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Intersection to provide safety for bicyclists, pedestrians. Davis has yet again given its devoted bike community a reason to celebrate by becoming the first city in the United States to put a Dutch intersection into operation this past August. After about two years in the making, the project was proposed after city planners sought an […]

Mars, Inc. launches Global Food Safety Center in Beijing. At the end of September, international candy manufacturer Mars, Inc. opened its first Global Food Safety Center in Beijing, China. The center, which is slated to work with UC Davis’ Innovation Institute for Food and Health (IIFH), consists primarily of laboratorial research to help educate the […]

Members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), in collaboration with Davis Stands with Ferguson and Jewish Students for Peace, put on a demonstration at the UC Davis Quad today, Oct. 14, in recognition of International Campus Day for Palestine. According to the event’s Facebook page, student groups on university campuses across the nation are participating […]

Local couple recognized for providing food bank with fresh produce Local farmers Jim and Deborah Durst were the recent recipients of the Yolo County Hunger Action Hero Award, which recognizes hunger relief work in the county. The Dursts, honored for their efforts fighting food insecurity from their farm in Esparto, CA, were presented with the […]

National Academy of Engineering awards UC Davis chancellor for leadership in education, diversity On Oct. 4, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) honored Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi with the Simon Ramo Founders Award for her leadership in engineering research, entrepreneurship and education, as well as her advocacy for higher education as a solution to improve […]

Efforts continue to restore the reserve, open it to public as soon as possible.  The UC Davis Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve, a popular destination for recreation and research, was incinerated by the Wragg fire which broke out in late July. The fire quickly swept up the Blue Ridge Trail and down into the canyon, which […]

The Aggies reach 500 all-time games won in big homecoming victory A team plagued by harsh injuries, tough calls and closer games finally posted their first win in a historic homecoming game this past Saturday. “We always have a saying, we call it Charlie Mike; [it means] Continue Mission,” senior defensive tackle Kyle DeVaughn said […]

Kamaal Thomas takes seat of former Senator Sarah Priano Fourth-year international relations and economics double major Kamaal Thomas was sworn in as the 12th ASUCD senator at the senate meeting on Oct. 8. Thomas, who was confirmed by an 11-0-0 vote from his fellow senators, replaced the seat of former senator Sarah Priano following Priano’s […]

University researchers, winery partner discuss safe reuse of vineyard wastewater   In the face of California’s severe drought, UC Davis researchers have found a viable water source in winery wastewater. Although vineyards have used winery wastewater previously, most of the data is found in the wine regions of Australia or Spain, and the usage of […]

Davis encourages community members to reduce individual water use by 90 gallons a day On April 1, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown issued an executive order that will require the state of California to reduce water usage by 25 percent by February 2016. Taking part in this mandate, the City of Davis asks that each household […]

ASUCD Senate demotes Lee over disagreement regarding new senate election At the ASUCD Senate meeting on Oct. 8, Senator Casey Nguyen replaced Senator Alex Lee as the new senate president pro-tempore. Lee, who held the role last spring quarter and was re-elected at the previous meeting by a 6-3-3 vote, was replaced by his fellow […]

New boba tea shop opens in Downtown Davis Get your boba fix at Sharetea, the Bay Area tea shop that opened in Downtown Davis yesterday. Located at 207 3rd St., Sharetea is across the street from campus and perfect for an afternoon pick-me-up. The new tea shop will be offering a buy-one-get-one-free special today for […]