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Research examines protection against extreme drought in two African nations Jonathan Malacarne, a sixth-year Ph.D. candidate in agriculture and resource economics, is in charge of the Mozambique component of a project that studies the “impacts of drought-tolerant maize seed and satellite-based index insurance on small farmer welfare in Mozambique and Tanzania.” The project was originally […]

Faculty, employers, students express satisfaction over switch in hopes that it will improve recruitment rates UC Davis’s job posting site Aggie Job Link will be replaced by the up-and-coming career network site, Handshake. Over 700 universities, including UC Berkeley, Stanford and Princeton already use the platform, and Davis hopes that this switch will boost its […]

Students are not expected to donate to annual fundraiser A common sight before and throughout the long awaited Picnic Day are the small picket signs nestled into the grass, displaying barcodes and names of certain organizations or buildings asking for donations. But the reason why Give Day exists in the first place and why donations […]

LGBTQIA Resource Center presents “Collective Healing for Liberation” as month’s theme Pride Month at UC Davis began with a kick-off event on May 2, 2019 and will continue with a host of additional events throughout the month of May. The events will be held at the UC Davis LGBTQIA Resource Center in the Student Community […]

Meeting also sees confirmation of new IAC members, discusses upcoming budget hearings The ASUCD Senate meeting was called to order by Vice President Shreya Deshpande at 6:10 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. The meeting began with a brief Club Finance Council presentation, which discussed funding for student organizations. IAC Chair Henry Nibelli then nominated new […]

Aggie Compass sees four pillars of support to help students in need The Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center at UC Davis is seeking ways to further help students with food and housing security, mental health referrals and financial success planning. The center, located on the first floor of the Memorial Union, has been operational for […]

Senate holds Allyship training, passes resolution to support California Senate Bill 24 The April 18 Senate meeting was called to order at 6:15 pm by Vice President Shreya Deshpande. ASUCD President Justin Hurst was absent. The meeting began with Senate pro-tempore elections with senator Andre Spinoglio being elected. Next was an allyship training by the […]

Lecturers seek longer job contracts, more security from university The University of California American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT), a labor union that represents lecturers and librarians working at the UCs, is bargaining with the University of California Office of the President over a new contract for lecturers and other non-tenure-track faculty. The latest bargaining session […]

SR #10 fails 6-5 in Senate, leads to continuing discussion about disarmament The ASUCD Senate meeting on April 11 drew a larger-than-usual crowd. The controversial topic of police disarmament was put up for debate, specifically in the form of SR #10: an ASUCD resolution urging the Administration of UC Davis to disarm campus police for […]

Restrictions specifically target men who have had sex with men Chancellor Gary May recently released a statement to the community calling attention to federal restrictions that gay men face when donating blood. May published the letter in response to UC Davis’ regular blood drive that was held on April 16-18 on the Quad. May’s letter […]

Tauscher only two years into a 12-year term UC Regent Ellen Tauscher died Monday after a monthslong fight against pneumonia, according to the Los Angeles Times. She was 67. Tauscher was a former member of the US House of Representatives, representing California’s 10th congressional district. She went on to serve the State Department under President […]

UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services attempts to keep up with low vacancy rates UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services is planning on rolling out several changes in the next couple of years, including limitations on late night dining options, the opening of thousands of additional beds on and off-campus and more. Many […]