Campus News

Campaign focuses on reducing consumer waste and encouraging students to use their own reusable cups The third annual “One Cup Challenge” was organized this month to reduce consumer waste on campus and to inspire social innovation through a fun and interactive experience. The event was put on by Miriam Wyatt and Shaina Forsman, waste reduction […]

Program to offer students the opportunity to pay for another student’s slice of pizza at the CoHo Beginning on Friday, May 20, ASUCD’s Pay It Forward campaign will give Aggies the chance to pay for another student’s slice of pizza at Ciao in the ASUCD Coffee House (CoHo). Started by second-year environmental policy analysis and […]

Entrants tasked with incorporating Lee Kum Kee sauces into their own unique Chinese cuisine-inspired dishes A live cooking demonstration, featuring both amateur and professional chefs, will be hosted at the Davis Veterans Memorial Center on June 18. The event will serve as the second round of the Innovative Cooking Competition organized by the Confucius Institute […]

Campaign promoted in response to recent hate speech incident on Unitrans On May 10 and 11, Unitrans conducted a Safe Space Initiative, a new campaign to raise awareness in creating a safe experience for passengers using Unitrans buses. The initiative was created after a May 3 incident in which an African American UC Davis graduate […]

Fundraiser coincides with Foster Care Awareness Month in May Student organizations Guardian Scholars and the Davis chapter of California Youth Connection raised $2,000 in a little over two months to purchase and fill 80 duffel bags from the foster organization Together We Rise to give to foster youth in Yolo County. According to the organizations, […]

Convenience store, sandwich bar, pizza location to be built alongside additional space and seating for food trucks On May 2, construction began on portions of the South Silo to make room for a new convenience store, a location to buy made-to-order sandwiches and a place to purchase pizza. Additionally, a “Food Truck Row” will be […]

Head-shaving event raises over $25,000 for pediatric cancer research On April 12, UC Davis Children’s Surgery Center’s nurses and parents shaved their heads in support of child cancer patients at the UC Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) in Sacramento. The event was run by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for […]

First-year computer science major Adam Xu was appointed Thursday, May 12, as the newest ASUCD senator following formersenator Mikaela Tenner’s resignation two weeks prior. Xu, who ran for ASUCD Senate in fall 2015, was appointed by ASUCD Vice President Abhay Sandhu at last week’s senate meeting. The platform that Xu hopes to work on during […]

Chirp Microsystems creates 3-D sensing technology for electronic devices Chirp Microsystems, a startup company based in Berkeley, Calif., has developed an ultrasound 3-D sensing technology for gesture recognition in the form of a small chip. The technology allows users to play music, check their home screens or check e-mails on their devices all with the […]

ASUCD Senate meeting: May 12, 2016 CONFIRMATIONS First-year computer science major Adam Xu was confirmed as the newest ASUCD senator. Xu replaces former ASUCD Senator Mikaela Tenner, who resigned her post earlier this month. Second-year political science and English double major Nick Flores was confirmed as the newest Internal Affairs Commission (IAC) chair. Flores served […]

Students donate old jeans and celebrate positive body image UC Davis’ Association of Body Image and Disordered Eating (ABIDE) kicked off its annual Great Jeans Giveaway event on May 11 with a Yoga-thon on the UC Davis Quad. ABIDE will host a series of activities throughout the giveaway event, including free yoga, fingerpainting and kickboxing […]

New application requires incoming applicants to respond to four of eight shorter questions Beginning this fall, applicants to the University of California will have a new set of essay prompts to respond to for their applications. The new essays deviate from the old essays by asking applicants to respond to four shorter prompts as opposed […]