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Artist David Garibaldi performed for and talked with students in the Quarter at Aggie Square Transformative Justice Studies program in November. Courtesy of David Garibaldi

By Sharon Knox

By AJ Cheline on August 26, 2020 in Food & Agriculture

Professor Ilias Tagkopoulos, right, in his laboratory at the UC Davis Genome Center in 2016 with research specialist Navneet Rai. Tagkopoulos, whose work bridges computer science and biology, will lead a new institute for artificial intelligence in food systems supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Science Foundation. (UC Davis College of Engineering)

By Tanya Perez on July 7, 2020 in University

New analysis from an economic research firm predicts Aggie Square at the UC Davis Sacramento campus will add nearly $5 billion to the Sacramento region’s economy each year and support 25,000 ongoing jobs.

On May 27, 2020, Jennifer Falbe, who evaluated the effectiveness of the nation’s first “soda tax” in Berkeley, joined California Assembly Member Richard Bloom, who has sponsored similar statewide legislation, to discuss the marketing and addictive nature of sugar-sweetened beverages, the health risks associated with their consumption, and the story of California’s fight against Big Soda.

Read about the takeaways and watch the recording.

By Sharon Knox on June 1, 2020 in Education

Students taking the Biomedical Engineering at the Health Campus experience will enroll in three courses and complete an internship.

Upper-class undergraduate & graduate students: Join us for a three-and-a-half-day program in DC to learn about Congress, the federal budget process, and effective science communication.

By Gary S. May, Brett Lee and Don Saylor on October 22, 2019

This commentary by Chancellor Gary S. May, Davis Mayor Brett Lee and Yolo County Board of Supervisors Chair Don Saylor appeared in the Oct. 20 edition of The Davis Enterprise.

By Julia Ann Easley on October 21, 2019

Members of the campus community are encouraged to stand with undocumented students through participation in a University of California awareness campaign beginning Tuesday (Oct. 22).

By Lisa Howard on October 2, 2019 in Science & Technology

California Gov. Gavin Newsom today (Oct. 2) signed into law a bill that creates a new way for researchers to commercialize scientific discoveries made at California state parks.