Campus News

Event will raise funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention On Sunday, May 15, Out of the Darkness (OOTD) – Students Against Suicide will be holding its second annual campus walk to raise awareness for suicide prevention. The funds raised for the event will go to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Briana Megid, […]

Varieties include drought-resistant, more flavorful, insect-repellent strawberry breeds UC Davis’ multimillion dollar Strawberry Breeding Program continues to innovate new breeds of strawberries to improve upon taste, quality and disease resistance. At any given time, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty members work on thousands of strawberry strains. These scholars are currently growing 68 experimental varieties […]

Project focuses on emphasizing the importance of the solar power plant on campus and educating students on environmental sustainability In April, volunteers from the Sustainable Resources Operations (SRO) club and staff at the Carbon Neutrality Initiative, the UC system’s commitment to emitting net zero greenhouse gases by 2025, completed a large-scale chalk outline in a […]

Comparative literature and cultural studies graduate groups call for Hexter’s immediate suspension Recently, graduate groups in the comparative literature and cultural studies departments at UC Davis sent out letters opposing the appointment of Acting Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter. The 21 total signees include graduate students, teaching assistants and doctoral students from all levels. Both letters […]

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 […]