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UC Davis to accept more in-state freshman, transfer students for Fall 2016. UC Davis received 86,041 undergraduate admissions applications for Fall 2016, making it the highest number of applications on campus record. The number of freshman applicants grew by 6.1 percent from last year, totaling to 68,519 applications, and transfer student applications rose by 14.2 […]

Two genetically-edited calves to not grow horns. Two gene-edited calves arrived at UC Davis in late December 2015. Named Spotty Guy and Buri, the bulls were developed in a Minnesota lab and brought to UC Davis for further study. Unlike usual dairy cattle, these two calves were born without horns. The calves were developed under […]

New learning management system allows students to receive class notifications via text, Facebook, Twitter Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph Hexter recently announced that UC Davis will replace its current learning management system (LMS) SmartSite with the new system Canvas by Instructure. Students and faculty will be able to use Canvas starting in Fall 2016, […]

Schneider wins game with Pavilion-shaking trey in final 1.7 seconds against CSUN. Cal State Northridge held the lead 60-58 with 40 seconds left on the clock. The intense two-point game was tough for the Aggies, but it came to a quick shift when senior forward Josh Fox made a layup to tie the game at […]

UC Davis pieces together solid 74-61 victory against UC Irvine. The Aggies’ claimed their fourth straight win and their first ever 3-0 start to Big West Conference play, defeating the UC Irvine Anteaters comfortably on Thursday evening in a 74-61 wire-to-wire win. The UC Davis women’s basketball team displayed its depth of offensive versatility with […]

Students step out of their comfort zones to sample group exercise courses If the crowd of students filing into group exercise classes on the upper floors of the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) during the first week of the quarter sparked your interest, good — that’s exactly what Campus Recreation and Unions’ Fitness and Wellness […]

UC Davis Crocker Nuclear Laboratory granted $13 million federal contract to monitor nation’s fine particles In late 2015, the U.S. government chose the UC Davis Crocker Nuclear Laboratory to be the main contractor for both of the nation’s major federal fine particle air quality monitoring networks, the National Park Service’s Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual […]

UC-wide anti-smoking campaign extends to five UC medical centers. In 2013, Dr. Elisa Tong, an assistant professor at the UC Davis Medical Center, created UC Quits, a program to combat the ongoing battle against tobacco within the UC Health System. What started as a pilot program in 2013 through the UC Davis Medical Center, UC […]

ASUCD organizes Housing Day, aids students in search for living space next year. As the season for house and apartment hunting approaches, ASUCD’s Housing Advising for Undergraduate Students (HAUS) is preparing to host its annual Housing Day event for UC Davis students who are looking for information on housing options for the following year. “Housing […]

Davis Phoenix Coalition, Yolo Interfaith Immigration Network separate fear from facts. The Davis Phoenix Coalition (DPC) and the Yolo Interfaith Immigration Network (YIIN) hosted a free forum titled “Separating Fear from Facts: A Forum on Immigration and Refugees” at the Davis Community Church (DCC) on Jan. 6. The forum was an effort to educate the […]

Applicants criticize extension for providing extra time to late applicants. On Nov. 29, the original deadline for University of California (UC) applications, most transfer students who were planning on attending a UC had submitted their applications to their prospective schools only to find out three days later via email that the deadline had been extended […]

Camp allows underprivileged youth to experience a week-long getaway in the wilderness. Each year, UC Davis students, alumni and underprivileged youth come together during the summer for two weeks for a camp getaway. Founded in 1961, Cal Aggie Camp is one of two Associated Students of the University of California (ASUCD) philanthropic units at Davis. […]