Dr. Gold introduced a wonderful group of students to the field of paleontology as part of the UC Davis Young Scholars Program. This Program is a 6-week summer residential research program for high school juniors and seniors. The goal of the program is to introduce students from all backgrounds to university level research and a mentored experience to university life. 

A huge thanks to paleoartist Elio Oregel for his work reconstructing our sabertooth cat (Smilodon) skulls. The skull on the left is a real fossil from the La Brea Tar Pits, now with a replica saber tooth. You can see both of these skulls at our outreach events, and you can learn more about Elio on Instragram @el_es_elio

UC Davis' Letters & Sciences Magazine recently published a profile on the fossil collection, including a listicle of five fossils in our collection. You can read the article here.

After much delay, our Tyrannosaurus rex is now on display. This skull represents a cast of the "Black Beauty" specimen, which is housed at Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, Canada. Students and visitors will now be greeted by our T.rex as well as our saber tooth cat (a real skeleton!) when they enter the Earth and Physical Science Building. You can check out a gallery of installation photos here.

The UC Davis Fossil Collection was invited to the "Greatest Show" on October 18th, celebrating the impact of the $2.25 billion that donors gave during the university’s Expect Greater Campaign. A big thanks to Eduardo Alatorre-Acevedo, Lena Anderson, Gwyn Chilcoat, Benjamin Faulkner, Gregory Funston, Rogelio Lopez , Elio Oregel, Tracy Thomson, and Garrett Zebley for their help!