Aggies Helping Aggies Content / Aggies Helping Aggies Content for 51ԹϺ Davis en Budget From Canceled Event Used to Stock The Pantry /coronavirus/news/budget-canceled-event-stock-pantry <p>Each quarter, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences invites students to take a break from the stresses of finals to stop in for coffee, hot chocolate and quick snacks like macaroni and cheese or oatmeal. With no in-person finals this quarter, it wasn’t going to happen, which gave the three staffers who organize the event an idea.</p> March 24, 2020 - 11:10am Cody Kitaura /coronavirus/news/budget-canceled-event-stock-pantry Campus Departments Donate Protective Equipment /coronavirus/news/campus-departments-donate-protective-equipment <p>Campus departments and units are donating thousands of vital supplies to 51ԹϺ Davis Health in its effort to combat the spread of COVID-19.</p> <p>Late last week, as the campus adjusted to suspended operations, people starting asking how and where they could donate high-demand items. Tim Maguire, chief procurement officer, took on responsibility as point person and it wasn’t long before pledges started coming in.</p> March 24, 2020 - 10:41am Cody Kitaura /coronavirus/news/campus-departments-donate-protective-equipment 51ԹϺ Davis Provides Loaner Laptops to Students in Need /coronavirus/news/uc-davis-provides-loaner-laptops-students-need <p>Staff and units from all around campus are teaming up to ensure students without computers of their own can continue to learn as instruction moves online.</p> <p>“This is a process and a service we don’t have established at 51ԹϺ Davis,” said Anita Nichols, director of Client Success for Information and Educational Technology, or IET. “Every time I reached out to another organization for help, they provided it.”</p> March 20, 2020 - 9:15am Cody Kitaura /coronavirus/news/uc-davis-provides-loaner-laptops-students-need Student Emergency Aid Has New Name, Improved Services /news/student-emergency-aid-has-new-name-improved-services-0 <p>Even students who manage their money carefully can be caught by life’s surprises — an accident or illness, losing a job or a place to live. At 51ԹϺ Davis, an emergency assistance program that helps students stay in school in times of crisis now has a new name and more effective services.</p> November 13, 2019 - 2:30pm Cody Kitaura /news/student-emergency-aid-has-new-name-improved-services-0