Campus News

Philanthropic donors have given UC Davis more than $117.6 million in annual gifts during the 2010-11 fiscal year.

Recent budget cuts at UC Davis have reduced mail delivery provided by the Mail Division on campus.

UC President Mark Yudof announced last Wednesday that UC faculty would be receiving their first pay raises in over 4 years.

UC Davis was ranked 27 in a ranking of the 50 best universities in the United States, published by The Best Colleges on Aug. 8.

UC Davis approved a new major called sustainable agriculture and food systems for the upcoming Fall quarter.

UC Davis is installing 1,200 solar panels in Parking Lot 1 on campus.

University of California President Mark Yudof recently issued a letter to parents and students regarding the recent fee increase that was approved at the July UC Regents meeting.

Last Wednesday a federal judge ruled in regard to a 2003 case that UC Davis did not discriminate against women wrestlers. However, the judge did find that UC Davis violated certain parts of Title IX, a set of guidelines created to provide equal opportunity in athletics for both men and women.

An audit reviewing the University of California (UC) schools by the State Auditor asked the university to increase transparency with regard to financial information and the budget process, according to a press release.

A total of 107 campus safety phones have been removed this summer due to infrequent and inappropriate use.

In a UC Regents meeting on July 14, the regents voted to increase tuition by 9.6 percent in order to offset the recent $650 million cut to University of California funding from the state.

UC Davis’ department of applied sciences was shut down this summer, due to the recent cuts the UC system faced in the California budget.