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Campus Updates and Information About Quad Encampment

Sallie A Poggi — May 15, 2024 - 5:20pm

On Monday, May 6, a group named ��ֱ�� Popular University for the Liberation of Palestine, or UCD PULP, began erecting tents on the Quad, consistent with actions taken on campuses across the country. This page contains all of the university statements and information regarding the university's response to the encampment and will be updated periodically.

Update: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Statement: May 15 Student March Through Buildings

May 15 ��ֱ�� Statement on Student Encampment

James Michael Nash — May 15, 2024 - 2:42pm

On Monday, May 13, ��ֱ�� leaders met with students representing the encampment, known as PULP (Popular University for the Liberation of Palestine), on the Memorial Union Quad. Campus leaders expressed appreciation for the students’ efforts to keep the encampment safe and peaceful and listened to the students’ concerns about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

��ֱ�� leaders said the conversation was productive and that they will continue to engage with the students about issues they are raising.

A Fallen Aggie, 20 Years On

Cody Kitaura — May 13, 2024 - 9:00am

��ֱ�� will honor its 136 Gold Star Aggies — students and alumni who gave their lives in military service to the United States — at the university’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony on May 23. The event, on the Memorial Union’s North Courtyard, will feature campus and guest speakers, a rendition of the national anthem and a reading of all 136 names featured in the Golden Memory Book.

William Garrity Named University Librarian and Vice Provost of Digital Scholarship

Cody Kitaura — May 09, 2024 - 10:11am

William Garrity, deputy university librarian and the library’s chief operating officer, has been selected as the next university librarian and vice provost of digital scholarship for ��ֱ��. Garrity, who has served as interim university librarian since July 2023, will officially start on May 15.

��ֱ�� Coffee Center Opens

Andy Fell — May 07, 2024 - 2:39pm

The Coffee Center at the University of California, Davis, officially opened Friday, May 3. The Coffee Center is a center of excellence in the ��ֱ�� College of Engineering and the first academic research and teaching facility in the U.S. entirely dedicated to the study of coffee.

Plant Researchers and Molecular Biologist Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Andy Fell — May 07, 2024 - 1:10pm

Three professors from the University of California, Davis, have been elected as members of the National Academy of Sciences. They are among 120 new members and 24 international members announced by the academy April 30.

Members are elected in recognition of their contributions to original research. Membership in the academy is considered one of the highest honors a scientist can achieve.

Sacramento Kings’ Head Coach Among ��ֱ�� Graduation Speakers

Julia Ann Easley — May 07, 2024 - 10:51am

The Sacramento Kings' head coach is among the guest speakers for ��ֱ��' spring commencement season.

Estella Atekwana Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Andy Fell — April 29, 2024 - 9:45am

Estella Atekwana, dean of the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Davis, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced April 24.

Campus To Test WarnMe Notification System April 24

Julia Ann Easley — April 24, 2024 - 1:49pm

��ֱ�� emergency officials encourage employees and students to review and add to their contact information used for the WarnMe emergency notification system before it is tested midday on Wednesday, April 24.

Picnic Day Shows Many Sides of Campus

Cody Kitaura — April 23, 2024 - 12:45pm

From a recreation of a 1950s parade float to an activity asking attendees to imagine new public art, the new and the old were on display at Picnic Day Saturday (April 20).