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The University of California, Davis (UC Davis), is a public research university and land-grant university near Davis, California. It is part of the University of California system. It has the third-largest enrollment in the system after UCLA and UC Berkeley. The institution was founded as a branch in 1905 and became a general campus in 1959.

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  • Creamery and Horticulture buildings, UC Davis (postcard)

    The Silo Union, one of the original buildings

  • MrakHall Arboretum

    Mondavi Center

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    Two "Egghead" statues on the south lawn of Mrak Hall

  • Ucddorm

    The Segundo dorms located north of the campus

  • UCDavis PeterJShieldsLibrary

    Inside of the Peter J. Shields Library

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    Bodega Marine Lab from the south, looking across Horseshoe Cove

  • UC Davis Marching Band

    UC Davis California Aggie Marching Band-uh!

  • Tai Kwon Do competition, UCD

    The UC Davis Tae Kwon Do club

  • Water Tower, UC Davis(cropped)

    UC Davis' iconic water tower

  • Aggie Stadium (UC Davis)

    UC Davis Health Stadium

  • Aggies at Stanford (half-time show)

    Aggies at Stanford (half-time show), September 17, 2005

  • Doxie Derby, UC Davis Pavilion

    The Pavilion at the ARC Center

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    Gallagher Hall, one of the many LEED-certified buildings on campus

  • Anna Escobedo Cabral, official Treasury photo

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