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More Students, More Food: Changes to Expect in Fall 2017

New dining options, lecture hall, housing on campus With the number of admitted undergraduates increased by 1,100 students in 2016, UC Davis has worked to...

Documentaries: An Artistic Retelling of Mankind’s Stories

Documentary screenings on campus Documentaries are a form of film art that have long been used to tell the true stories and histories of various...

A clear path found only in retrospect

UC Davis faculty reflect on their transitions out of undergraduate careers Professor Susan Taber Avila’s first thought after her graduation from UCLA in 1982 with...

Accessibility for disabilities: beneficial for all

Making accessibility, accommodations for employees with disabilities a norm on campus From top-of-the-line voice recognition software to tables that height-adjust depending on load weight, UC...

University of California stereotypes

Students from different UC campuses share ideas about each other Ever wonder what other UC students think about UC Davis? Bikes, cows and agriculture are...

Davis journeys come full circle

UC Davis students find jobs at university after graduation As graduation approaches, so does the question of what students are going to do when they...

To Graduation and Beyond

The benefits of taking classes with friends As a biochemical engineering major, TJ Blackburn took ECM 1: The Design of Coffee, a class specifically designated...

Reacting to inflammatory speech

Students, faculty discuss thoughts on effective responses to charged messages While at the Silo, Pete Srivarom overheard a group of people vocalizing inflammatory and discriminatory...

Aggie Profiles: Michael Valenzuela

From Los Angeles to Davis, from mentee to mentor Michael Valenzuela, an advisor at the UC Davis College of Letters and Science Dean’s Office, has...

Davis Pride: Responding to adversity in colorful stride

Month celebrates messages of strength, community, empathy For many in Davis’ LGBTQIA community, feelings of safety and acceptance can be hard to come by. This...

Foster youth of UC Davis

Highlighting the presence, importance of foster youth programs in college Walking down the hallways of her dorm two years ago, Ariella Grozbord, a third-year community...

The culture of (re)application

Pre-health applications often require second attempts Every Aggie had to apply to gain a spot at UC Davis and thus knows that the application process...

Class reunions: Reconnecting and reminiscing

Aggie alumni create new memories It has been a little over a week since Kelly Healy graduated from the UC Davis School of Law, and...

Stranded in Davis for a day

Students share experiences of time spent in between leases It’s 5 p.m. on the sweltering last day of August, and fourth-year animal science major Kyra...

The question of intellectual property

Universities prevent researchers from taking complete ownership of ideas From the modern-day elevator to social media worlds like Facebook, America prides itself on promoting innovation...