In our fast-growing region, we can only bring medical discovery powered by UC Davis to our community when we protect the federal funding that makes it possible. Take a moment to read my latest op-ed in the Sacramento Business Journal! www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/n...

Aggie Square builds on the university’s mission to foster innovation that is accessible, community-focused and responsive to the priorities of our local residents.

Through research and teaching, @ucdavis.bsky.social faculty members are unlocking the potential in our students and improving the world we share.

This month's Among the Academies features Archana Venkatesan, professor of religious studies. Her primary focus is a group of 12 poets who lived between the sixth and ninth centuries in South India and wrote devotional poetry about the Hindu god Vishnu. Read more: https://ucdav.is/4ciqxnq

Happy Arab American Heritage Month! 💙💛

For Dean Mark Winey, the path into biology was deeply personal from the start. Watching his sister live with an inherited metabolic disease sparked a curiosity about genetics that would shape his entire career. www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...

Welcome back and happy first day of Spring Quarter, Aggies! We hope you all had a great spring break! #OurUCDavis Image description: A student bikes on a path in the arboretum on a sunny day. Lake Spafford in the background with a line of trees reflecting onto the water.

I am excited to announce that for my last colloquium of the academic year, I will speak with Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy and an online educator who has become a leading voice in discussions about how AI should be used in education. leadership.ucdavis.edu/events/chanc...

While the economy will continue to shift, the core of a @ucdavis.bsky.social education — effective communication, relentless innovation and critical, global thinking — remains a constant. Read more in my letter: leadership.ucdavis.edu/news/checkin...

Today is the first day of spring, and Professor Talinn Grigor and I would like to wish a happy Nowruz, or Persian New Year, to all in the UC Davis community who celebrate. youtu.be/CKNDZxvSres?...

I am so proud to welcome our new Aggie Class of 2030! You’ve worked so hard to get here and I couldn’t be more excited for you. Welcome to UC Davis and Go Ags! 💙💛 #New2UCDavis | #UCDavis | #ClassOf2030

Last week, I gave my annual State of the Campus address for UC Davis, focused on how our university has continued to improve lives amid the challenges facing higher education institutions across the country. www.ucdavis.edu/news/state-c...

Eight named as 2026 UC Davis Chancellor's Fellows www.ucdavis.edu/news/2025-26...

Collaboration between our Davis and Sacramento campuses isn’t bound by geography, especially when it comes to health. Read more in my latest Chancell-ing Column: leadership.ucdavis.edu/column/chanc...

UC Davis 'prepared, engaged and resilient' @chancellormay.bsky.social tells faculty in annual address www.ucdavis.edu/news/state-c...

Happy Women’s History Month! youtu.be/Lsn9A8IhSQw?...

The UC Davis Office of Strategic Communications launched #FromLabstoLives in February 2025 in partnership with the Office of Research and Government and Community Relations. The campaign features testimonials from researchers and people who have benefited from their work: https://ucdav.is/3ZRGI4p#FromLabstoLives

In a brand new episode of Face To Face with Chancellor May, I welcome Leigh Ann Simmons, a professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...

A year after its launch, the "From Labs to Lives" campaign is spotlighting the researchers who are working to improve lives through their work across @ucdavis.bsky.social and UC Davis Health. Image: A view from inside a PET scan shows two people. Text reads “Real Research. Real People. Real Impact.”

Record Number Apply for Undergraduate Studies at UC Davis: Number of California Residents Reaches New Milestone www.ucdavis.edu/news/record-...

In the wake of cuts to federally funded research, we speak out and maintain our wide-ranging partnerships that harness our power to spark discovery and innovation. leadership.ucdavis.edu/news/checkin...

Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate! 🎉 youtu.be/vN_wyPl0948?...

More than ever, we are shaping a brighter future for our students, our community and the world. Get involved and support higher education and UC Davis in 2026. Go Ags!

The future of agriculture depends on investing in bold advances in veterinary medicine and training the next generation of doctors to serve our communities. The UC Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine—the nation’s top-ranked veterinary school—is leading the way. www.agalert.com/california-a...

I'm excited to announce that on Tuesday, February 17, at the Mondavi Center, the next installment in the Chancellor’s Colloquium Distinguished Speaker Series will be a robust but civilized debate about whether scientific research should be publicly funded. leadership.ucdavis.edu/events/chanc...

Learn how @ucdavis.bsky.social AI research is transforming healthcare in Chancellor Gary S. May's latest column. @chancellormay.bsky.social @ucdavishealth.bsky.social @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/chancel...

Prof. Marina Radulaski is working to build the future of the quantum internet. Her research creates tiny devices in silicon carbide that can connect quantum computers and sensors which could help discover new medicines, design safer materials and create stronger digital security systems.

Diane M. Bryant, Class of '85, believes in UC Davis' resources for first-generation students that make life-long impacts. She established the Diane Bryant Engineering Student Center at UC Davis, and the Diane Bryant STEM Innovation Center at the American River Community College.

In a conversation with Ashleen Chand, we discuss how leaders think through disruption, education adapts when the future is unclear, and why fear-driven narratives around AI, work and change often miss the deeper point. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAWW...

From futuristic prosthetic limbs that learn from their owners to devices helping people manage chronic disease, UC Davis researchers and clinicians are pioneering the use of leading-edge AI to build resilient communities and improve health. leadership.ucdavis.edu/news/chancel...

Please join me in celebrating a milestone $120 million donation from philanthropists Joan and Sanford I. Weill through the Weill Family Foundation, to the UC Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine! 🙌🏾 Watch this full interview to learn more about the gift! youtu.be/KCb5snzxk7Q?...

UC Davis Receives $120M Gift, Largest Ever to Veterinary Medicine: Commitment From the Weill Family Foundation Will Modernize Facilities, Advance Animal and Human Health @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...

Megan Dennis, associate professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Siobhan Brady, professor in the Department of Plant Biology and the Genome Center, are this month’s guests on Face to Face with Chancellor May. www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...

Happy New Year, New Opportunities! In my latest letter to the UC Davis community, I share how, from the library to the lab and from countries around the world to classrooms across campus, we are creating opportunity every day. leadership.ucdavis.edu/news/checkin...

Did you catch this episode of Face To Face with Chancellor May just before the holiday break? Dr. John S. Conway has led research in high-energy particle physics, a field driven by a simple yet profound goal: understand what the universe is made of and how it works. www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...

Debby Stegura, Class of '79, advocates for continued funding for land-grant universities such as UC Davis because of the significant return on investment for the public good. Discover how UC Davis’ federally-funded research transforms lives at ucdav.is/FLTL. #FromLabsToLives | #SaveResearch

As I reflect on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and all that his life has meant to our society, I want to reaffirm our shared commitment to caring for one another during challenging moments. leadership.ucdavis.edu/news/reflect...

In my latest column featured in Gold Country News, I share how our UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine is making a difference for the smallest pets in our home and the largest animals in the agricultural sector across Northern California. 🤩💪🏾 goldcountrymedia.com/news/349251/...

Student achievements at @ucdavis.bsky.social reach beyond the classroom and contribute to the Davis community, all while building necessary skills to make a difference for our future. leadership.ucdavis.edu/news/chancel...

@ucdavis.bsky.social is dedicated to the success of our students, and this designation demonstrates that our university celebrates and supports Black excellence, history and futures in our commitment to serving California’s diverse population.

As a fellow engineer and educator, I’m genuinely inspired by the effect Distinguished Professor Ding has had on our students and our campus. His work reflects the heart of what teaching in our discipline can be. #OurUCDavis

I’m especially grateful for the way UC Davis transforms research into service around the world. The impact of our work, at home and abroad, demands that we continue to stand up for the federal research funding that makes much of it possible. leadership.ucdavis.edu/news/checkin...

This holiday, we are profoundly grateful for each and every one of you in the @ucdavis.bsky.social community— for your support, partnership and for the spirit that keeps our university strong. youtu.be/WGFOlHpB2gY?...

Two researchers at UC Davis have been awarded a VinFuture Prize in recognition of their work developing self-cloning crops, a breakthrough for sustainable agriculture. Read more: ucdav.is/4oJ41Hx

In my latest column, I share how the transformative power of our No. 1-ranked School of Veterinary Medicine treats animals like Kailana and builds a healthier community. 🐾🐕 leadership.ucdavis.edu/news/chancel...

As the “greenest” campus in North America and the seventh most sustainable campus in the world, @ucdavis.bsky.social has sustainability embedded into every part of the university.

I’m grateful to share that I’ve been recognized as a recipient of the Sacramento Business Journal's Sacramento Inno Awards. I’m thankful to be a small part of that collective effort dedicated to innovation at @ucdavis.bsky.social. www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/c...

Evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers, Ph.D. ’05, wins a 2025 MacArthur “genius grant” the first ever awarded for fungi research. The $800K prize honors her groundbreaking work and future promise. ucdav.is/3XfXloY

Ross Boulanger is a distinguished professor emeritus of civil & environmental engineering in @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social, focusing on geotechnical earthquake engineering, a field where decisions are shaped by unique geologic conditions found only in the location where a project is being built.