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CHANCELL-ING: Students Making a Difference in Yolo County

Cody Kitaura — January 05, 2026 - 4:30pm

�鶹��ý is home to more than 40,000 students from all walks of life, each striving for success and creating positive change. But it’s not just the sheer number of students that is a hallmark of our college town. Their achievements beyond the classroom contribute to the Davis community while building the necessary skills to make a difference for our future.

You’ll find our students caring for animals and restoring local wildlife. They’re guiding students at our K-12 schools, teaching STEM concepts to local Girl Scouts and bringing history to life through public service.

Checking in With Chancellor May: How Our Research Partnerships Serve the World

Cody Kitaura — December 11, 2025 - 9:00am

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CHANCELL-ING: �鶹��ý Builds a Healthier Future for Local Pets, People

Cody Kitaura — December 05, 2025 - 9:00am

At the �鶹��ý School of Veterinary Medicine, compassion meets innovation. When Kailana, a joyful Golden Retriever puppy, faced the risk of paralysis, our neurosurgeons, supported by the Compassionate Care Fund, executed a delicate, seven-hour spinal surgery to secure her long-term mobility, showing how our boundary-pushing expertise transforms care.

Checking In With Chancellor May: How We’re Using AI to Redefine Health Care

Cody Kitaura — November 20, 2025 - 11:30am

To the �鶹��ý community:

As an electrical engineer investigating early neural networks in the 1990s, I dreamed of a future where artificial intelligence, or AI, could build a healthier, more connected community. Today, that future has arrived, and �鶹��ý stands at the forefront of this transformation.

CHANCELL-ING: Finding a Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease While Forming Friendships

James Michael Nash — November 03, 2025 - 3:25pm

The impact of Alzheimer’s Disease touches nearly all of us in some way. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1 in 9 Americans over 65 is afflicted with the disease.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Cultivating the Future of Agriculture in California and Across the World

Cody Kitaura — October 16, 2025 - 11:15am

To the �鶹��ý community:

CHANCELL-ING: Harvesting Innovation, Entrepreneurship Through Wine

Cody Kitaura — October 06, 2025 - 11:31am

The 2025 wine-grape harvest is underway, and the vineyards and research labs at �鶹��ý are at peak activity. Wines made in our Teaching and Research Winery prepare the next generation of winemakers for success, giving them hands-on skills to thrive in the wine industry, whether in California or other parts of the globe’s key grape-growing regions.

An Update From UC President James B. Milliken

Cody Kitaura — October 03, 2025 - 5:00pm

UC President James B. Milliken issued the following letter today (Oct. 3).

To the UC community:

We begin the academic year with excitement and purpose, but also with recognition that this is a very challenging time for the University of California and higher education more broadly.

Chancellor’s Fall Welcome: A World of Opportunity at �鶹��ý

Cody Kitaura — September 22, 2025 - 9:00am

Statement from President James B. Milliken on Shooting of Charlie Kirk

Bill Kisliuk — September 10, 2025 - 8:13pm

UC President James B. Milliken issued the following statement today (September 10):

The murder of Charlie Kirk today at Utah Valley University was tragic and reprehensible. Political violence has no place in our society and on our campuses. This wasn’t just an attack on an individual; it was an attack on the very freedoms we as a nation hold dear. This is a very sad day.