Varieties include drought-resistant, more flavorful, insect-repellent strawberry breeds UC Davis’ multimillion dollar Strawberry Breeding Program continues to innovate new breeds of strawberries to improve upon taste, quality and disease resistance. At any given time, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty members work on thousands of strawberry strains. These scholars are currently growing 68 experimental varieties […]

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UC Davis baseball defeats nationally ranked UCSB in weekend series at home This season has not been the best for the young UC Davis baseball team — but that just might change after their upset of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in a weekend series at Dobbins Stadium. The Aggies have really turned it around […]

Whole Earth Festival Edition Yasa Henson is a well-versed veteran of the Whole Earth festival. She exudes good energy and a free spirit. Henson attends Whole Earth every year because of the community and harmony that are present. Her different outfits during the festival are a perfect representation of what this festival means to her. […]

Entertainment Council hosts annual free concert to bring music, fun to Davis community The ASUCD Entertainment Council (EC) will host its fourth annual Lawntopia concert on Friday, May 13 at 6:45 p.m. on the Quad. Lawntopia is a free event that is open to the general public. This year’s headliner is Los Angeles-based electronic duo […]

After successful Harry Potter and Star Wars theme nights, the Dining Commons (DC) has been under a lot of pressure to deliver another quality theme night. It has recently leaked that they will be putting on a special Edible Food Night. “We just felt like it was time to switch it up,” said Jay Yeller, […]

Shane Grant woke up at 10:44 a.m. this past Sunday with a massive hangover and the feeling that he was forgetting something. Whole Earth? Nah, he doesn’t like that hippy stuff. Homework assignment? Nope. Oh crap. Mother’s Day. Mom was arriving at 11 a.m. and he was in charge of brunch reservations — which he […]

Learn more about the the UC Davis Arboretum by taking a tour with the Superintendent Emeritus. Want to learn more about the UC Davis Arboretum? There’s no better way to do so than to take a free tour. Named after the Superintendent Emeritus of the Arboretum, Warren Roberts, Wednesday Walks with Warren are monthly hour […]

International compost awareness celebration educates community on food sustainability Green Restaurants Alliance Sacramento (GRAS) celebrated its fifth annual International Compost Awareness Week from May 1 to 7. As part of the event, GRAS held the FoodCycle celebration on Saturday, May 7 at Fremont Community Garden from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. GRAS is a coalition […]

Project focuses on emphasizing the importance of the solar power plant on campus and educating students on environmental sustainability In April, volunteers from the Sustainable Resources Operations (SRO) club and staff at the Carbon Neutrality Initiative, the UC system’s commitment to emitting net zero greenhouse gases by 2025, completed a large-scale chalk outline in a […]

Comparative literature and cultural studies graduate groups call for Hexter’s immediate suspension Recently, graduate groups in the comparative literature and cultural studies departments at UC Davis sent out letters opposing the appointment of Acting Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter. The 21 total signees include graduate students, teaching assistants and doctoral students from all levels. Both letters […]