Campus News

Eligible employees and students can make appointments through Health-e-Messaging Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization of a third COVID-19 vaccine dose, the UC Davis vaccine clinic began offering Pfizer-BioNTech shots to eligible students and employees at the end of September. The Centers for Disease Control Statement on Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 encourages booster shots […]

The campus bus service remains operational while it experiences staff shortages While many employers on and off campus have been experiencing staff shortages, the Unitrans driver shortage in particular has been deeply felt among students who rely on the service for regular transportation.  According to third-year electrical engineering major and Unitrans driver Maximus Rusi, Unitrans […]

The campus-wide student employee shortage has led the CoHo to decrease operating hours Due to an ongoing shortage of student workers on campus, the CoHo announced that they will be closed on Fridays for the time being. “The decision to close the operation on Fridays wasn’t an easy one, but in discussions with the Coffee […]

The interest-free deferred tuition pilot program will start in January 2022 The UC Davis Graduate School of Management is set to adopt an interest-free deferred tuition pilot program that will be available for eligible online Masters of Business Administration (MBA) students admitted into the January and April 2022 cohorts.  This initiative was created to reduce […]

ASUCD held a special session to discuss with May the resources and plans for students this year The senate met in person at the Memorial Union for a special session dedicated to Chancellor Gary May and his messages to campus. This special session was called to order at 5:46 p.m. ASUCD Vice President Juliana Martinez […]

U.S. News and World Report’s 2022 university ranking places UC Davis in the top 10 UC institutions ranked high on national and public rankings published by the U.S. News and World Report, with UC Davis at No. 10 on national public university rankings and No. 34 among national universities.      “These rankings underscore the world-class […]

Classes at UC campuses are navigating COVID-19 policies for the new year In July, the UC system released a final plan for a vaccine mandate across all campuses but they did not include system-wide policies on testing or symptom monitoring. Across nine UC campuses, there is a variety of testing, symptom monitoring and quarantine policies […]

According to three UC Davis students, ASUCD offers a way to make friends and professional connections on campus ASUCD is an all-encompassing student-run organization with a multitude of opportunities for students of all backgrounds and experience levels looking for ways to get involved in their campus community. Composed of many different units, commissions, committees and […]

$968 million have been awarded to research initiatives     The Office of Research published record-breaking annual funding with an increase of $27 million from last year. This year’s $968 million will fund a range of research topics across various departments.     “A primary contributor to this year’s growth came from increased funding related to public […]

Aggies feel excited and nervous as students return to campus for the first time in a year and a half     Students of every class are preparing for a full year of in-person instruction after a year and a half of online learning. Due to the pandemic, UC Davis students have been taking classes online […]

Student-athletes and a UC Davis Health physician represented three different countries at the summer games By REBECCA GARDNER — campus@theaggie.org  Two former student-athletes and a UC Davis Health sports medicine physician participated in the Tokyo Olympic games.  Ty Kelly, a 2012 graduate with a degree in communication and a former UC Davis baseball player, represented Israel in the Olympics this year. Hugh Hogland-Watanabe, an MBA candidate who played on the UC Davis basketball team during the 2020-2021 school year, played basketball for Japan. Dr. Marcia (Marcy) Faustin, a family medicine and sports medicine physician, served as co-head physician to the USA women’s gymnastics team […]

The Disability Rights Advocacy Committee and UC Access Now are putting pressure on the UC system to retain remote learning options for students with disabilities By KATHLEEN QUINN— campus@theaggie.org As the UC plans to fully re-open campuses in the fall, students with disabilities said they feel like the gains made during the pandemic in terms […]