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Protesters demand that Trump, UC system support divestment of fossil fuels Approximately 30 protesters gathered at the Memorial Union flagpole on Monday Jan. 23 and marched through the Quad toward Mrak Hall to protest President Donald Trump’s climate denial and the university’s investments in fossil fuel. The protest included chants such as “UC Davis not […]

GreenMetric names UC Davis the greenest university overall The University of Indonesia’s seventh annual Greenmetric ranking has declared UC Davis the world’s most sustainable university. By using environmental conservation and carbon footprint reduction criteria, UC Davis achieved an aggregate score of 8,396 out of 10,000, while the two runner-ups scored 8,079 and 7,658. UC Davis […]

UC Davis-led institute one of five national transportation centers awarded under the University Transportation Centers program The U.S. Department of Transportation announced in early December that it had selected the National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST), led by the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, to receive a five-year $14 million federal grant to work […]

Former plans paused in light of Katehi’s resignation Prior to her resignation as UC Davis chancellor, Linda P.B. Katehi laid out tentative plans to extend UC Davis into Sacramento. The plans were brought to a halt during the chancellor search process. In 2014, Katehi had begun plans to integrate UC Davis into Sacramento and add […]

Feminist Research Institute nominates Linda Katehi for director position amid criticism Linda P.B. Katehi, the former UC Davis chancellor, turned down a nomination this past December for a position to lead the UC Davis Feminist Research Institute (FRI). “As I wrote to the Board of the Institute in my resignation letter, while I was honored […]

The first endowed brewer will be Joe Williams Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. owners Ken Grossman and Katie Gonser gave $2 million to support UC Davis’ brewing science program. The brewing programs at UC Davis are the only North American programs accredited by the Institute of Brewing & Distilling in London. The individual selected as Sierra […]

250 institutions ask new administration to address challenges of climate change Last month, Interim Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter and other University of California (UC) leaders signed a letter urging President-elect Donald Trump and Congress to take action against climate change. The letter, compiled by Boston-based nonprofit Second Nature, focuses on three main proposals. The first […]

Higher education leaders stand by undocumented students With the upcoming presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, leaders of the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU) and California Community College (CCC) have been pressing President-elect Donald Trump to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy for students involved in the program to […]

UC Student Workers Union hosts walkout, teach-ins protesting Trump, University of California The UC Student Workers Union – Davis participated in a UC-wide walkout on Jan. 20 and hosted on campus teach-ins to protest the inauguration of President Donald Trump. The teach-ins provided an outlet for UC Davis professors and guest scholars to explore President […]

Some activists in favor of Yiannopoulos, others accuse speaker of fascism On Jan. 13, the controversial ultra-conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos was to speak at UC Davis as part of his “The Dangerous Faggot Tour” with guest pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli. The event, hosted by the Davis College Republicans (DCR), was subsequently cancelled 30 minutes prior […]

Speakers CeCe McDonald and Franchesca Ramsey keynote the event Internet personality Franchesca Ramsey and Black Trans Lives Matter activist CeCe McDonald were the headliners of “Change/The Conversation,” a speaking event hosted on Jan. 13, the same day as an event scheduled by the UC Davis College Republicans featuring Breitbart tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos. The event […]

Napolitano expected to leave hospital soon, maintain leadership role UC President Janet Napolitano was hospitalized on Tuesday Jan. 17 after experiencing side effects from undergoing cancer treatment. Napolitano combatted cancer in previous years, but received her second diagnosis in August 2016. The exact type of cancer remains unknown to the public. She has since been […]