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UC STEM Fest to Inspire Kids with Science and Engineering

Andy Fell — April 27, 2026 - 3:19pm

Hundreds of local schoolchildren will get hands-on exposure to science, technology, engineering and math at the 2026 UC STEM Fest, to be held Saturday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to noon at Rex & Margaret Fortune Early College High School in Elk Grove.

UC Davis M.B.A. by the Bay Program Turns 20

Jocelyn C Anderson — January 07, 2026 - 12:30pm

When the UC Davis Graduate School of Management launched its Bay Area Part-Time M.B.A. program two decades ago, it was a decisive step rooted in demand, alumni strength and a clear-eyed view of where business leadership was headed.

In fall 2005, the school welcomed its first Bay Area cohort to weekend classes at the San Ramon Valley Conference Center, strategically located along the Interstate 680 and 580 corridor.

How Do Students with Disabilities Achieve Success in College?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — October 07, 2025 - 10:48am

College students with disabilities have lower enrollment and completion rates than their peers without disabilities. But a new University of California, Davis, study found that some students make good use of support systems, study skills, coping mechanisms and awareness of their disabilities to succeed despite their challenges.

“These findings offer new insights for scholars, disability advocates and educators,” said Lauren Lindstrom, professor in the School of Education at UC Davis and lead author of the study.

Universities That Eliminated Admission Test Requirements Saw Gains in Student Body Diversity

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — August 11, 2025 - 8:39am

Universities that have eliminated standardized test requirements for admissions in recent years generally experienced gains in diversity in their student bodies, according to research by the University of California, Davis. However, if the universities also faced recent financial shortfalls or enrollment declines, or continued to prioritize quantitative academic criteria such as test scores and class rank, these gains in diversity diminished or disappeared.

What Do Juneteenth and Math Education Have in Common?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — June 18, 2025 - 11:05am

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UC Davis Launches Small-Batch Wine Label

Amy M Quinton — June 11, 2025 - 11:00am

UC Davis is selling wines to the public made by students, staff and faculty from Napa Valley and Yolo County grapes.

Summer Sessions To Share Info on Options for Students

Cody Kitaura — April 08, 2025 - 10:52am

Summer Sessions is hosting a Summer Resource Fair next week to let students know the academic and personal resources that they can access from June through September.

Omega Lee, executive director of Summer Sessions, said the fair aims to highlight the ways that students can stay involved on campus throughout the summer.

Award to Highlight Well-Being in the Classroom

Cody Kitaura — January 21, 2025 - 9:00am

Student Health and Counseling Services’ Health Education and Promotion and the Center for Educational Effectiveness are launching an award to recognize instructors and teaching assistants who prioritize student well-being by doing things like promoting available resources on campus and modeling healthy behaviors.

Alum Changemaker Awarded Prestigious Global Scholarship

Cody Kitaura — January 15, 2025 - 11:06am

After representing more than 230,000 of her peers as UC Student Association president, Celene Aridin is ready to take her advocacy to the global stage. The 2024 UC Davis graduate joins an elite cadre of 150 scholars from around the world who will study China’s emerging role in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing as a 2025 Schwarzman Scholar.

Sacramento Part-Time M.B.A. Marks 30 Years

Jocelyn C Anderson — October 16, 2024 - 11:41am

UC Davis' Part-Time M.B.A. marks 30 years in Sacramento.