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WarnMe Test To Include Earthquake Drill Oct. 17

Julia Ann Easley — October 08, 2024 - 9:22pm

Be ready to drop, cover and hold on when ��ϲ�ͼ�� tests its WarnMe emergency communications system as a participant in the Great California ShakeOut Thursday, Oct. 17.

Fraud Alert and Security Steps for Fidelity UC Retirement Accounts

Bill Kisliuk — October 16, 2024 - 5:50pm

The Retirement Program Services division of the ��ϲ�ͼ�� Office of the President issued the following statement today:

We want to inform UC Retirement Savings Plans recipients of recent reports of fraudulent activity involving UC Retirement Savings Program accounts maintained by Fidelity.

Fidelity’s cybersecurity team has identified the issue, closed the vulnerability, and taken immediate steps to protect all potentially affected accounts. Outreach to the 120 affected participants has begun.

��ϲ�ͼ�� in Top 10 of Nation’s Public Universities

Julia Ann Easley — October 09, 2024 - 3:57pm

The ��ϲ�ͼ��, Davis, is No. 10 among the nation’s top public universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025, published today (Oct. 9).

��ϲ�ͼ�� was tied for 62nd among nearly 2,100 universities in the world and 26th among all American universities. Data was collected on almost 2,900 institutions.

Career Center Changes Name to Better Serve Students

Julia Ann Easley — October 08, 2024 - 7:27pm

The ��ϲ�ͼ�� Career Center has changed its name as part of its efforts to improve accessibility for students. Executive Director Marcie Kirk Holland explained that the Career Center’s name change from the Internship and Career Center was prompted by student feedback and data from Student Affairs Marketing and Communication, or SAMC.

Students in focus groups hosted by SAMC felt that the word “internship” was implicit to “career” and therefore redundant. Furthermore, the resulting abbreviation was confusing to many students.

Charlie Retires After 10 Years of Play

Cody Kitaura — October 08, 2024 - 10:00am

Charlie, the ��ϲ�ͼ�� Police Department’s first outreach and explosives-detection dog, is retiring after a 10-year career in which he played a key role in changing how the agency interacts with the campus community.

“The dog – he’s changed connections for us,” Police Chief Joe Farrow said. “He bridges that gap between law enforcement and community.”

��ϲ�ͼ�� Helping To Grow Child Welfare Social Worker Corps

Julia Ann Easley — October 08, 2024 - 9:49am

A community college English assignment to write a poem about herself inspired Celine Gomez to pursue a career in social work and help her community.

Now, Gomez, a graduate of the ��ϲ�ͼ��, Davis, is realizing her ambition through a program to professionalize and add to the corps of social workers at public child welfare agencies in California that, as of July 1, had nearly 65,000 cases.

‘Face to Face’: Homecoming for New Football Coach Tim Plough

Jose Antonio Vadi — September 24, 2024 - 2:25pm

Kick off the fall quarter with this month’s episode of Face to Face With Chancellor May, featuring new head football coach Tim Plough ’08 in conversation with Chancellor Gary S. May.

��ϲ�ͼ��’ Historic Expect Greater Campaign Raises $2.25 Billion

James Michael Nash — September 24, 2024 - 10:06am

The ��ϲ�ͼ��, Davis, is celebrating its most successful fundraising campaign — Expect Greater: From ��ϲ�ͼ��, for the World — a multi-year effort that raised over $2.25 billion for student support, health research and care, sustainability, innovation and more.

��ϲ�ͼ�� in Top 10 of Nation’s Public Universities for 4th Year

Julia Ann Easley — September 23, 2024 - 12:29pm

The ��ϲ�ͼ��, Davis, is No. 9 among the nation’s top public universities in rankings published today (Sept. 23) by U.S. News & World Report.

It is the fourth consecutive year the campus has been ranked among the media company’s top 10 public universities; for the past 10 years, it has been among the top 12.

��ϲ�ͼ�� continues to score high in the most prestigious college rankings for its quality of education, impact of its research and the social mobility it offers students.

��ϲ�ͼ�� Enters New International Strawberry Licensing Agreements

Bill Kisliuk — September 23, 2024 - 8:07am

The ��ϲ�ͼ��, Davis, has reached new agreements to license more than a dozen of its world-renowned strawberry varieties to growers in countries across the world.

The agreements ensure that nurseries and fruit growers in Mexico, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East have access to all available varieties developed by the ��ϲ�ͼ�� Public Strawberry Breeding Program.

Strawberry plant varieties developed at ��ϲ�ͼ�� produce about 60% of all strawberries consumed around the world.

University Content

WarnMe Test To Include Earthquake Drill Oct. 17

Fraud Alert and Security Steps for Fidelity UC Retirement Accounts

�������ϲ�ͼ�� in Top 10 of Nation’s Public Universities

Career Center Changes Name to Better Serve Students

Charlie Retires After 10 Years of Play

�������ϲ�ͼ�� Helping To Grow Child Welfare Social Worker Corps

‘Face to Face’: Homecoming for New Football Coach Tim Plough

�������ϲ�ͼ��’ Historic Expect Greater Campaign Raises $2.25 Billion

�������ϲ�ͼ�� in Top 10 of Nation’s Public Universities for 4th Year

�������ϲ�ͼ�� Enters New International Strawberry Licensing Agreements

��ϲ�ͼ�� in Top 10 of Nation’s Public Universities

��ϲ�ͼ�� Helping To Grow Child Welfare Social Worker Corps

��ϲ�ͼ��’ Historic Expect Greater Campaign Raises $2.25 Billion

��ϲ�ͼ�� in Top 10 of Nation’s Public Universities for 4th Year

��ϲ�ͼ�� Enters New International Strawberry Licensing Agreements