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On Feb. 9, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced their collaboration with the UC Davis Health System’s Institute of Population Health Improvement (IPHI) in improving the state’s Medi-Cal program. IPHI is currently hiring employees to participate in the project. The director of IPHI, Kenneth W. Kizer, leads the five-year, $4.25 million effort. […]

This week is the Women’s Resources and Research Center Gender Equity Awareness Week. “[The week is] a week that aims to initiate dialogue and continue education about gender equity with an emphasis on the intersection of identities (e.g. gender, class, sexual orientation, ethnicity, etc),” according to the WRRC. Events for the week include “Porn and […]

The results of the UC Davis task force regarding the pepper spray incident have been delayed again. The task force, lead by California Supreme Court Associate Justice Cruz Reynoso, was supposed to announce the results of their investigation today at 3 p.m. However, a union representing UC campus police announced that they will be requesting […]

We all know of famous children shows such as “Sesame Street” and “Dora the Explorer”, but another one is becoming more popular. A new local show called “Yolotales” is about a few puppet friends having adventures, while also trying to educate the audience. With five main characters in the show and a whole crew needed […]

Is the combination of exams and the upcoming finals week stressing you out? Are the week eight blues getting you down? The Mind Spa, a service provided by the Stress and Wellness Clinic, a division under Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), has recently undergone a redesign. The Mind Spa, located on the second floor of […]

At least once per quarter, the UC Davis Stress and Wellness Clinic’s Mind Spa, conveniently located at the Student Health and Wellness Center on the second floor Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Clinic, holds an event entitled “Therapy Fluffies.” The event, meant to help students de-stress and take a healthy break from the life of […]

The day of the year every Davis foodie waits for is almost here. The Davis Farmers Markets 21st annual Pig Day will take place this weekend in Central Park. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, baby pigs, people dressed in pig costumes and pig-based foods will inhabit downtown. The festival, which celebrates pigs, […]

It was a Monday night, the sixth of February, a night that would spark national recognition of former UC Davis student Lindsey Pavao. A couple months earlier, while Pavao was working at Pinky’s Bar and Grill, the owner recommended that she audition for the second season of NBC’s “The Voice”. Pavao, who typically didn’t follow […]

UCTV will launch a new original YouTube channel, UCTV Prime, on March 1 as the first university-run channel to be a part of YouTube’s new production partnerships. “YouTube is investing millions in all kinds of original programming to make programming exclusive to YouTube as we shift how we view that [which] was traditionally on television,” […]

A cut in state funding will soon force the university to charge student groups for using campus classrooms. “Because it used to be free, it makes a big difference,” said Lina Layiktez, director of Conference and Event Services at UC Davis. Under current guidelines, classrooms like Wellman 2 are free for student groups to use. […]

Since its foundation in 2001, the Stepping Stones support program has helped children and teens that have experienced the death of a loved one face their grief and begin the healing process. Organized by the Yolo Hospice, program participants meet in a group setting twice a month to learn how to acknowledge their loss and […]

Today UC Davis students have the unique opportunity to witness a one-of-a-kind exhibit called “Melt” in the Basement Gallery, located in the basement level of the art building. Senior art studio and environmental resource sciences major Thelonious Elliott and senior art studio and international relations double major Wray Morgan Herbert-King have undertaken an ambitious project […]