Headline Content / Headline Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Launches New Phase of From Labs to Lives Campaign to Highlight Value of Federally Funded Research /news/uc-davis-launches-new-phase-labs-lives-campaign-highlight-value-federally-funded-research <p>The University of California, Davis, has launched the next phase of its campaign highlighting the value of federally funded research, <a href="/research/labs-to-lives">From Labs to Lives</a>, as threats<span>&nbsp; </span>to research funding continue — putting at risk future lifesaving cures, U.S. leadership in technology and innovation and jobs.</p> October 15, 2025 - 7:27am James Michael Nash /news/uc-davis-launches-new-phase-labs-lives-campaign-highlight-value-federally-funded-research 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Ranked No. 10 Among Nation’s Public Universities /news/uc-davis-ranked-no-10-among-nations-public-universities <p><em><strong>Correction, Oct. 10:</strong> The news release has been corrected to indicate that 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis is 10th among public universities in the United States.</em></p><p><span>The University of California, Davis, is No. 10 among the nation’s top public universities in the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking"><span>Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026</span></a><span>, published today (Oct. 8).</span></p> October 08, 2025 - 4:25pm Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-davis-ranked-no-10-among-nations-public-universities IN MEMORIAM: Chancellor Emeritus Theodore L. Hullar /news/memoriam-chancellor-emeritus-theodore-l-hullar <p>Theodore L. Hullar, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis’ fourth chancellor and a biochemist who pushed for major shifts in the university’s identity, died Sept. 28 at the age of 90.</p><p>Hullar came to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis after serving as chancellor of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Riverside from 1985-87, and jumped headlong into transformational projects like the shepherding of the draft version of the Long-Range Development Plan, a document that sought to guide 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis enrollment growth and expansion through the 2005-06 academic year.</p> October 07, 2025 - 3:00pm Cody Kitaura /news/memoriam-chancellor-emeritus-theodore-l-hullar Wall Street Journal Rankings: 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Positions Graduates for Financial Success /news/wall-street-journal-rankings-uc-davis-positions-graduates-financial-success <p><em><strong>Sept. 30 Correction: </strong>The Wall Street Journal rankings of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis among public and all universities have been corrected to reflect errors in the original news release.</em></p><hr><p>The University of California, Davis, stands second in the nation among public universities and 13th among all universities for how well it sets its graduates up for financial success in The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2026 rankings released today (Sept. 29).</p> September 29, 2025 - 10:44am Julia Ann Easley /news/wall-street-journal-rankings-uc-davis-positions-graduates-financial-success Valley Fever Is Spreading Across the Arid West, Affecting People and Dogs /health/news/valley-fever-spreading-across-arid-west A soil fungus fuels valley fever, now reaching beyond California and Arizona due to climate change. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis doctors and veterinarians trace the threat. September 23, 2025 - 9:22am Jocelyn C Anderson /health/news/valley-fever-spreading-across-arid-west Chancellor’s Fall Welcome: A World of Opportunity at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis /news/chancellors-fall-welcome-world-opportunity-uc-davis <div slot="column1"><div class="media media--type-sf-video-media-type media--view-mode-default"> <div class="responsive-iframe field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item"></div></div></div> September 22, 2025 - 9:00am Cody Kitaura /news/chancellors-fall-welcome-world-opportunity-uc-davis $110.5M in Gifts Fuel 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Expansion /health/news/1105m-gifts-fuel-uc-davis-school-veterinary-medicine-expansion <p>The University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine today announced plans to launch a new phase of its veterinary medical complex — made possible by philanthropic gifts totaling $110.5 million to date. The expansion will help address the critical veterinary workforce shortage, expand patient care and support cutting-edge research in cancer, translational medicine and other key areas of biomedical science.</p> September 18, 2025 - 12:30pm Amy M Quinton /health/news/1105m-gifts-fuel-uc-davis-school-veterinary-medicine-expansion Cheaper, Sustainable Plant Biomanufacturing on Earth and in Space /news/cheaper-sustainable-plant-biomanufacturing-earth-and-space <p><span lang="EN">Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have been awarded a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to develop new technologies and workforce training programs to grow plants in low-resource environments both on Earth and in space.&nbsp;</span></p> September 15, 2025 - 3:31pm Andy Fell /news/cheaper-sustainable-plant-biomanufacturing-earth-and-space 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Health’s IFM Fund Backs Delix Therapeutics in First Investment /news/uc-davis-healths-ifm-fund-backs-delix-therapeutics-first-investment <p>51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Health Ventures, part of the Innovation and Economic Development&nbsp;Office (IEDO) at the University of California, Davis, today announced the first investment from its&nbsp;Investing in the Future of Medicine (IFM) Fund, backing&nbsp;<a href="https://www.delixtherapeutics.com/">Delix Therapeutics</a>. Delix, a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis spinout, is developing non-hallucinogenic neuroplastogens for major depressive disorder (MDD) and other serious neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative conditions.&nbsp;</p> September 10, 2025 - 10:10am Andy Fell /news/uc-davis-healths-ifm-fund-backs-delix-therapeutics-first-investment 3 Rankings Recognize 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis for Research, Social Mobility, Value /news/3-rankings-recognize-uc-davis-research-social-mobility-value <p><span>The University of California, Davis, has received accolades for its research, the value for the dollar and the social mobility it offers graduates in three separate rankings published this month.</span></p><p><span>Forbes named 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis to its </span><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/fionariley/2025/08/26/forbes-top-25-public-colleges/"><span>Top 25 Public Colleges</span></a><span> in the nation in rankings released Tuesday (Aug. 26). The magazine noted that 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis students graduate with a median of $11,000 in debt — the lowest among the public standouts. &nbsp;</span></p> August 29, 2025 - 11:44am Julia Ann Easley /news/3-rankings-recognize-uc-davis-research-social-mobility-value