This article is from the U.C. Davis FAQ, by David F. Prenatt, Jr. netesq@dcn.davis.ca.us with numerous contributions by others.
Once upon a time, in 1905 the U.C. Davis campus was established as the
U.C. Berkeley farm; later it became the U.C. College of Agriculture.
U.C. Davis became a general campus in 1959. Over the course of its
evolution into a separate U.C. campus, U.C. Davis has distinguished
itself in many areas. The school of veterinary medicine and the
viticulture and oenology programs are arguably the best in the world.
 
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