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These grants fund research for programs such as social work and psychology studies   By JORDAN POLTORAK — campus@theaggie.org   UC Davis received over $1 billion in undergraduate and graduate research grants for the third year in a row. The two largest providers were the federal government providing $441 million and the state providing $237 […]

The program takes place during the university’s Summer Session Two and allows first-generation, low-income students to adjust to campus life at no additional cost   By JORDAN POLTORAK — campus@theaggie.org   The UC Davis Special Transitional Enrichment Program (STEP) began on Aug. 3 and aligns with the university’s Summer Session Two schedule. It allows first-generation, […]

A crash course on UC Davis’ student government   By VINCE BASADA — campus@theaggie.org   For new students and even those returning, the five-letter entity ASUCD may prove confusing in its purpose and its logo’s diverse presence on campus: from mental health posters to bus route maps. With a budget of $22 million in student […]

The policies hope to set stricter guidelines for student protests have caused controversy UC Davis organizations and students  By JESSICA YUNG — campus@theaggie.org On Aug. 19, the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) released a statement to UC Davis students detailing new protest guidelines due to protests from the past school year and […]

After seven weeks, PULP activists completely remove encampment from the Quad  By RIVERS STOUT — campus@theaggie.org Earlier this summer, Davis Popular University for the Liberation of Palestine (PULP) announced its official decampment after more than 40 days of occupying space on the Memorial Union Quad. Overnight, the encampment completely decamped.  The encampment began with the […]

A “misunderstanding” led to several ASUCD units budgeting for two directors rather than the singular one allowed   By VINCE BASADA — campus@theaggie.org   ASUCD Internal Vice President Aarushi Raghunathan called the May 30 Senate meeting to order at 6:14 p.m. After roll call, she read the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement. The Senate began the […]

This will serve as the first full season with new executive director, Jeremy Ganter   By RODRIGO VILLEGAS — campus@theaggie.org   The Mondavi Center recently announced its 2024-2025 season of performances, featuring a diverse lineup of both enduring favorites and the next generation of performers. This 23rd season will also mark the first full season […]

by SONORA SLATER June 10, 9:40 a.m., 2024 In the early morning of June 10, pro-Palestine protesters set up blockades on both ends of the Silo Terminal for the Unitrans bus system, preventing buses from entering and buses already within from exiting. The buses within did not appear to be operating at the time the […]

The Aggie staff produced live coverage of the pro-Palestinian activists seven week encampment in the Memorial Union Quad last spring. Below is a timeline of negotiations, counter-protests and PULP updates.  By THE CALIFORNIA AGGIE STAFF June 5, 2:30 p.m., 2024 By RIVERS STOUT PULP ALLEGES USE OF AMMONIUM SULFIDE BY COUNTER-PROTESTER  On the Morning of […]

UAW 4811, covering 5,700 workers at UC Davis, initiates total work stoppage and calls for cancellation of classes, research and discussions   By VINCE BASADA and RIVERS STOUT— campus@theaggie.org     UAW Local 4811, the union representing academic workers across the nine undergraduate UC campuses, has now initiated strikes at UC Davis and UC Los Angeles, […]

The meeting also gave several members of the Senate table a chance to voice their goodbyes as their term comes to an end   By BENJAMIN CARRILLO — campus@theaggie.org   Vice President Aarushi Raghunathan called the May 23 Senate meeting to order at 6:21 p.m. After roll call, she read the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement.   […]

The center is the first facility in the country dedicated solely to coffee research   By JORDAN POLTORAK — campus@theaggie.org   On May 3, UC Davis opened the Coffee Center, the first center in the United States dedicated solely to coffee research. The 7,000-square-foot center will house pre- and post-harvest coffee science research. This includes […]