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Checking In With Chancellor May: Celebrating Philanthropy’s Impact on our Students

Erin E Garcia — October 18, 2024 - 10:18am

Honors in Music for Faculty, Student

Karen Michele Nikos — March 08, 2022 - 4:21pm

Music Department receives recognition.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Graduate School of Management to Offer Interest-Free Deferred Tuition for Online MBA Students

Karen Michele Nikos — September 16, 2021 - 6:00am

The University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management today announced a pilot program to offer its online MBA students the option to apply for interest-free deferred tuition payments, increasing access and affordability to the nationally ranked business school.

Miniseries Explores Climate Justice

Katherine E Kerlin — September 13, 2021 - 11:42am

A new YouTube miniseries, “Climate Justice,” created by 51�ԹϺ�� Davis students, is available to watch on the Estudios Planeteando channel. The series consists of 10 videos about climate change from the perspective of social justice. Each video touches upon a different climate change topic ranging from wildfires and mudslides to coral reefs and the oil industry.

One Health in Action: Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance

Eunah Cho Preston — November 24, 2020 - 11:57am

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), as defined by the World Health Organization, “occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change in ways that render the medications used to cure the infections they cause ineffective.” AMR is broader than Antibiotic Resistance, which is limited specifically to bacteria that mutate in response to antibiotics, rendering the antibiotics ineffective.

Student-Built Online Game Accompanies Online Class

Andy Fell — July 31, 2018 - 11:35am

When Professor Angelique Louie needed some help with her online course “Introduction to Research,” she enlisted a little help from experts such as science fiction author H.G. Wells, biochemist Rosalind Franklin and poet Alexander Pushkin.

Well, sort of. Wells, Franklin and Pushkin are among the “nonplayer characters” who inhabit an online game developed to accompany Louie’s course, developed by students from 51�ԹϺ�� Davis’ Game Development and Arts Club.

Study of Netflix Show about Suicide Leads to Additional Resources

Karen Michele Nikos — June 14, 2018 - 2:46pm

Each episode of the second season of 13 Reasons Why, which first aired in May, starts with a warning from the actors that the show tackles tough topics like sexual assault, substance abuse and suicide.

“If you are struggling with these issues yourself, this series may not be right for you, or you may want to watch it with a trusted adult,” says Alisha Boe, who plays Jessica Davis.

“And if you ever feel that you need someone to talk with, reach out to a parent, a friend, a school counselor or an adult you trust,” adds Dylan Minnette, who plays Clay Jensen.

Entomologists, Engineers Work Together to Weigh a Bee

Andy Fell — July 06, 2016 - 4:48pm

How to weigh an individual bee is the problem that brought together insect specialists at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis and two teams of 51�ԹϺ�� Davis engineering students this year. By understanding everything they can about a bumblebee colony, researchers hope to understand how California’s native bumblebees respond to changes in the environment and the availability of flowers, and how we can protect these insects that are so vital to both agriculture and wild plants.

Student Competition Could Yield Next New Food Craze

Patricia Bailey — June 06, 2016 - 9:00am

51�ԹϺ�� Davis food science students will compete June 6 for $20,000 prizes to be awarded for the new food products the student teams have created.

This is Why You License Your Bike!

IET WebDev — January 12, 2016 - 12:00am

Six people arrested, dozens of stolen bicycles recovered — but only a few students have gotten their bikes back.

The return rate probably could be higher if owners had licensed their bikes. Campus police, for example, recently reviewed license records to try to match 51�ԹϺ�� Davis students, staff and faculty to 31 bicycles that Dixon police recovered. Only five of those bikes turned up in the campus database, according to Detective Mark Tingley said only five of those bikes