$968M: New Research Record

UC Davis sets a new record for external research funding, receiving $968 million in awards in the fiscal year 2020-21, up $27 million from the previous record set last year. A primary contributor to this year’s growth came from increased funding related to public health and medicine.

Leading the Way in STEM

UC Davis’ Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education (C-STEM) lands an NSF grant of $2.4 million to launch the Ujima Girls in Robotics Leadership Project, assisting Black/African American girls on their way to being STEM leaders in their schools, communities and careers.

UC’s Community Safety Plan

UC President Michael V. Drake introduces a series of planned public safety reforms, many of which mirror those already planned or well underway at UC Davis. For example, the plan calls for each UC campus to create a body modeled on UC Davis’ Police Accountability Board, formed in 2014.

Our Campus Book for 2021-22

It’s How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi, history professor and founding director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University. A program of lectures, discussions, exhibitions, films and more will accompany the book, leading up to Kendi’s campus visit and evening talk March 31.

Cooking Up A Conversation

One of the things helping patients heal at UC Davis Health is the food from Executive Chef Santana Diaz — meals made from high-quality, sustainable and locally sourced ingredients. The chef, who will lead next month’s Tower Bridge Dinner, sat down for a chat on Face to Face With Chancellor May.

College Tour, Here We Come!

UC Davis will soon make its way to millions of homes through a show available on numerous streaming platforms. The College Tour features students discussing their experiences at various universities; the roughly 30-minute episode on UC Davis is available now on the show’s mobile apps.