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Top UC Davis Graduate Aims To Transform Experience of Aging

Julia Ann Easley — June 03, 2025 - 4:46pm

Only on annual visits to India was Avantika Gokulnatha able to help care for her now late grandfather as his health failed. But the San Jose resident endeavored to help others near her.

Gokulnatha did just that as she studied biological sciences and researched aging at the ��Ƶ, Davis. She volunteered with a local hospice, revived a student organization to help seniors with technology, and led other undergraduate volunteers at a clinic providing free medical care to uninsured and marginalized people.

City-Dwelling Monarch Butterflies Stay Put

Andy Fell — May 28, 2025 - 10:00am

Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual migrations, but not all migrate. In recent years, more and more monarchs have been living and breeding year-round in ��Ƶ’s Bay Area, thanks in part to the growing presence of non-native milkweeds in urban gardens.

Faculty Speakers Named for Undergraduate Commencements

Julia Ann Easley — May 27, 2025 - 12:20pm

The faculty members selected to speak to thousands of graduating students and guests at the five undergraduate commencements at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center in June exemplify the best in teaching.

Together, they are contributing to excellence in the field and have won awards for teaching from their academic departments, their colleges, the Academic Senate, UC Davis as a whole and beyond.

The speakers, listed in the chronological order of the ceremonies, are:

Course Inspires Next Generation of ��Ƶ Naturalists

Jocelyn C Anderson — May 27, 2025 - 8:30am

Students who complete “Wild Davis,” an UC Davis course in wildlife conservation and habitat restoration, can earn ��Ƶ Naturalist Certification.

Checking In With Chancellor May: Budget Outlook for UC Davis

Cody Kitaura — May 16, 2025 - 2:00pm

To the UC Davis community:

UC Davis has a long history of innovation and an extraordinary community of students, faculty, staff and alumni who make it the great institution it is. Today, we must tap our ingenuity, resilience and history of collaboration as we brace for unprecedented financial challenges.

Helping Birds and Floating Solar Energy Coexist

Katherine E Kerlin — May 12, 2025 - 2:00am

How might floating solar energy projects impact wild birds and vice versa? A UC Davis paper outlines key considerations for a growing floating solar industry.

UC Davis’ Aggie Square Formally Inaugurated: Sacramento Innovation District Comes to Life With Labs, Classrooms, Community Spaces

Julia Ann Easley — May 02, 2025 - 5:51pm

SACRAMENTO — Opening a new chapter in the ��Ƶ, Davis’ role as a regional engine of innovation and economic growth, Chancellor Gary S. May joined city of Sacramento leaders, developer Wexford Science & Technology LLC, business partners and community members Friday to inaugurate Aggie Square, the $1.1 billion innovation district that will bring together the university’s cutting-edge research with private-sector companies and startups. The chancellor also announced new partnerships to accelerate life sciences ventures at Aggie Square.

How Aggie Square Is Advancing Innovation in Sacramento

Jocelyn C Anderson — April 29, 2025 - 8:45am

Learn how UC Davis’ Aggie Square is solving pressing challenges through collaborative research and cutting-edge technology.

What to Know About Processed and Ultra-Processed Food

Jocelyn C Anderson — April 22, 2025 - 12:43pm

Scientists explain the difference between whole, processed and ultra-processed foods. Learn how they could affect our health and how the food industry can improve.

A New Record for ��Ƶ’s Highest Tree

Katherine E Kerlin — April 17, 2025 - 9:00am

A UC Davis professor's pleasure hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for ��Ƶ highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.