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�鶹��ý 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.

Chancellor May Letter on UC Regents Innovation Awards

Cody Kitaura — January 09, 2026 - 3:30pm

Chancellor Gary S. May issued the following letter to faculty and staff today (Jan. 9).

Dear Colleagues:

The UC Board of Regents is now inviting nominations for the UC Regents Innovation Awards, a new systemwide program that recognizes exceptional innovations by UC faculty and research scientists across the University’s ten campuses and three national laboratories.

Record Numbers of Latinx, African Americans in �鶹��ý 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).

Mercado Named Deputy Fire Chief

Cody Kitaura — January 06, 2026 - 11:20am

Cesilio “Cess” Mercado ’02, was appointed deputy fire chief of the �鶹��ý Fire Department effective Jan. 5, a position he has held in an acting and interim capacity since November.

�鶹��ý Introduces Reusable Containers

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

A student-run eatery at �鶹��ý 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 �鶹��ý 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.

�鶹��ý Designated Black-Serving Institution

Julia Ann Easley — December 16, 2025 - 10:41am

�鶹��ý is in the inaugural class of California universities and colleges designated as Black-Serving Institutions, or BSIs, under a state initiative.

Report State Gifts and Dues by Jan. 12

Cody Kitaura — December 16, 2025 - 10:09am

Government and Community Relations is reminding the �鶹��ý and �鶹��ý Health communities of the approaching deadline to report gifts made to state officials in October, November and December.

�鶹��ý’ Most Impactful Stories of 2025

Anila Mary Lijo — December 16, 2025 - 9:30am

In 2025, �鶹��ý once again proved why it stands among the world’s leading research universities — not only by pushing boundaries, but by telling the stories that help people understand why breakthroughs matter. Many of those breakthroughs start as federally funded projects, and countless members of our campus community jointed together this year to voice support of that work through our From Labs to Lives project.