Editing University of California, Davis (section)

== Campus ==
[[File:Mrak Hall (UC Davis) Across Lake Spafford.jpg|thumb|A view of Mrak Hall from the [[University of California, Davis Arboretum|arboretum]]]]
[[File:UC Davis Mondavi Center.jpg|thumb|[[Mondavi Center]]]]

===Size and location===
Although named after the City of Davis, the campus is technically located adjacent to the City of Davis in an unincorporated part of [[Yolo County, California|Yolo]] and [[Solano County, California|Solano]] counties. The main campus is located {{convert|15|mi|km|1}} west of [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] in the [[Sacramento Valley]], part of California's [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]], and is adjacent to [[Interstate 80]].

The city of [[Davis, CA|Davis]] is a [[college town]], with the ratio of students to long-term residents estimated at 1:4. Also contributing to the college-town environment is the close proximity of downtown Davis to the campus' main quad—a matter of a few blocks, and 5- to 10-minute walk or bike ride. Davis' 15-minute distance from Sacramento provides it with both the isolation critical to fostering a college-town environment while also providing a lively and large metropolitan area nearby. Although the campus itself is vast, the entire community of Davis is relatively small and is easily traversable on bike utilizing Davis' extensive bicycle trails.<ref name=":1" /> The campus is the largest Campus in the UC system.

===Campus Core/Quad===
Towards the northeast end of campus is the Quad, a large rectangular field, which was the historic geographic center of campus. The Quad remains the center of campus life, anchored to the north by the Memorial Union (student union), to the south by Shields Library and to the west and southeast by Wellman and Olson halls respectively.
[[File:UC Davis Memorial Union.jpg|thumb|Memorial Union]]
The northeast side of campus holds more of the core buildings that were built earlier in UC Davis's history, such as Wellman Hall, Shields Library, [[Emil M. Mrak|Mrak Hall]], and Hutchison Hall. Also notable in this northeastern corner is the labyrinthine Social Sciences and Humanities building designed by [[Antoine Predock]], known to students as the "[[Death Star]]" for its angular, metallic design.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theaggie.org/2013/11/21/trying-to-understand-doomed-in-the-death-star/|title=Trying to understand: Doomed in the "Death Star"|date=November 21, 2013|website=The Aggie|language=en-US|access-date=November 28, 2019}}</ref>

===South Main Campus and South Campus===
The majority of [[Equestrian Center|Equestrian]] Center, and Animal Sciences buildings are located near the Arboretum Waterway, away from the core campus; the West Entry Parking Complex, the Silo Union, and the newly constructed Science Lecture Hall and the Science Laboratory Building are located nearer to the Tercero residence halls and the core of campus. The [[Mondavi Center]], home of the University Symphony Orchestra and other cultural events, is also located near the Tercero complex.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://ue.ucdavis.edu/features/2013_14/university-honors-program.html |title=''ucdavis.edu'' |access-date=September 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905093702/http://ue.ucdavis.edu/features/2013_14/university-honors-program.html |archive-date=September 5, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/uchistory/archives_exhibits/campus_planning/atkinson_archive/catalog/davis.html|title=Atkinson Photographic Catalog – Davis Catalog|first1=John|last1=Douglass|first2=Sally|last2=Thomas|website=www.lib.berkeley.edu}}</ref>

===West Campus===
For most of UC Davis' history, West Campus has served primarily as agricultural research land. Recently, portions were developed through a $300 million public-private partnership to form the largest zero net energy community in the United States, known as UC Davis West Village.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://westvillage.ucdavis.edu/press-kit/backgrounder |title=Backgrounder — UC Davis West Village |publisher=Westvillage.ucdavis.edu |access-date=March 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208174851/http://westvillage.ucdavis.edu/press-kit/backgrounder |archive-date=December 8, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> West Village plans to provide housing for 3,000 students, faculty and staff.

The classes held in this area mainly involve plant sciences, but also include [[entomology]] courses as well. Students in the plant sciences maintain gardens as part of the PLS 5 lab while Entomology 156L and 158 students embark on field trips to sample fish for parasites at Putah Creek and conduct projects in forensic entomology at the UC Davis ecosystem, respectively. West Campus is also home to the University Airport, Foundation Plant Services, the California National Primate Research Center, and the Contained Research Facility, a bio-safety level 3 facility.<ref name=":1" />

===Arboretum===
To the south side of the campus core is the 100-acre [[University of California, Davis Arboretum|UC Davis Arboretum]], which includes 3.5 miles of paved paths, 4,000 tree specimens, Putah Creek and Lake Spafford.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Katie|date=November 16, 2018|title=UC Davis Arboretum Visitor Map|url=https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/uc-davis-arboretum-visitor-map|access-date=June 21, 2020|website=UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden|language=en}}</ref> On March 10, 2017, a multi-year waterway enhancement project began. The first phase of the project was completed in 2018 and a second phase was completed a year ahead of schedule in November 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arboretum Waterway Maintenance and Enhancement Project|url=http://publicgarden.ucdavis.edu/waterway|website=UC Davis Arboretum website|access-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>

===Artwork===
[[File:Lawn - University of California, Davis - DSC03312.JPG|thumb|Two "Egghead" statues on the south lawn of Mrak Hall]]
There are seven public art statues found around campus, collectively called ''The Egghead Series,'' sculpted by the late [[Robert Arneson]], who also taught at Davis from 1962 to 1991.<ref>{{cite book|last=Levin|first=Elaine|title=The History of American Ceramics: From Pipkins and Bean Pots to Contemporary Forms, 1607 to the present|year=1988|publisher=Harry N. Abrams|location=Ny, Ny|isbn=0-8109-1172-8|pages=227–230}}</ref>

''Bookhead'' is located at the Shields Library plaza, ''Yin & Yang'' is located at the Fine Arts Complex, ''See No Evil/Hear No Evil'' is at the east lawn of King Hall (the main building for [[UC Davis School of Law|UC Davis' School of Law]]), ''Eye on Mrak (FatalLaff)'' is outside Mrak Hall (housing the registrar office and other administrative offices), and ''Stargazer'' is located between North Hall and Young Hall. The ''Yin & Yang'' egg heads have been recast and duplicated for installation near the Port of [[San Francisco Ferry Building]] in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite news | title=They're egg-cellent! | url=http://www.californiaaggie.com/media/storage/paper981/news/2004/10/15/FrontPage/Theyre.EggCellent-1318392.shtml?norewrite200606260301&sourcedomain=www.californiaaggie.com | archive-url=https://archive.today/20071015142321/http://www.californiaaggie.com/media/storage/paper981/news/2004/10/15/FrontPage/Theyre.EggCellent-1318392.shtml?norewrite200606260301&sourcedomain=www.californiaaggie.com | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 15, 2007 | newspaper=The California Aggie | access-date=July 14, 2007 }}</ref>

Museums on campus include the [[C.N. Gorman Museum]], specializing in indigenous and Native American art;<ref>{{Cite web|title=C.N. Gorman Museum – Davis CA|url=http://www.aaa.com/travelinfo/california/davis/attractions/cn-gorman-museum-546531.html|access-date=September 15, 2021|website=AAA.com}}</ref> and the [[Manetti Shrem Museum of Art]], with a focus on local artists from the [[Bay Area Figurative Movement]], [[Pop art]] and [[Funk art]] movements.

===Student housing===
[[File:Ucddorm.jpeg|thumb|The Segundo dorms located north of the campus]]
UC Davis Student Housing operates 23 residence halls totaling 29 buildings which are organized into three areas: Segundo, Tercero, and Cuarto.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://housing.ucdavis.edu/housing/residence_halls.asp |title=UC Davis Student Housing: Residence Halls |access-date=October 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015044659/http://housing.ucdavis.edu/housing/residence_halls.asp |archive-date=October 15, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> UC Davis Student Housing accommodates over 11,000 students.