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Herbert Tiemes speaks at U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame On Feb. 9, Dutch bicycling expert and famed former traffic planner Herbert Tiemens spoke at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame, where he discussed Davis’ progressive biking culture and how it compares to hallmark biking cities in Europe such as Utrecht, Netherlands.   “I’m not surprised […]

Human development professor’s study with adolescents shows that empathy is more attractive in romantic partners In a recent UC Davis study of early adolescent relationships, youth subjects showed through self-reported surveys that they tend to pursue relationships with members of the opposite sex who are approved of by their peers. In a collaboration with two […]

UC Davis remains the highest California resident enrolling campus within UC system California resident enrollment has dropped throughout the UC system, with the nine undergraduate campuses enrolling 1,600 fewer in-state students in fall 2015 than the year before, including 1,317 fewer resident freshmen. Walter Robinson, associate vice chancellor of enrollment management at UC Davis, explained […]

UC Davis experts discuss Zika virus and it’s recent outbreaks On Feb. 1, The World Health Organization declared Zika virus a “public health emergency of international concern.” Zika virus is transmitted by the infected Aedes species mosquito, with recent outbreaks throughout the world having caused health officials to become alarmed. On Feb. 10, it was […]

Event follows recent hate crime against female African American student at West Village On Feb. 22, members of the UC Davis African diaspora held the #BlackUnderAttack press conference and march to make demands for a safer and better campus after a female African American student was the victim of a hate crime at the West […]

Regents Avi Oved and Marcela Ramirez discuss recruitment process for new student regent On Feb 11, current University of California (UC) Student Regent Abraham “Avi” Oved and current UC Student-Regent Designate Marcela Ramirez held an informational session at UC Davis’ Student Community Center. The visit is part of a 10-campus UC tour to discuss the […]

Aggies take on Cal State Fullerton and Sacramento State After weeks of being on the road, the women’s tennis team was back on familiar ground for Saturday and Sunday’s matches. On Saturday, Feb. 20, the Aggies played Cal State Fullerton, hoping to extend their eight-match win streak against the rival Titans. Last year, they narrowly […]

Aggies Sweep Saturday open of the Davis Shootout, winning over CSUB and Brown. UC Davis hosted five teams over the weekend for the 36th annual Davis Shootout in women’s water polo. This was the first time the Aggies did not have to travel this season, and home court advantage paid off. Coming off a win […]

Non-profit offers tree planting as easy solution with big impact On Feb. 13, Tree Davis, a nonprofit organization, coordinated a tree planting event in the the Petra Court community. With the sudden heat in Davis coupled with El Niño’s heavy rains, flooding is a possible risk. Tree Davis offers a simple and easy solution — […]

UC Davis researchers explore reasons, uses for sexual selection of birds using robotics On Feb. 11,  Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) hosted an art, science and technology speaker series in the Plant and Environmental Sciences Building at UC Davis. At this event, UC Davis professor of evolution and ecology Gail Patricelli held a lecture […]

UCDPD unveil distracted driving campaign Students might not have expected to ride next to a police officer in a three-wheeled sports vehicle in the near future, but in the coming weeks, the opportunity might just present itself. The UC Davis Police Department (UCDPD) unveiled their distracted driving campaign at the basketball game Feb. 13 alongside […]

New program to financially assist AB 540 students at UC schools On Jan. 28, the UC Office of the President announced a plan to launch a new loan program at the University of California (UC). The program, titled the California DREAM Loan, is intended to help undocumented students pay for college. According to UC President […]