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Many international graduate students at UC Davis have had research disrupted by COVID-19 and are concerned about further funding needed to finish their program International graduate students at UC Davis are facing difficulties when advocating for non-resident tuition waiver extensions during the pandemic, according to several graduate students, Grad Students A, B, C and D, […]

UC Davis’ stock market club and a professor of finance weigh in on the phenomenon As video game retailer Gamestop’s stock rose following a Wall Street attempt to short it, students flocked to easy-to-use brokerage apps like Robinhood, entering into the stock market in record numbers. In late January, the Reddit group r/wallstreetbets sent out […]

Though undergraduate enrollment has decreased nationwide, UC Davis has seen a surge in applications and in applicant diversity, according to the grant The American Association of Community Colleges Equity Transfer Initiative awarded UC Davis and Sacramento City College (SCC) a two-year, $27,500 grant to “increase transfer rates among African American, Hispanic, and first-gen students.”  UC […]

It is unclear when students and employees in phase 2 will be able to access the vaccine UC Davis laid out a tiered system of eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine through the Campus Ready COVID-19 Vaccine Program. While some students and staff have already gained access as part of the first wave, it is unknown […]

Davis College Republicans say they would expel anyone involved in extremist activities Christian Secor, an undergraduate UCLA student, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week for participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Secor, “a self-described fascist,” is one of more than 200 defendants who stand accused […]

Faculty worked to accommodate students in the recent power outages, although some students felt unsupported by their professors and the university Many students and residents in Davis and surrounding areas experienced power outages starting on Tuesday, Jan. 26 and lasting until Jan. 30.  When their power went out, first-year molecular and medical microbiology major Isabelle […]

The clinic is currently serving individuals in Phase 1B, Tier 1. Student EMTs have been granted opportunities to administer the vaccine UC Davis continues to prioritize student well-being and campus safety with the opening of a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC). The clinic opened its doors on Feb. 1 and […]

The emergency resolution SR #7 recommends the City of Davis remove the housing density restrictions put in place in 2008 The ASUCD Feb. 4 meeting was called to order by Vice President Emily Barneond at 7 p.m. The senate unanimously passed Emergency resolution SR#7, which is intended to encourage more affordable housing in Davis. The […]

Both the Faculty Association and ASUCD said they heard from outside sources before hearing directly from administration about the change Physical education (PE) courses and the coaching minor are no longer offered at UC Davis as of the end of Fall Quarter. This came as sudden news to faculty and students who were not part […]

Doctors at UC Davis’ Genome Center identify a highly contagious variant On Feb. 8, Healthy Davis Together and the UC Davis Genome Center announced they had identified the first case of an especially contagious variant of COVID-19 in Yolo County.  This new variant, referred to as B.1.1.7, was first identified in the United Kingdom in […]

Meeting was shorter than usual due to previous weather-related cancellation A special Senate meeting was called to order by ASUCD Vice President Emily Barnenond on Tuesday, Feb. 2.  The previous week’s meeting was canceled due to widespread power outages caused by high winds, lightning and rains in the Yolo County area, including Davis.   The special […]

The partnership is intended to research E. coli outbreaks in the lettuce industry and is one of four FDA centers for excellence nationwide The Western Center for Food Safety at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine recently partnered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture […]