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UC Davis Student Housing and the Arboretum and Public Garden work toward creating a more eco-friendly campus through water conservation    By ANGELINA ANGELO — campus@theaggie.org   UC campuses hold the annual Energy & Water Challenge to promote sustainability among university residents. This year, the sustainability team for UC Davis Student Housing tested Cool Campus, […]

The panelists discussed topics ranging from college accessibility to the role of the UC president By CAROLINE VAN ZANT — campus@theaggie.org UC Davis Chancellor Gary Mary hosted current UC President Michael Drake as well as former presidents Janet Napolitano and Mark Yudof at his quarterly colloquium on Feb. 24. The current and former UC leaders […]

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine filed a lawsuit against the university over its treatment of primates in relation to Elon Musk’s Neuralink project By ISABELLA KRZESNIAK — campus@theaggie.org   On Feb. 10, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine submitted a complaint to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) against UC Davis for allegedly violating […]

Vice President Juliana Martinez Hernandez and senators agreed to draft a Resolution regarding the alleged mistreatment of monkeys in UC Davis primate research project    By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org   On Thursday, Feb. 17, at 6:10 p.m., Vice President Juliana Martinez Hernandez called the Senate meeting to order and recited the UC Davis Land […]

Long-time donors and alumni, Joelle and Michael Hurlston, gift UC Davis $8 million to support two colleges, the Graduate School of Management and Aggie Compass By JENNIFER MA — campus@theaggie.org  Joelle and Michael Hurlston recently gave $8 million to UC Davis’ fundraising campaign, Expect Greater: From UC Davis, for the world. Their contribution will not […]

Senators debated SB #47 and SB #49 which proposed establishing and funding a committee to provide vouchers for community needs By CAROLINE VAN ZANT — campus@theaggie.org Internal Vice President Juliana Martinez Hernandez called the meeting to order at 6:18 p.m. Following roll call, she recited the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement.  Four members of various ASUCD […]

The program allows students to record in-person lectures for those who cannot attend class  By ISABELLA KRZESNIAK — campus@theaggie.org In response to requests from students and faculty, several units of the campus administration are working to implement the Lecture Capture Student Assistant (LCSA) program, which hires student employees to record lectures for instructors. The program […]

Computer science faculty have expressed irritation about students using Chegg and other related sites to cheat on coding homework and exams By JENNIFER MA — campus@theaggie.org    With the shift to online learning during the pandemic, hundreds of reports of academic dishonesty have been made by faculty to the Office of Student Support and Judicial […]

The Redwood SEED Scholars Program, launched in the fall of 2021, is a four-year inclusive college program for students with intellectual disabilities By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org The UC Davis Redwood SEED (Supported Education to Elevate Diversity) Scholars Program is the first four-year inclusive college program with a residential area for students with intellectual disabilities […]

UC Davis is among six programs that have been given a total of $9 million by the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture to help the agricultural community in California By JENNIFER MA — campus@theaggie.org  The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Jan. 12. that UC Davis is one of six programs to receive […]

ASUCD members confirmed new commissioners, provided weekly reports and passed SB #44 By ISABELLA KRZESNIAK — campus@theaggie.org Internal Vice President Juliana Martinez Hernandez called the meeting to order at 6:16 p.m. on Feb. 3 and recited the UC Davis Land Acknowledgement. Ethnic and Cultural Affairs Commission Chair Jared Lopez recommended a candidate for ECAC commissioner, […]

The renowned chef donated thousands of cookbooks, photographs and videos from his food and travel television show to the university By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org Celebrity Chef and International Food Ambassador Martin Yan recently donated to the UC Davis Library an archive which, when finalized, will consist of his collection of thousands of cookbooks and […]