Features

Abraham discusses her college experience, YoungArts honor and her next career steps By ANNE SALTEL — features@theaggie.org Tiara Abraham, a fourth-year vocal performance major, was named a 2022 YoungArts award winner in the category of Classical Voice. An impressive feat at any age — actors Viola Davis and Timothée Chalamet are a few past recipients […]

The organization creates a network of staff, volunteers and students working to provide housing for Davis students By ANNE SALTEL — features@theaggie.org Housing insecurity as a systemic problem impacts all communities — including the UC Davis community. Aggie House, a student-led shelter that provides housing for students experiencing homelessness, is working to combat this problem.  […]

Through partnerships with on-campus initiatives, the Agriculture Sustainability Institute is working toward a more sustainable and accessible Davis food system By JALAN TEHRANIFAR — features@theaggie.org  UC Davis’ Agricultural Sustainability Institute’s goal is to ensure that everyone has access to healthy food while also promoting agriculture’s vitality for the current and future generations, according to their […]

A celebration of plant biologist and mentor Dr. Beronda Montgomery By MAYA SHYDLOWSKI — features@theaggie.org This article is the first in a four-part series in honor of Black History Month in which The California Aggie interviews a few of the many distinguished African American UC Davis alumni. These alumni discuss their achievements, how they’re uplifting […]

UC Davis students share how the one week camp has impacted their Davis experiences and local children’s summers By ANNE SALTEL — features@theaggie.org Impromptu fashion shows, wishboat making and 7 a.m. plunges into the lake make Cal Aggie Camp a whole lot of summer fun. But for both the campers and counselors, the week-long trip […]

New project hopes to combat effects of climate change in African countries by combining technology and agriculture By MAYA SHYDLOWSKI — features@theaggie.org UC Davis researchers in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and College of Engineering are using plant genetics, artificial intelligence and three-dimensional (3D) modeling to develop new varieties of crops that will […]

Students talk about the unexpected ways they met their best friends on campus and offer tips for others By JALAN TEHRANIFAR — features@theaggie.org Making friends in college can be intimidating when first arriving on campus, especially since most students are living alone and moving away from home for the first time.   Parents’ advice to their […]

Students explain how Discord’s unique platform allows clubs and classes to form communities online By ANNE SALTEL — features@theaggie.org Campus has been quiet this January due to the extension of remote learning; however, online, students are buzzing with connection. As people have relied more heavily on various social media sites to connect with friends and […]

MILO is being evaluated to rapidly process COVID-19 tests and secures a bright future for the integration of AI/ML in infectious diseases By MONICA MANMADKAR — science@theaggie.org In 2014, Dr. Nam Tran, a professor of clinical pathology at UC Davis Health and senior director of clinical pathology at the Health System, sought a better way […]

UC Davis infectious disease expert explains why the omicron variant is so contagious and how it is expected to spread in Davis and around the U.S. By MAYA SHYDLOWSKI — features@theaggie.org Students shouldn’t be ashamed if they test positive for COVID-19 in the coming month, according to UC Davis infectious disease expert Dr. Dean Blumberg. […]

A UC Davis Health clinical psychologist shares strategy for making, and sticking to, goals this year By MAYA SHYDLOWSKI — features@theaggie.org Losing weight and getting healthy are some of the most common “New Year’s resolutions” people set. According to data collected by Bloomberg, gym memberships spike during January and reliably begin to fall off in […]

From religious to cultural to secular festivities, the winter months are a time of celebration for many By KATIE DEBENEDETTI — features@theaggie.org As fall quarter and 2021 come to an end, many students and professors are ringing in the holiday season and preparing for the new year. Here’s how some of them celebrate this special time […]