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UC must suspend SAT and ACT scores in admissions, scholarship decisions, judge rules

Lawsuit alleged that standardized testing requirements are “broadly biased”; UC may challenge ruling The University of California must immediately suspend its SAT and ACT score...

Student Housing counselor-in-residence approved in budget but paused amid pandemic

Current, former student employees still express concerns about communication, mental health support Five current and former Student Housing employees spoke to The Aggie. Employee A,...

UC Davis Police Department lowers campus police budget amid COVID-19 campus closure

Students and police chief have differing ideas of campus safety While the UC Davis campus police budget rose by nearly $2 million from 2019 to...

UC Davis sees increase in cancellations of housing and dining contracts

COVID-19 prompts cancellations, impacting students and university The cancellation deadline for the residence halls has been extended to Aug. 30. For returning and transfer students...

New bookstore program Equitable Access receives backlash from students

Program creator says it will reduce financial inequity, but students and administrators voice concerns about price and obscure opt-out mechanism This article was updated...

UC Davis has the fifth most COVID-19 cases of all UC campuses

American universities lack standardized system to track COVID-19 cases According to a recent survey conducted by The New York Times, more than 6,600 coronavirus cases...

Michael V. Drake named first Black president of the University of California

Drake’s base salary to be 56% higher than current President Janet Napolitano’s, coming in at $890,000 Dr. Michael V. Drake, the current president of Ohio...

Undergraduate students can retroactively switch grading mode for Spring Quarter 2020 classes

Academic Senate announces that current students, regardless of academic standing, and Spring Quarter graduates can switch grading modes for Spring Quarter classes The Academic Senate...

UC Davis Pre-Health Conference shifts to free, live virtual event due to COVID-19

More diverse workshops, speakers, exhibitors planned  The 18th annual UC Davis Pre-Health Conference, the nation’s largest pre-health conference, will take place as a live virtual...

UC Davis Professor elected to Society of American Historians

Professor Ari Kelman honored for literary achievements  UC Davis History Professor and Interim Dean for the College of Letters and Science Ari Kelman was recently...

Blood drive held despite campus closures

Need for donations increases as COVID-19 pandemic continues  UC Davis partnered with Vitalant and the Red Cross to hold two blood drives on campus from...

UC Davis Children’s Hospital researches COVID-19-related syndrome in children

200 children in Europe, U.S. diagnosed with COVID-related inflammatory syndrome UC Davis Children’s Hospital, part of the Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN), is helping conduct...

UC budget cuts could hit undocumented students and lecturers the hardest

Despite Napolitano, chancellors’ voluntary 10% pay cut, UC faces multiple budget challenges  UC President Janet Napolitano and the 10 UC chancellors will be taking a...

Orientation Office prepares for modified operational status of campus

Aggie 101, Aggie Advising resources available to admitted students in meantime In regards to upcoming orientations, the UC Davis Orientation Office is “preparing for both...

Instruction to be delivered remotely for Summer Sessions as enrollment spikes

Number of total units enrolled across all students jumps by 27.9% Summer Sessions, split up into Session 1, Session 2 and Special Sessions, will be...