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Turnitin should not be the sole determiner of plagiarism, says Turnitin representative Popular anti-plagiarism software Turnitin is currently in the process of being added to UC Davis’ Canvas. While funding for the expense has been approved by the Provost, the anti-plagiarism product is under information security review and the timeline for implementation is unknown.  The […]

Police tracking email servers, email recipient says university should do more  Twenty-five staff — including some students — linked to the African American studies and political science departments received an email on Oct. 25 containing the message “It’s okay to be white.” Five days later, a student reported graffiti containing two discrete N-words on the […]

“Quarter at Aggie Square” program set to begin at Sacramento campus UC Davis has released new information about the progress of Aggie Square in Sacramento — including details about a new program set to begin next fall called “Quarter at Aggie Square.” Students pursuing this option will have the opportunity to earn one quarter’s worth […]

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 […]