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The center’s large-scale imaging abilities at the facility contributed to rocket testing and completion of the Artemis I mission   By LILLY ACKERMAN — science@theaggie.org    UC Davis’s McClellan Nuclear Research Center (MNRC) played an important role in NASA’s recent Artemis I mission, which launched the unmanned Orion spacecraft into space to test its safety. […]

Recent winter storms spark important conversations around climate change preparedness   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   From flooded roads and homes to downed trees to extended power outages to sinkholes and landslides, California can’t seem to catch a break from the barrage of storms that began after Christmas and is only now letting up. According […]

The recent firing of Adjunct Professor Erika López Prater at Hamline University points to a lack of support for educators’ autonomy over their curriculum   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   Last week, The New York Times released an article about Adjunct Professor Erika López Prater, who lost her job after showing an image of the […]

What you should know about the upcoming unionization election at the two Peet’s Coffee locations in Davis on Jan. 17 and 20   By ANTHONY W. ZAMMIKIEL  — city@theaggie.org   On Nov. 29, the Peet’s Coffee locations in Downtown and North Davis announced in a joint press release that the cafes have filed a motion […]

Increase in hate crimes results in resolution to eradicate hate through community-based program   By LA RISSA VASQUEZ — city@theaggie.org   On Nov. 30, Yolo County, the city of Davis and UC Davis signed a collaborative resolution to build a campaign called “Hate-Free Together.” The campaign aims to combat discrimination in the community by educating […]

Following the failure of the TGIF ballot measure despite popularity, ASUCD senators reflect on what can be done to increase turnout in the future    By LILY FREEMAN — campus@theaggie.org   The fall 2022 ASUCD elections had a historically low voter turnout of 5.58%, according to the ASUCD elections website, with less than 2,000 undergraduate […]

Experiences vary for students seeking academic and physical accommodations, but many encounter a lack of communication, long waiting times and inadequacy of services   By REBEKA ZELJKO — features@theaggie.org    Many students with disabilities at UC Davis go through the process of obtaining accommodations with the UC Davis Student Disability Center (SDC) to ease their […]

There’s no better way to start 2023 than with a healthy new hobby   By VIVI KIM — arts@theaggie.org   “The Man Who Was Thursday” by G.K. Chesterton (1908) Genre: literary fiction, mystery Taking place in 20th-century London, the story follows a series of characters’ unfolding mysteries. Gabriel Syme is a poet and detective who […]

EchoPixel’s Holographic Therapeutic Guidance allows physicians to view and manipulate a 3D map during procedures   By BRANDON NGUYEN — science@theaggie.org    For the first time, UC Davis Health surgeons conducted a heart procedure technologically assisted by EchoPixel’s 4D holographic software called Holographic Therapeutic Guidance (HTG). According to the company’s website, their “software platform is […]

From Vivaldi to Mariah Carey, this selection is sure to get you through the colder months    By SARAH HAN — arts@theaggie.org   “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Andy Williams (1963) Ringing in the list is Andy Williams’ quintessential song for the holidays. Certainly, the holiday season is one of the […]

A tentative agreement between parties was reached after engaging with third-party mediator Darrell Steinberg    By KAYA DO-KHANH — campus@theaggie.org   After a month-long strike that began on Nov. 14, the University of California (UC) and academic workers, including academic student employees (ASEs) and graduate student researchers (GSRs), reached a tentative labor agreement on Friday, […]

The student-run radio station’s student DJs, producers and radio hosts create a diverse variety of shows to listen to on the air By REBEKA ZELJKO — features@theaggie.org  The biggest public music and media collection west of the Mississippi is right here in Davis, California. KDVS is a student-run and operated radio show that has been […]