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�鶹app�� Student Graduates After More Than 47 Years

Julia Ann Easley — June 10, 2025 - 10:23am

Editor’s note: Commencements require tickets for admission. For a media credential, contact Julia Ann Easley in advance at jaeasley@ucdavis.edu.

Deborah Thompson Austin of �鶹app��’ alumni association will instruct hundreds of undergraduates to move the tassel on their graduation cap from left to right at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center Saturday morning.

Student Speakers at �鶹app�� Commencements To Reflect on Journeys, Look Forward

Julia Ann Easley — June 09, 2025 - 5:18pm

Editor’s note: Commencements require tickets for admission. To attend, contact Julia Ann Easley in advance at jaeasley@ucdavis.edu.

Shanlea “Sen” Tabofunda of Cupertino, California, set a goal for their first year at the University of California, Davis: learning to ride a bike without using their hands.

Summer 2025: What’s Open, What’s Closed

Jose Antonio Vadi — June 09, 2025 - 10:18am

Summer brings sunshine, good vibes and the seasonal question: What’s open on campus? Here’s your guide to what’s open and closed this summer.

Several locations across campus will offer weekday food and coffee services, with adjusted seasonal hours. Make sure to check each specific location’s website for the most updated hours and menus.

Top �鶹app�� 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 University of California, 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.

A Student’s Journey to Bridge Plants, People and the Planet

Cody Kitaura — June 03, 2025 - 1:45pm

Last fall, a cohort of �鶹app�� undergraduate students took part in Plants, People and the Planet, as part of Quarter at Aggie Square. This experience allows students to contribute to community-based initiatives that promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals related to agriculture, environmental conservation, and the development of resilient ecosystems, especially those in the Sacramento region.

Sheep Mowers Headed to the Quad This Week

Cody Kitaura — June 03, 2025 - 1:30pm

In their fifth year of grazing around campus, the sheep mowers will munch on the Quad for the first time this week.

A series of events will be held starting tomorrow (June 4), all organized by student interns in the project that has the sheep grazing publicly in a benefit to the landscape and the mental health of the campus community.

The sheep are scheduled to graze from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

Here are organizers’ descriptions of the events:

Wednesday, June 4: Shepherds’ Art Cafe – “Ewe Brew & Create”

Next Book Project Title is Memoir of Perilous Migration

Cody Kitaura — June 03, 2025 - 12:30pm

The next title in the Campus Community Book Project is Solito: A Memoir, which tells the story of a 9-year-old’s solo journey from El Salvador to the United States to reunite with his parents.

Javier Zamora’s memoir was chosen for the book project’s 2025-26 theme, belonging. Over the next year, the campus community will be invited to participate in programming related to the theme and the book itself, culminating in a March 10 talk by the author at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.

2025 Summer Sessions: More Students, Classes, Events

Cody Kitaura — June 03, 2025 - 11:17am

�鶹app�� Summer Sessions launches June 13 and features more for everyone this year with more students, more virtual courses and more co-curricular activities.

Nearly 14,400 undergraduates are currently registered for summer courses, about 9% more than the 2024 enrollment at the same time. Enrollment is also up for other students, including high school students, community college students, community members and other UC undergraduates.

CHANCELL-ING: Aggies Excel in Academics, Athletics

Cody Kitaura — June 02, 2025 - 9:00am

Commencement season is here, one of my favorite times of the year. It’s when we celebrate collectively a major milestone in the lives of our students and their families.

With a degree from �鶹app��, students are well equipped for success in the next chapters of their lives, whether it’s entering the workforce, graduate school or whatever path comes next.

Student-Led School Empowers 1,200 Afghan Girls

Anila Mary Lijo — May 27, 2025 - 1:23pm

In 2022, Walid Jailani, an undergraduate at �鶹app��, launched an initiative to combat educational inequality in Afghanistan. Jailani is this month’s guest on Face to Face With Chancellor May.