Campus Crew in a Firestorm

UC Davis firefighters, on the front lines of a blaze along the California-Nevada border, encountered an hours-long firestorm as they fought to save a subdivision. The result: no houses were lost to the Tamarack Fire.

Face Coverings for All Indoors

The campus is tightening its face coverings rule due to an increase in the COVID-19 case count in Yolo County. Also, see the campus’s vaccination rates and read employees’ stories of why they chose to get vaccinated.

Biggest Fundraising Year Ever

Donors responded in force in a challenging year, as more than 36,000 people gave a total of $269.4 million in support of the university’s mission. Also, on May 21, the UC Davis endowment hit the $2 billion mark.

Admissions Data Released

UC Davis offered freshman and transfer admission status for fall 2021 to a record 52,254 applicants, including an all-time high of 31,772 California residents. The admission total is up 14 percent from the year before.

Our Own Parade of Nations

At the Tokyo Olympics, one former Aggie is playing basketball for Japan and another is playing baseball for Israel, while a UC Davis Health M.D. is co-head team physician for Team USA women’s gymnastics.

Even ‘Moore’ Face Time

Gary S. May is no stranger to this month’s guest on Face to Face — it’s a student who interviewed the chancellor for his own podcast in December. Mahiri Moore Jr. is a sophomore with his own nonprofit.