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51�ԹϺ�� Davis Receives $120M Gift, Largest Ever to Veterinary Medicine

Amy M Quinton — January 28, 2026 - 5:35am

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Receives $120M Gift, Largest Ever to Veterinary Medicine from philanthropists Joan and Sanford I. Weill.

2 First-Gen Scientists on Curiosity, Community and Discovery

Anila Mary Lijo — January 27, 2026 - 3:48pm

Megan Dennis, associate professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Siobhan Brady, professor in the Department of Plant Biology and the Genome Center, are more than an just office neighbors — they share a similar journey at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis shaped by curiosity, resilience and a commitment to scientific progress. They are this month’s guests on Face to Face with Chancellor May.

Among the Academies: The Physician Changing How We Understand Violence

Cody Kitaura — January 27, 2026 - 10:30am

Garen Wintemute’s distinguished research career shows that violence is not only a public safety issue — it’s also a health problem.

“It has turned out empirically that violence behaves as if it were a health problem, whether we want to consider it one or not,” said Wintemute. “As such, it can be studied and approached in ways that have concrete benefits. So, if violence is a health problem, then the decision to participate in violence is a health behavior.”

Campus To Test WarnMe Jan. 28

Julia Ann Easley — January 20, 2026 - 9:00am

51�ԹϺ�� Davis will test its emergency notification system Jan. 28. Students and employees should verify and update their contact information on the WarnMe website.

Karen Bales Appointed Director of the California National Primate Research Center

Andy Fell — January 13, 2026 - 11:45am

University of California, Davis, Chancellor Gary S. May has named Professor Karen Bales as director of the California National Primate Research Center, or CNPRC, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Receives Renewal of Carnegie Community Engagement Classification

Cody Kitaura — January 12, 2026 - 8:30am

The University of California, Davis, was recognized today (Jan. 12) for its outstanding community engagement by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education, or ACE. The Carnegie Foundation and ACE released its list of 237 higher education institutions in the U.S.

Record Numbers of Latinx, African Americans in 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Entering Class

James Michael Nash — January 08, 2026 - 7:31pm

The University of California, Davis, enrolled its highest-ever numbers of both Latinx and African American new undergraduates as it welcomed one of its most diverse entering classes in fall 2025.

The University of California released systemwide enrollment statistics today (Jan. 8).

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Introduces Reusable Containers

Julia Ann Easley — January 05, 2026 - 2:00pm

A student-run eatery at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis has introduced reusable to-go containers in a six-month pilot, part of a fast-growing trend at college campuses.

Inside the Quest to Understand the Universe

Anila Mary Lijo — December 16, 2025 - 11:43am

For more than 40 years, physicist John Conway has led research in high-energy particle physics, a field driven by a simple yet profound goal: to understand what the universe is made of and how it works.

He is this month’s guest on Face to Face With Chancellor May. Conway’s career has been fueled by the thrill of colliding subatomic particles at extraordinary energies and capturing the results with some of the most sophisticated instruments ever built.

Renowned Wireless Communications Expert Wins 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Teaching Prize

Cody Kitaura — December 16, 2025 - 10:50am

On Monday, Dec. 1, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Zhi Ding entered Wellman Hall like any other day, navigating to a near-capacity classroom on the bottom floor to begin his “Signal Analysis and Communications” lecture at the University of California, Davis. As he started teaching, however, he and his students were interrupted by a group of special guests led by Chancellor Gary S. May.

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51�ԹϺ��� Davis Receives $120M Gift, Largest Ever to Veterinary Medicine