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ASUCD President Luis Garcia took office last spring for the 2026-2027 school term. (Aggie File)

An interview with 2026-27 ASUCD President Luis Garcia

Campus NewsSeptember 22, 2026
Garcia discussed his goals, historic slate win and controversy concerning the Senator Aaron Heth impeachment trial
Sproul Hall is home to the UC Davis Russian department. (Aggie File)

Inside UC Davis’ Russian department, where small class sizes fuel big conversations

FeaturedSeptember 19, 2026
Students discuss their experience in the Russian program
Delta of Venus permanently closed in August after 33 years of business. (Grant Judkins / Aggie)

Delta of Venus closes after 33 years of food, music and community

City NewsSeptember 18, 2026
The cafe is remembered for its many decades of serving the Downtown Davis area

Davis City Council approves emergency services agreement

City NewsSeptember 18, 2026
Council meeting approves agreement with local nonprofit

Residence halls welcome new Aggies during annual Fall Moove-In

PhotoSeptember 17, 2026
Thousands of incoming first-year students officially settled into campus this week as UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services concluded its annual Fall Moove-In. The three-day event, which ran from Sept. 15 through Sept. 17, saw students move into the Tercero, Segundo and Cuarto Residence Halls.

News explainer: What is ASUCD?

Campus NewsSeptember 17, 2026
A guide to UC Davis’ student government and its units
Lambtown festival 2026Casa De La Flores (w/$)ASUCD Sunset Fest 2026 Donate to The Aggie

Opinion

As the leaves change, so do we

OpinionSeptember 22, 2026
New school year, new me

The biological clock ticks on

OpinionSeptember 22, 2026
What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s decision to freeze her eggs says about our political climate

Make making out great again

OpinionSeptember 22, 2026
Embrace embarrassment and care less about what others think

Campus News

The LGBTQIA Resource Center, located in the Student Community Center on campus. (Aggie File)

Queer Welcome Week helps students start the year on campus

Campus NewsSeptember 22, 2026
The LGBTQIA Resource Center will host four days of programming to welcome new and returning students
A B Line bus parked at the MU Bus Terminal on Sept. 15, 2026. The route was recently extended to go farther north. (Julia Heron-Watts / Aggie)

Trying to catch the bus? Watch out for these changes to Unitrans service

Campus NewsSeptember 22, 2026
New routes and stop adjustments aim to improve comfort and transit coverage
Orange Shirt Day, observed annually on Sept. 30, honors Indigenous children who were sent to residential schools, and recognizes the lasting impacts of the system on Indigenous communities. (Courtesy of Province of British Columbia / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

UC Davis prepares for Orange Shirt Day with remembrance events, vigil

Campus NewsSeptember 22, 2026
The day observes Indigenous children who lived through the residential school system

Global Affairs Vice Provost and Dean Joanna Regulska to retire Nov. 1

Campus NewsSeptember 22, 2026
Looking back on Regulska’s 11 years building global education opportunities
ASUCD President Luis Garcia took office last spring for the 2026-2027 school term. (Aggie File)

An interview with 2026-27 ASUCD President Luis Garcia

Campus NewsSeptember 22, 2026
Garcia discussed his goals, historic slate win and controversy concerning the Senator Aaron Heth impeachment trial

City News

A local skater attempts to perform an aerial trick at Community Park’s newly opened skatepark on Friday, Sept. 18. The skate park was opened in a joint effort with the Davis City Council and Michael Fish, a local skater and UC Davis alumnus. (Armando Palomares / Aggie)

$1.2 million skate park opens in North Davis

City NewsSeptember 22, 2026
The city decided on a new look for the decades old skatepark, involving figures from across the skating community for the design
The Davis City Council declared October 2026 as Fire Prevention Month at their Sept. 15 meeting. (Aggie File)

Local organizations recognized in ceremonial month proclamations

City NewsSeptember 22, 2026
The Davis City Council discuss wastewater capacity fees, pest management policy and announce monthly celebrations
Front entrance of the Mary L. Stephens Library in Davis, Calif. (Grant Judkins / Aggie)

Yolo County Library celebrates September as Library Card Sign-up Month

City NewsSeptember 22, 2026
Librarians and patrons share the services provided by the local library system
Sandré Henriquez Nelson, the new executive director of the Davis Phoenix Collective, at Davis Pride. (Courtesy of Davis Phoenix Collective)

The Davis Phoenix Coalition appoints Sandré Henriquez Nelson as new executive director

City NewsSeptember 22, 2026
New leadership discusses organization mission and goals moving forward
City of Davis police officers at a ceremony for fallen officer Natalie Corona. (Aggie File)

Police Accountability Commission hosts event on community safety

City NewsSeptember 18, 2026
Speakers addressed concerns on federal involvement with local officers and family preparedness under California law

Features

Sproul Hall is home to the UC Davis Russian department. (Aggie File)

Inside UC Davis’ Russian department, where small class sizes fuel big conversations

FeaturedSeptember 19, 2026
Students discuss their experience in the Russian program
UCD Quad

More than just a game: Chess Club at UC Davis

FeaturesJune 17, 2026
Students in the Chess Club discuss what makes this club unique
Bainer Hall

DUEN provides students with professional opportunities and resources

FeaturesJune 17, 2026
Davis Undergraduate Engineering Network members describe their experiences in the student group

The horse barn: built-in responsibility

FeaturesJune 10, 2026
Students and members of the UC Davis horse barn reflect on their community

‘Let them eat Coachella’: tone-deaf celebrity and influencer culture

FeaturesJune 10, 2026
Students and professors discuss the double-edged sword of privilege and viewership 

Arts & Culture

Remembering Dolly Parton

Arts & CultureSeptember 19, 2026
Looking back on late icon Dolly Parton’s musical career, signature glam and lifelong philanthropy

Review: ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ is an electrifying love letter to ‘campy’ slasher flicks

Arts & CultureSeptember 19, 2026
Jane Schoenbrun’s third feature-length film astonishes horror fans with its bold delivery

Linguistics Club offers discovery and community for students inside and outside the major

Arts & CultureJune 10, 2026
From professional lectures to movie nights, one of the newest clubs on campus offers students a chance to explore linguistics in a casual environment

Commentary: Should the trope of the aging actress concern us?

Arts & CultureJune 3, 2026
Does it depict an endless cycle, or a dire warning for our times?

Sports

UC Davis Women’s Volleyball falls to SDSU in home opener, defeats Cal Poly in rematch of 2025 Big West Championship Final

SportsSeptember 19, 2026
Both matches showed strong performances from new and returning players

UC Davis men’s soccer gets shut out by the University of Washington on the road

SportsSeptember 19, 2026
Goalkeeper Talin Morgan sets single-game record with 12 saves

UC Davis Athletics bids the Big West farewell and prepares for Mountain West in the 2026-27 season

SportsJune 3, 2026
Starting this fall, UC Davis athletes will face off against a whole new set of conference competitors

Science & Tech

From first-year to faculty: How to succeed in your first year as a STEM major

Science & TechnologySeptember 19, 2026
Science and technology students and faculty share pieces of advice for incoming undergraduates

3D cryo-electron microscopy structure of plant cell augmin published by UC Davis researchers  

In December 2025, UC Davis researchers published cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of augmin, a protein complex that helps organize the microtubules that comprise the mitotic spindle, which helps sister chromatids separate during mitosis. The team, whose findings were published in Nature, was led by Dr. Bo Liu, a professor of plant biology, and Dr. Jawdat Al-Bassam, an associate professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology.

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