Campus News

Protest follows recent criticism of Katehi’s appointment on boards of two for-profit companies At noon on Friday, March 11, approximately 40 UC Davis students, faculty and staff flooded the Quad in support of firing university Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi. The protest, titled Fire Katehi, follows the recent controversy over the chancellor accepting paid board positions […]

ASUCD Executive Office issues apology following accusations of cultural appropriation and fat shaming On Feb. 25, ASUCD hosted its Block Party on the Quad, where the association offered a myriad of activities for students to participate in as part of its Student Appreciation Week closing celebration. Among those activities was an attraction in which students […]

Resolution urges UC Board of Regents to divest from private prisons, private prison-investing corporations In late February, ASUCD passed Senate Resolution #14 (SR# 14), a private prison divestment resolution which urged the University of California Board of Regents (UC Regents) to take social accountability for their involvement in for-profit prisons. The resolution urged the UC […]

Researchers hope to discover developmental impacts, test potential vaccines for virus UC Davis’ California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) will commence its study on the effects of the Zika virus on primates on March 16. Led by virologist Dr. Koen Van Rompay, the research team will work toward discovering the developmental impacts of Zika virus […]

Resurrected student organization seeks to restructure orientation to cater to reentry students’ needs Older, Wiser Learners (OWL), a student organization run by transfer and reentry students, recently reactivated at the end of Fall Quarter 2015 for the first time since its discontinuation back in 2007. OWL, which is primarily made up of undergraduates who do […]

Katehi under fire for accepting roles on two for-profit companies, DeVry Education Group, John Wiley & Sons UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi has stepped down from the board of the DeVry Education Group, a for-profit company currently being sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after facing criticism from Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) and […]

Instructor Ricardo Castro spearheads creative engineering class focusing on the physics of superheroes Have you ever wondered how Spider-Man’s spidey-suit gives him the ability to crawl on walls? Or what makes Captain America’s shield so resistant? Or how Tony Stark created his Iron Man super-suit? A new UC Davis course, Materials Science and Engineering (EMS) […]

App helps students stay organized every quarter, keep track of events and GPA UC Davis second-year computer science major Nick Doherty recently relaunched Study Cal, an educational app to help students organize their academic schedules and to keep track of their GPAs. The app is free and available for the iPhone and iPad. It has […]

UC Davis ranks behind five other UC campuses Six University of California (UC) campuses, including UC Davis, were rated in the top 30 public universities by the business journal Buffalo Business First. UC Davis ranked at 29, falling behind five other UC’s: Los Angeles, Berkeley, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Irvine. “I enjoy the fact […]

An average score of a C was attributed to all nine UC campuses The University of California Student Association (UCSA) recently conducted a mental health evaluation at all nine of the UC campuses. Each campus was graded on an A through F scale, based on questions that relate to accessibility, diversity of staff and outreach […]

UC Davis partners with African Orphan Crops Consortium to sequence genomes of 101 indigenous African foods UC Davis, in partnership with the African Orphan Crops Consortium, is working to improve the indigenous crops of Africa in order to eradicate stunting, a medical condition resulting from malnutrition and chronic hunger. The African Orphan Crops Consortium was […]

Safety walk held in response to recent hate crime against female African American student On March 9, the UC Davis Police Department will be holding a safety walk, which students are invited to join in order to check and fix malfunctioning lights on campus. Participating students will be asked to come to the flagpole on […]