Campus News

University to offer affordable bike helmets and 5 dollar CoHo gift cards to helmet-wearing students The Student Health and Wellness Center (SHWC) has partnered with various members of the UC Davis community to launch “Helmet Hair Don’t Care,” a new bike helmet promotion campaign. This initiative will provide students with inexpensive helmet options along with […]

Chancellor receives some support, some opposition from faculty The battle over the future of UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi is heating up as members of the sciences faculty and the humanities faculty are at odds over their feelings on Katehi’s involvement with DeVry University, King Abdulaziz University and John Wiley & Sons textbook company. […]

12 faculty members across nine campuses make up Systemwide Peer Review Committee On March 18, University of California President Janet Napolitano sent a letter to the UC community addressing sexual harassment and violence on UC campuses. In the letter, Napolitano announced that she was planning to expand the President’s Task Force on Preventing and Responding […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]