Professor: UC Davis Researcher Killed In Ethiopia Had Bright Future

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) – An American researcher killed in a rock attack by protesters in Ethiopia this week was a talented scientist with a bright future, the chairman of her department at the University of California, Davis said Thursday.
Sharon Gray, 30, was a leader in the study of how climate change affects plants, said Savithramma Dinesh-Kumar, chair of the plant biology department at UC Davis.
“She’s really an always-smiling slip of sunshine. She’s a smart, energetic sc