Impact and Listening First.