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University stated that admissions decisions were reversed based on failure to meet deadlines, poor grades during senior year In late July, UC Irvine rescinded offers of admission for around 500 students initially promised a spot at the university for the 2017-18 school year. Most of the nine UC schools, including UC Irvine, begin instruction for […]

Leaders condemn recent actions of white supremacists, discuss current state of free speech on college campuses In light of the chaos which occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia after a “Unite the Right” march led by white supremacists escalated into violent altercations between the marchers and counter-protesters that left at least one person dead, statements have been […]

Katehi will teach one class per quarter in 2017-18 school year, conduct research Following her 2016 resignation from the position of UC Davis chancellor, Linda Katehi will return to the university as a professor and researcher in the fall of 2017, earning $318,000 for the nine-month academic year. According to The Sacramento Bee, Katehi’s salary […]

Nagey expresses excitement for his new position At the last ASUCD meeting of the 2016-17 school year, Senator Daniel Nagey resigned from his position to take on the role of External Vice President (EVP) of the Office of Advocacy and Student Representation (OASR), a unit of ASUCD. Nagey’s resignation marked the third senator resignation for […]

At the press meet-and-greet, May responded to questions about student protest, Katehi’s salary, sexual assault prevention To kick off his first day on the job, Chancellor Gary May attended several meet-and-greets in both Sacramento and Davis on August 1. The first event of the day, a breakfast from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., was held at […]

Camp designed to educate girls, motivate them to pursue STEM fields The UC Davis C-STEM Center recently hosted a Girls in Robotics Leadership (GIRL) Camp from July 10 to July 14. C-STEM GIRL Camps are focused on motivating girls in middle school to learn science, technology, engineering and math concepts through robotics, principles of engineering […]

May discusses plans for coming year, controversial positions on external boards related to defense industry, achievements at Georgia Tech, hopes for university Today, August 1, marks Gary May’s first day as the seventh chancellor of UC Davis. Several separate meet-and-greets with UC Davis students, faculty and staff members as well as members of the media […]

U.S. News & World Report ranked hospital among best for five pediatric specialties The UC Davis Children’s Hospital was nationally ranked in five categories in the 2017-18 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings by the U.S. News & World Report. The hospital received rankings in neonatology, in which it placed 16th; nephrology, in which it placed 23rd; […]

Farrow has worked with California Highway Patrol for 37 years, held every ranking Joseph A. Farrow was named the new UC Davis chief of police after a joint decision was made by Interim Chancellor Ralph Hexter and incoming Chancellor Gary May, according to a press release. After Chief of Police Matt Carmichael stepped down from […]

2017-18 intersession program, “Nepal — Community, Technology, and Sustainability,” will promote international collaboration Between Fall and Winter Quarter of the 2017-18 school year, 15 UC Davis students will visit the Himalayan regions of Nepal for the first time in the university’s history. The program, “Nepal — Community, Technology, and Sustainability,” is comprised of a four-unit […]

ASUCD resolution, petition submitted to administrators On June 27, the Center for Student Involvement (CSI) released an email announcing the reversal of the university’s decision to implement room reservation fees for student organizations for the 2017-18 school year. “The ‘free allotment’ of reservations (4 hours per week of meeting reservations in general assignment spaces and […]

UC Davis admits most international students of any UC, increases demographic diversity On July 6, the UC Office of the President released news that over 130,000 incoming freshmen and transfer students were offered admittance to a UC school for the fall of 2017. According to a UC Davis news release, the university itself has offered […]