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Mentoring, Medicine and Olympics with Marcia Faustin

Anila Mary Lijo — December 17, 2024 - 12:15pm

A �ٺ��Ƶ physician, having worked with athletes ranging from collegiate students to Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, emphasized the holistic approach she takes when it comes to her athletes.

Among the Academies: An Unseen Battle

Cody Kitaura — December 17, 2024 - 10:00am

A battle around the world is raging between plants and the changing environment, and �ٺ��Ƶ researchers are on the front lines.

For example, the microbes are constantly creating new types of illnesses, while the plants — sometimes with the help of breeders — are developing new immunities.

It’s something plant geneticist Luca Comai, Ph.D. ’80, a distinguished professor of plant biology, has seen firsthand through his decades of research into plant chromosomes.

THE DOWNLOAD: Football Recap, Melanoma Discovery

Cody Kitaura — December 17, 2024 - 8:00am

Checking In With Chancellor May: Forging Connected Communities and a More Just World

Cody Kitaura — December 13, 2024 - 11:00am

To the �ٺ��Ƶ Community:

As we celebrate the holiday season, I am reminded of the powerful role service plays in our lives.

Service has been at the heart of �ٺ��Ƶ since its inception. As a land-grant university, we serve the people of California, the United States and the world. From the beginning, �ٺ��Ƶ was founded on the idea that education transforms the lives of our students while helping to create a better world.

�ٺ��Ƶ Tops Nation in Sustainability Rankings

Julia Ann Easley — December 12, 2024 - 6:00am

The University of California, Davis, is the “greenest” campus in the United States for the ninth year in a row, according to the 2024 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings published today (Dec. 12).

The rankings, established by the University of Indonesia in 2010, also place �ٺ��Ƶ as the world’s seventh most sustainable university, the 12th consecutive year the campus has been in the world’s top 10.

Psychologist of ‘Attention’ Receives �ٺ��Ƶ Teaching Prize

Karen Michele Nikos — December 10, 2024 - 10:23pm

How the brain remembers has a lot to do with focus. It’s in this area of cognitive science that Steven Luck, professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, has built a career pushing the frontiers of both science and teaching.

Research Thrives Across �ٺ��Ƶ in 2024

Jose Antonio Vadi — December 10, 2024 - 2:00pm

�ٺ��Ƶ continues to show why it’s one of the nation’s leading public universities and a top research institution.

As a Research 1 university, �ٺ��Ƶ is conducting research at the highest level. Fewer than 200 institutions in the U.S. have this classification, and as a result �ٺ��Ƶ can offer students the opportunity to participate across all fields.

THE DOWNLOAD: Redwood SEED Scholars, Sheep, Bloopers

Cody Kitaura — December 10, 2024 - 12:44pm

�ٺ��Ƶ to Join Mountain West Conference

James Michael Nash — December 10, 2024 - 12:19pm

The University of California, Davis, has accepted a formal invitation to join the Mountain West Conference beginning July 1, 2026.

What’s Open, What’s Closed: Winter ’24

Cody Kitaura — December 10, 2024 - 10:32am

As winter break approaches, the window to abundant options for food and drink on campus is closing. After the fall quarter ends Friday (Dec. 13), many campus services will be reduced until the first day of winter instruction on Jan. 6.