Dean's Message
The news reports in this issue of The Biological Sciences Graduate are evidence of the division's growing role as a national leader in the biological sciences. Our front-page
story describes a recent workshop in which the National Science Foundation sought guidance from the division and other campus units on programs that integrate research and education in biology. Inside, we report on the division's efforts to launch an ambitious program in structural biology and a campuswide Center for Animal Behavior.
The recent opening of the Life Sciences Addition to Briggs Hall, described in It's Moving Time, is an important milestone in the continuing development of the division as a strong, successful academic unit committed to high-quality research and teaching. Members of our faculty and staff began moving into the new 118,000-square-foot building in mid-January. We expect that all of the new laboratories and shared-equipment spaces will be operational by this April.
The division's success reflects the emergence of biological sciences on the national scene as one of the most exciting and dynamic areas for research and education. As we enter the twentyfirst century, biologists are poised to make major contributions to society in areas such as human health and disease; animal, plant, and microbial biology; and the environment. I am certain that among the professionals making these contributions will be graduates of UC Davis programs in biological sciences.
The Biological Sciences Graduate Newsletter - Winter 1997