Africa could be receiving some new hot, healthy chicks if Davis scientists have anything to say about it. Researchers from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UC Davis and the School of Veterinary Medicine are working on creating disease-resistant, heat-resistant chickens for hunger-prone areas of Africa. In particular, the work focuses on fighting […]

It could be possible in the near future to arrive to class looking just as good as when you left, not like you just biked two miles. FlyKly has recently unveiled their prototype for Smart Wheel, a pedal assist unit that can transform almost any bike into an electric bike. For a community like Davis, […]

On Oct. 29, the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Northern California Chapter held its annual Green Building Super Heroes Awards Gala recognizing the entire University of California system amongst others for their commitment to sustainable innovation in California. UC Davis was singled out among the campuses for its new West Village complex, as well as […]

On Oct. 31, Roger Beachy was named founding director of the new World Food Center (WFC) on campus.  Beachy will assume his position as director on Jan. 1, 2014. Beachy is known for his internationally-renowned work as a plant biologist. “Under Roger Beachy’s leadership, the center truly has the potential to help keep California in […]

UAW local 2865, the UC Student-Workers’ Union, announced that they are to join in a sympathy strike with AFSCME 3299’s campus service workers. A Nov. 5 expiration of their contract with the UC caused an expiration of the “No Strike Clause,” which prohibits the union from calling a strike. The union’s current position in their […]

Multiple Davis students attended the California Student Sustainability Coalition (CSSC) fall convergence, hosted by Humboldt State University from Nov. 8 to 10. Attendees worked toward environmental collaboration through discussion, food and music. Made up of current students and recent alumni representing UC, CSU and community college campuses across California, the CSSC holds a convergence twice […]

Assisted by a UC Davis viticulture and enology alumnus, Earl Stevens — more commonly known as Bay Area rapper E-40 — has come out with Earl Stevens Selections, a collection of high-quality wines made in Napa Valley. Steve Burch who graduated from UC Davis in 1998, is the winemaker behind Earl Stevens Selections. Burch and […]

From Nov. 16 to 17, Davis is hosting a Startup Weekend sponsored by Hacker Lab and Davis Roots. Hacker Lab is an organization that travels to different cities and partners with local organizations to host Startup Weekend Hackathons. Davis Roots is the local organization that Hacker Lab has partnered with. It is a nonprofit startup […]

Awaiting a midterm, I was sitting in my lecture hall freaking out. Of course I studied, but the nerves were getting to me, and I cycled through all the material in my head. I got so nervous that I decided to say a little prayer, hoping that my brain wouldn’t fail me on such an […]

UC Davis is no stranger to the crows that hover over campus. There seems to be a colony of them in particular areas around campus, especially the Silo. Andrea Townsend, an assistant professor of urban conservation ecology in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, studies social behavior and disease transmission in birds, including […]

The coming of winter means less sunlight but more starlight. The beginning of November hailed a rare solar eclipse, but the eclipse was only visible to viewers from the US East Coast to the middle east. However, Davis astronomy aficionados can still catch the highly anticipated Comet ISON. Born from the primeval matter of the […]

Two years after the pepper spray incident, it is time to gather on the Quad at noon to confront the reality of our university. In the past years, the largest unions at UC have been active in trying to preserve quality of education and service at UC in the face of increasing inequality and police […]