Campus News

UC and California Community Colleges expand support for transfer students
Campus NewsApril 10, 2016
Collaboration aims to offer guide to most popular UC majors On March 21, the University of California (UC) and the California Community Colleges (CCC) announced that both systems are collaborating to expand outreach and support for students aiming to transfer to a UC. The collaboration stems from the renewed Transfer Pathways Program, a program that […]

University of California to hire 85 new clinicians to boost resources for student mental health
Campus NewsApril 10, 2016
With growing demand for mental health services, UC hopes that new hirings will provide better access On March 24, the University of California (UC) announced a plan to hire a total of 85 clinicians across the UC system. The increase is set to help with a growing demand for resources in student mental health. “The […]

UC Davis Police Department to install eight new call boxes on campus by May 10
Campus NewsApril 8, 2016
New call boxes follow recent hate crimes at university As a response to the #BlackUnderAttack demonstration on Feb. 22, the UC Davis Police Department has promised to increase campus safety by implementing a new call box program in isolated areas on campus. Seven of these call boxes will be installed in the Arboretum, and one […]

New Employee Onboarding Center combines services for new employees
Campus NewsApril 8, 2016
Center provides easier access to onboarding services for non-student workers New UC Davis employees will now have an easier time with the onboarding process thanks to the recently-established New Employee Onboarding Center on-campus. Located on the second floor of the Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) building, the center eases the stress for new, non-student UC […]

Pre-Week to prepare students for 102nd Picnic Day
Campus NewsApril 8, 2016
Picnic Day Pre-Week activities to include contests, cow milking and concerts. UC Davis will hold its annual Picnic Day Pre-Week festivities from April 11 to 15 leading up to the 102nd Picnic Day celebration on Saturday, April 16. Each day, a new activity will take place on the UC Davis Quad from noon to 1 […]

UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine ranks no. 1 in world for second consecutive year
Campus NewsApril 7, 2016
UC Davis recognized for strides in veterinary science For the second year in a row, UC Davis clinched the title of the world’s number-one university for veterinary sciences. Rated by QS World University Rankings, UC Davis edged out Cornell University for the top spot in the field. Criteria for this ranking is based on a […]

UC Regents approve report condemning anti-Semitism on UC campuses
Campus NewsApril 6, 2016
Revision of UC’s “Principles Against Intolerance” follow string of anti-Semitic incidents on UC campuses The University of California Board of Regents unanimously approved a report on March 24 condemning anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic forms of anti-Zionism. As a result of the statement, the UC is the first public university system to condemn anti-Semitism since the emergence […]

Anti-Semitic fliers appear on UC Davis printers
Campus NewsApril 6, 2016
National neo-Nazi group sends discriminatory fliers to universities across the nation On March 25, several networked UC Davis campus printers received anti-Semitic fliers by The Daily Stormer, an international neo-Nazi group. Many other universities throughout the country, including Brown University; Princeton University; Smith College; University of Southern California; University of Massachusetts, Amherst and University of […]

Chemical linked to depression therapy discovered at UC Davis
Campus NewsApril 4, 2016
Experiments focus on inhibitor of soluble epoxide TPPU, which reduces inflammation and neuropathic pain linked to depression Bruce Hammock, a professor within the entomology department at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, recently discovered in his laboratory a chemical that can help control the chronic disease of depression. The research was published on March 14 […]

#FireKatehi Supporters hold a three-part protest at the Memorial Union, Mrak Hall
Campus NewsApril 1, 2016
Students, faculty, staff and other community organizers gather to demand for Chancellor Katehi’s removal On April 1, supporters of the #FireKatehi movement gathered together to demand for UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi’s removal. The protest was part of a planned event entitled “Fire Katehi: Katehi Ditch Day, March, Press Conference” which incorporated three planned […]

3-D printed heart model at UC Davis saves life of 19-month-old girl
Campus NewsApril 1, 2016
Innovative technology uses plastic to create exact replica of complex heart The UC Davis Medical Center recently utilized 3-D printing technology to construct a three-dimensional model of a patient’s heart to assist surgeons. The 3-D heart follows other plastic printing breakthroughs, such as prosthetic ears and limbs. The technology is the result of a complicated […]

University of California student organizers launch campaign to save plastic bag ban in California
Campus NewsMarch 31, 2016
CALPIRG students advocate for ban on single-use plastic bags after 2014 law was stalled On March 5, 60 students from the California Student Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) gathered at the state capitol in Sacramento to lobby state officials in support of the Save the Ban campaign, an initiative to end the use of single-use […]

