Campus News

Campaign allows students to experience human-sized battery cage On Tuesday, May 3, the Grass Valley-based farm sanctuary Animal Place brought a human-sized battery cage to UC Davis’ Memorial Union patio as a part of Brave the Cage, a campaign to educate people on the treatment of hens on egg farms. Students had the opportunity to […]

Movement raises awareness for women’s reproductive health, rights Starting the week of May 16, UC Davis will be the first college campus in the United States to promote the Silver Ribbon Campaign, which works to raise awareness of women’s reproductive rights, health and justice. The campaign was founded in 2011 by Dr. Sophia Yen, a […]

UC Berkeley and UC San Diego alum Melinda Haag to investigate Linda P.B. Katehi’s potential violations of UC policy The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) announced Thursday that former U.S. attorney Melinda Haag will perform a 90-day independent investigation into allegations that previous UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi’s violated UC policy. […]

Jawbone study finds UC Davis students receive average of six hours and 45 minutes per night As the second round of midterms sweep UC Davis, students are beginning to experiment with large doses of caffeine and energy drinks to prepare for their exams and papers. At least this is the narrative on college campuses that […]

Alumni from UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, UC Riverside take home awards for categories including public service, fiction and breaking news. This year, 13 University of California (UC) alumni from UC Berkeley (UCB), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Riverside (UCR) won Pulitzer Prizes. Awardees include four individuals and a news group consisting of UC […]

The organization, Love Without Boundaries, has organized 12 such humanitarian medical missions to impoverished countries Two surgeons within the department of facial plastic surgery at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento traveled to China as members of a week-long surgical mission trip organized by Love Without Boundaries, a United States-based nonprofit. Dr. Travis Tollefson, […]

Center to replace Student Community Center’s IET Media Lab UC Davis has announced plans to open a new Chicana/o and Latina/o Resource Center. The IET Media Lab in the Student Community Center (SCC) will close in spring of 2017 to make space for the center. “The intention is to be more strategic and intentional to […]

UC Davis Center for Poverty Research collaborates with policy community at Poverty Research and Policy Summit. On April 22, the UC Davis Center for Poverty Research brought together researchers, policymakers, practitioners and advocates at the UC Davis Poverty Research and Policy Summit to discuss ways that research can help to combat poverty. The discussion, held […]

UC Davis to become Hispanic Serving Institution by fall 2018 UC Davis will be participating in the Pathways to the Professoriate, a nationwide educational preparatory program, to increase the number of Latino/a professors in the humanities at U.S. colleges and universities. The program is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation with a 5.1 million […]

Campaign focuses on bringing awareness to students’ mental well-being and encouraging happiness around campus From May 9 to 13, UC Davis’ Health Education and Promotion, a department within Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS), will host a Happiness Campaign. The campaign is focused on bringing awareness to students’ mental well-being and is a conscious effort […]

Faculty members recognized for work in administration, literature, music, physics Four members of the UC Davis faculty were recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, bringing the current number of scholars from the university in the academy to 25. The nomination and election processes are secret and conducted by current members of […]

Tenner’s replacement to be appointed in the coming days after recalibration of Fall Quarter election results ASUCD Senator Mikaela Tenner resigned from her post on Thursday, April 28, informing ASUCD government members through email. Tenner, a fourth-year international relations and political science double major, cited family and personal concerns as motivators behind her decision. […]