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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

UC Board of Regents issues statement to tackle anti-Semitism on campus As of 2016, five University of California campuses ranked in the top ten most anti-Semitic universities in the United States. The study was conducted by AMCHA Initiative in an effort to target the schools that had the most overall anti-Semitism, the highest incidence targeting, […]

Pressure increases for Katehi to appear at a final press conference with protesters at Mrak Hall on April 1 At 1 p.m. on March 30, occupiers from the sit-in at Mrak Hall halted a private meeting between Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi and ASUCD officials at Meeting Room 1 in the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC). […]

$10.5 million in grant aid to be available to students with need UC Davis will be offering a record $10.5 million in total grant aid to students with financial need for both of this year’s Summer Sessions. Provost Ralph Hexter approved an additional $1.9 million in aid from the provost budget for the Summer Sessions, […]

Occupiers reach day six of occupation UC Davis students occupying the Office of the Chancellor on Mrak Hall’s fifth floor have reached day six of their sit-in since beginning their occupation last Friday as part of the Fire Katehi protest. “For the most part, the atmosphere has been really optimistic. People are really tired; it’s […]

Lee retracts bill amid criticism of altering commission’s intention, creating popularity contests On Feb. 29, incoming ASUCD President Alex Lee withdrew the first of six bills designed to restructure UC Davis’ student government leadership by establishing a larger executive branch and dissolving the Academic Affairs Commission (AAC). Lee’s retraction followed criticism that the bill would […]