Campus News

University earns ranking based on environmental research, faculty and student organizations UC Davis was recently ranked the No. 3 university in the world for its leading role in environmental sustainability by GreenMetric ranking, conducted by the University of Indonesia. The ranking was based on the university’s teaching, research, campus lifestyle and management with regard to […]

Extensive security precautions at temporary bookstore helps in catching culprits   Two students were arrested Jan. 12 at the temporary bookstore at the UC Davis ARC Pavilion for burglary and theft after walking out with stolen textbooks. UC Davis student who wishes to remain anonymous for privacy concerns, 21, and James Hoblitzell, 19, a student […]

Upcoming courses to touch on origami, meat protection, Hmong culture Starting Spring Quarter of 2016, there will be eight undergraduate student-led courses that will be available for registration. The courses will cover a wide breadth of topics, including cryptocurrency, the economics of happiness and origami, and are open to all undergraduate students. While the amount […]

Association to hold events throughout next week celebrating clubs, professors and students From Feb. 16 to 19, ASUCD will host Student Appreciation Week in honor of its 100th anniversary. ASUCD is hosting the series of events in order to give back to the community and showcase the clubs and activities that make up UC Davis. […]

These are the candidates running in the 2016 ASUCD Winter Elections Summit Slate Executive Alex Lee (President) and Abhay Sandhu (Vice President) As one of two executive tickets, Lee, a third-year communication and political science double major, and Sandhu, a third-year neurobiology, physiology and behavior major, seek to change the university through a five-point platform consisting […]

UC Davis Veterinary School of Medicine collaborates with UC Davis Medical Center for further stem cell research in humans Cats with a disease known as feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS) were chosen by the UC Davis Veterinary School of Medicine to undergo a clinical trial using stem cell therapy. FCGS is a disease that inflames the […]

Massive change part of UC President’s plan to create more gender-inclusive facilities across all UCs By March 1, UC Davis expects to convert 83 of its on-campus single-stall bathrooms into gender-inclusive facilities, which is part of a system-wide plan called the University of California (UC) Guidelines for Providing Gender Inclusive Facilities — a project that […]

Janet Fulton’s nine-year legal ordeal exposes human subject research without legal compliance When Janet Fulton, a former registered nurse at the UC Davis Medical Center, first filed a report concerning a joint research program conducted by the university, it took up to seven years for any of her concerns to be legally validated. Fulton filed […]

ASUCD to implement new mental health resources following resignations It’s a rainy mid-afternoon in Davis when former ASUCD Vice President Robyn Huey walks into the Student Community Center. Her smile beams through as she holds open the door, ushering another student inside. This image is starkly different from the Huey students saw 10 months ago, […]

Initiative to add 14,000 beds to student housing across all UC’s On Jan. 20, University of California (UC) President Janet Napolitano issued the UC’s new Student Housing Initiative with the intentions of accommodating the future enrollment influx, accelerating student housing development and keeping housing affordable. Influenced by admission targets, Napolitano set to increase system-wide admission […]

Updated website adds information on admissions, educational programs, campus life to homepage On Jan. 19, UC Davis launched its redesigned website, which provides easier navigation and more content for current and prospective students as well as parents and staff. Staff from departments including strategic communications, information and educational technology, undergraduate admissions, student affairs marketing and […]

CFC halts ASUCD food catering, reduces annual club grants back to $2,000 In October 2015, former ASUCD Senator Alex Lee proposed Senate Bill 08, which allotted UC Davis clubs up to $2,500 annually and the option to have food catered by ASUCD services, specifically the ASUCD Coffee House (CoHo). Lee’s bill was unanimously passed by […]