Campus News

As all research unrelated to COVID-19 is halted, graduate student programs are being extended and students are left in precarity Since the beginning of the transition to online instruction for the UC Davis campus, graduate students have had to adjust to online learning as TAs or lecturers all while continuing their own studies, potentially extending […]

Unitrans, CoHo, Student Housing & Dining, Campus Recreation try to support students, cannot offer more than a certain amount of leave Buildings like the ARC, the CoHo and the Peet’s locations on campus have closed for Spring Quarter, and the students who staff those areas have lost a source of income. Unemployment is a repercussion […]

Professors explain the difference between hoarding and mass buying, legality of price gouging This week, The California Aggie spoke with Professor Donald Palmer of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and Professor Gabriel “Jack” Chin of the UC Davis law school to talk about the economic and social implications of the current coronavirus pandemic.  […]

Minutes for Senate meetings will be available on ASUCD website, in 2019-2020 Google Drive folder The April 2 ASUCD Senate meeting was canceled amid technical difficulties in attempts to transition to virtual meetings. The social distancing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which mandate that people stay six feet apart to prevent […]

Spring Quarter 2020 undergraduate P/NP units are exempt from university-wide 1/3 unit cap due to COVID-19  For the first time, the Academic Senate has extended the deadline to opt into undergraduate Pass/No Pass (P/NP) and graduate Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grading until June 4, the last day of instruction. Spring Quarter has also been exempt from the […]

UCOP promises unspecified economic aid for struggling students, no consideration of tuition reduction, partial refund In response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the UC Office of the President (UCOP) has altered some admissions requirements for admitted students and those returning for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year. Students impacted by the pandemic can file for an […]

Student Housing and Dining Services adjust operations for Spring Quarter  In an effort to reduce campus density following public health announcements for COVID-19, Student Housing and Dining Services encouraged students living on campus to return to their permanent residence if feasible and offered Spring Quarter housing refunds.  According to Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Housing, […]

Students in need receive weekly, customizable grocery bags The Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center and The Pantry are teaming up to help provide students with basic needs despite constraints of the county and statewide shelter-in-place order and social distancing. Both spaces are currently closed in accordance with the county’s shelter-in-place order, but both teams remain […]

Students must contact Central Payroll to confirm addresses by April 17 and receive the money  Students who lost pay during UC Davis’ implementation of UCPath this past Fall Quarter were informed via email on April 9 that they will receive either $50 or $100 Visa gift cards to recognize the “time and effort spent on […]

As UC Davis yet again ranks as one of the best universities in the world, what qualities make it stand out? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020, released on March 4, revealed that UC Davis had once again placed among the best universities in the world, at 31st nationally and 104th worldwide.  Though […]

Funds designated for optimization of adaptive learning programs A new $1 million innovation grant from the State of California will help “develop, test and widely distribute a new adaptive learning platform” that accompanies the existing library of LibreTexts, a non-profit organization founded by UC Davis Chemistry Professor Dr. Delmar Larsen, according to an article on […]

Extra precautions taken to promote social distancing on Davis transportation Unitrans will continue operating fare-free, weekend service only until at least April 12.  The reduced service has been in effect since March 18 and was announced March 9. It was made fare-free, according to Unitrans’ General Manager Jeff Flynn, so that drivers would not have […]