The University is located in Davis, CA, an affordable city in California's beautiful Central Valley with a population of ~52,000. The 5,146-acre campus is surrounded by rich agricultural fields and includes a formal arboretum intertwined by a 2-mile footpath along Putah Creek; oaks, redwoods, and dry-land trees and shrubs predominate throughout campus. Davis is located within 2 hours driving distance of many Northern California attractions including San Francisco, the Northern California Coast, Napa Valley, the Sierra Mountains, and Lake Tahoe. As well as being a world-famous campus, Davis is known for its attention to the quality of college town life and to the environment. UC Davis thus combines a superb scientific and intellectual atmosphere with a relaxed, comfortable environment outside the laboratory. This combination makes UC Davis a uniquely attractive place to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience.