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Funding to support wide-scale Filipino research survey, media justice lab, advocacy, education efforts The Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies at UC Davis received a $1 million allocation in state funding to expand its work in Filipino research studies, advocacy and education.  Dr. Robyn Rodriguez, professor and chair of the Department of Asian American Studies, launched […]

Senate discusses UCPath payment issues for employees at CoHo — some students have not been paid since September Only Senators Maya Barak, Sean Kumar, Shondreya Landrum, Karolina Rodriguez and Tony Chen were present and on time for the Oct. 31 Senate meeting. Senator Sahiba Kaur arrived late. Without two additional senators present, the senate did […]

Antarctica, Lebanon, Tanzania among new additions to Global Affairs, Global Learning Hub Global Affairs and the Global Learning Hub — formerly the Study Abroad Office — have introduced an extensive array of study abroad and internship programs led by UC Davis faculty for the 2019-20 school year. Antarctica, Lebanon and Tanzania are three notable destinations […]

MU polling place will have same-day registration by 2020 general election For the 2020 general election in November, students will no longer need to drive to Woodland for voter registration during voting day if they have forgotten to register: the MU polling place will house conditional or same-day voter registration once construction is finished. This […]

Six senators elected, three of four constitutional amendments fail  The results of the Fall Quarter 2019 ASUCD elections were posted online today following a cancellation of a public tabulations meeting. Only 2,010 people voted out of a potential nearly 30,000 undergraduate students in ASUCD. The voter turnout was, thus, roughly 6.7%. Six senators were elected: […]

Similar issues seen when UCPath rolled out at other UC campuses in recent years  UCPath, the UC’s centralized payroll and human resources system, completed its implementation at UC Davis in late September. Since that time, undergraduate student workers, as well as graduate student readers and teaching assistants, have reported late, incorrect or nonexistent payments.  On […]

Early voters’ anonymity compromised as Elections Committee emails students directly, asking for their votes on four ballot measures The ASUCD elections website failed to show the entire ballot for the first voters in this Fall Quarter’s elections early Tuesday morning on Nov. 12. Called a “procedural oversight” according to an email sent by the Elections […]

UC campaign comes just weeks before US Supreme Court hears case on DACA The UC’s “I Stand With…” campaign, which launched on Oct. 22, aims to encourage campus community members voice their solidarity with undocumented students and encourage a show of support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy (DACA).  The UC filed a […]

New efforts emphasize UC Davis’ commitment to interdisciplinary research The Office of Research spearheaded four new special research programs through the Inter and Multidisciplinary Program to Accelerate Convergence and Transition (IMPACT) Centers program. This initiative is “designed to promote new, sustainable inter- and multidisciplinary research activity at UC Davis that responds to society’s greatest challenges […]

With some states rolling back abortion rights, California becomes first state to offer this type of abortion on college campuses Starting in 2023, both the UC and California State University (CSU) systems will provide on-campus access to medication abortions or “the abortion pill.” Signed on Oct. 11, the goal of Senate Bill 24 is to […]

Mechanical and aerospace engineering students kept informed Following a spate of robberies in Bainer Hall throughout September and October, UC Davis Campus Police have implemented added security measures in the building. The building and security managers in Bainer recently sent an email to concerned students outlining these steps.  “There has been much going on behind […]

Joint ASUCD-Graduate Student Association Housing Task Force report presented The Oct. 24 ASUCD Senate meeting was held in Meeting Room D at the Student Community Center (SCC). Vice President Shreya Deshpande called the meeting to order at 6:16 p.m. Controller Kevin Rotenkolber was absent.  The planned election chairs committee confirmation was cancelled, as no candidates […]