Additional Testing Locations, Perhaps Closer to Your Home

Davis campus staff, academics and students now have access to COVID-19 testing sites in Sacramento, Roseville, Elk Grove and Folsom. The screening for asymptomatic people is saliva-based, the same protocol used at the Activities and Recreation Center. ... Plus, watch our new video showing how our Genome Center analyzes the samples.

Existing Protocols Effective Against New Variants, Too

“Everything we’ve been doing still works,” Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases, UC Davis Children’s Hospital, said on last week’s UC Davis LIVE. He added that although data is still being gathered, it appears the current vaccines — even if they lose some effectiveness against the variants — will still be helpful.

‘Tell Us How We’re Doing’

The fourth Academic and Staff Satisfaction Survey does more than just help departments like Repro Graphics, Fleet Services, HR and others understand how they can better serve customers. This year, UC Davis will donate $1 for each response, to students, staff and animals in need.

Archaeological Artistry

In a remarkable pairing of science and art, Randall Haas, assistant professor of anthropology, and Matt Verdolivo, senior artist at Academic Technology Services, collaborated to produce illustrations showcasing new archaeological discoveries, including women as hunters 9,000 years ago.