Campus News

Festival celebrates important Chinese holiday On Oct. 7, the Confucius Institute (CI) of UC Davis held its annual Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration at the International Center. Although the event required registration beforehand, it was free for students as well as members of the public. The CI is a unit of Global Affairs, which seeks to introduce […]

Minimal changes anticipated at UC level On Thursday, Oct. 5, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 54 into law, granting some protection to California’s undocumented immigrant population. “[SB 54 will] prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies, including school police and security departments, from using money or personnel to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest […]

Highest earners mostly doctors, coaches The Sacramento Bee reported in August that all 35 of the UC employees with the highest gross pay in 2016 were men. The Bee reviewed salary data from the system and reported that of the list of 35 men, 29 serve as doctors at UC hospitals and four serve or […]

Study to address disease in California’s fastest-growing demographic The National Institutes of Health recently awarded UC Davis a $14 million grant to study dementia and possible causes of the disease within the American Latino community. UC Davis is one of nine facilities nationwide working collaboratively on this project. At UC Davis, Dr. Charles DeCarli is […]

Gary and LeShelle May will incorporate all six design submissions into their home Instead of choosing one winner, UC Davis Chancellor Gary May and his wife, LeShelle May, have decided to combine six of the submissions for the Chancellor’s Residence Interior Design Contest. The six winners, consisting of students, alumni and staff, were each awarded […]

First generation students make up 42 percent of entire UC undergraduate population On Aug. 23, the University of California announced that all ten of the UC campuses will participate in a campus-wide campaign to pair first-generation students with first-generation faculty members who will serve as mentors. The universities will also provide these students with increased […]

Tickets for event are $5 for students On Oct. 18, civil rights activist Shaun King will speak at UC Davis’ Main Theatre in Wright Hall, which has 428 seats for students and members of the public. The event, scheduled for 7 p.m., is hosted by the UC Davis Cross Cultural Center. Shaun King is a […]

UC Davis will expand housing at Orchard Park and West Village UC Davis has chosen University Student Living, a student housing company, for two planned construction projects that will expand housing for around 2,775 UC Davis students. The projects will be located at Orchard Park, which has historically served as housing for university families and […]

Administrators call on Congress to pass similar legislation On Sept. 8, the University of California sued the Trump administration over the administration’s recently announced plans to eliminate DACA. The group commonly referred to as Dreamers — Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors –– are those who were brought to the U.S. before the age […]

UC system, university leaders state plans to continue Title IX implementation U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ decision to roll back Title IX enforcements that protect survivors of sexual assault triggered a sweeping backlash throughout the nation and across UC campuses. Title IX was initially enacted and funded in the 1970s to eliminate sex-based discrimination […]

100 additional student tickets to be released Oct. 5 As part of the book tour for her memoir, “What Happened,” former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will speak at the Mondavi Center on Oct. 9. The event, one of 15 listed stops on her book tour website, is her only scheduled […]

Audits recommend UC system adhere more strictly to guidelines, practices Three reports from California State Auditor Elaine Howle’s office were released relating to the UC system’s payroll and budgetary processes in April of 2017.   The first audit of the year was issued on Aug. 22 and focused mainly on various campus-wide service contracts. According […]