Campus News

QS World University Rankings lists university as second in agriculture and forestry QS World University Rankings ranked UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine first for the second year in a row on March 7. QS rankings are based on reputational surveys and research citations. This year, QS evaluated 4,438 universities, then qualified 3,098 and ranked […]

Dining Commons to get rid of swipes starting this fall In an effort to make the Dining Commons (DC) more accommodating to students’ busy schedules, UC Davis will introduce a new meal plan option during Fall Quarter of 2017 that will give students unlimited access to the three DC’s all day. In July, UC Davis […]

Events to create dialogue surrounding sexual violence on campus Throughout April, campus organizations will host events to commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness Month. These events will raise awareness of sexual assault on college campuses, inform students of available resources and get students involved in efforts to make UC Davis a safer campus. Events planned include the […]

Proposal set to give Californians top priority in UC admissions process University of California (UC) officials proposed a 20 percent enrollment cap on out-of-state undergraduates on March 6. The proposal is the first of its kind and is currently being debated by the UC Board of Regents. The regents, who met in San Francisco, initially […]

Students de-stress before finals A group of over 100 students congregated on the Quad on March 20 to join together and scream in order to let off steam before their impending Winter Quarter final exams. The event began as a joke, created by a UC Davis student who runs the UC Davis Memes Facebook page. […]

California Democrats attempt to lower need for student loans Democrats in the California State Assembly proposed the “Degrees Not Debt” Scholarship (DNDS) on March 13 during a news conference in Sacramento in response to growing concerns about the increasing number of college students who are graduating with debt. The proposed scholarship will confront the increased […]

Regents approve new UC Berkeley chancellor, discuss nonresident enrollment cap, divest from fossil fuels The University of California (UC) Regents held a board meeting on March 16, during which they appointed Carol Christ as UC Berkeley’s new chancellor and discussed a 20 percent enrollment cap on non-California residents and foreign exchange students. Christ will oversee […]

Leadership conference empowers young women to strive for their ambitions On April 15, Davis Women in Business (DWIB) will be hosting its first ever OWN IT Summit, a leadership conference geared toward empowering and encouraging young women to take on leadership positions in a variety of fields and to strive to achieve their goals.   […]

Katehi responds to criticism that she should have resigned earlier The Sacramento Bee reported on March 24 that nearly $1 million was spent investigating former UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi, according to information released by the UC Office of the President (UCOP). Last April, UC President Janet Napolitano ordered a four-month investigation into various […]

Employees’ injuries still unknown A branch of an eucalyptus tree in front of the Student Community Center (SCC) fell, injuring four female UC Davis employees on April 5 around 3:30 p.m. “[The branch] missed the majority of the people, but it did hit one of the tables, where it broke off all of the metal […]

The new ASUCD executive team and senators were sworn into office on March 16 at the last ASUCD meeting of Winter Quarter. The ASUCD-filled evening kicked off at 6:00 p.m. in the ARC Ballroom. Former ASUCD President Alex Lee, former ASUCD Vice President Abhay Sandhu and former ASUCD Controller Joseph DeAngelo gave farewell speeches, reflecting […]

Former chancellor placed on investigative leave following controversies The Sacramento Bee reported on March 24 that the University of California (UC) spent almost $1 million investigating the controversial activities of former UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi last year. UC President Janet Napolitano had placed Katehi on a paid investigative leave in April 2016 after […]