University Content / University Content for ΢Ƶ en ΢Ƶ to Launch Engineering Master’s Degree in Medical Device Development /news/uc-davis-launch-engineering-masters-degree-medical-device-development-0 <p><span lang="EN">The ΢Ƶ Department of Biomedical Engineering is launching a new nine-month master’s degree program in medical device development at Aggie Square, the expansive innovation district the university will open in Sacramento in 2025. The program combines hands-on training with entrepreneurial expertise that aims to fast-track careers in industry.&nbsp;</span></p> September 11, 2024 - 9:00am Bill Kisliuk /news/uc-davis-launch-engineering-masters-degree-medical-device-development-0 Web App Helps Instructors Know Large Classes /news/web-app-helps-instructors-know-large-classes More ΢Ƶ instructors are encouraged to use Know Your Students, which provides class-level demographics. September 10, 2024 - 2:30pm Julia Ann Easley /news/web-app-helps-instructors-know-large-classes Maggie the Aggie and Cori Shine Alongside Football’s Home Opener Win /news/maggie-aggie-and-cori-shine-football-home-opener-win <p>Tim Plough earned his first career win at the helm of the ΢Ƶ football team at its home opener against Texas A&amp;M-Commerce Saturday (Sept. 7) as the <a href="https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2024/9/8/football-no-18-uc-davis-holds-off-texas-am-commerce-for-home-opening-36-22-win-plough-gets-first-career-win.aspx">Aggies prevailed against the Lions, 36-22</a>.</p><p>Also on display were twists on familiar attractions, like Cori the kickoff tee-retrieving dog being helped by a student athlete and a student making her debut in the role of Maggie the Aggie.&nbsp;</p> September 10, 2024 - 12:53pm Cody Kitaura /news/maggie-aggie-and-cori-shine-football-home-opener-win ΢Ƶ Exceeds $1 Billion in Research Awards for Third Consecutive Year /news/uc-davis-exceeds-1-billion-research-awards-third-consecutive-year <p>The University of California, Davis, once again exceeded $1 billion in new external research awards in the fiscal year 2023-24, surpassing the amount received in the <a href="/news/uc-davis-exceeds-1-billion-research-awards-second-year-row">previous year</a> by $33 million. The funding, which totaled $1.039 billion, will enable scientific discoveries and innovations&nbsp;addressing a wide range of global needs.&nbsp;<span> &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> September 09, 2024 - 3:17pm Andy Fell /news/uc-davis-exceeds-1-billion-research-awards-third-consecutive-year ΢Ƶ Ranked No. 3 Public University for Setting Grads Up for Financial Success /news/uc-davis-ranked-no-3-public-university-setting-grads-financial-success ΢Ƶ is third in the nation among public universities and 12th among all universities for how well it sets its graduates up for financial success in the 2025 WSJ/College Pulse rankings. September 05, 2024 - 10:57am Julia Ann Easley /news/uc-davis-ranked-no-3-public-university-setting-grads-financial-success Among the Academies: Always Building /news/among-academies-always-building <p>From the earliest moments of his childhood, Gary May was building. He recalls spending countless hours assembling structures with Lego bricks and Erector sets and creating imaginary worlds and characters inspired by the comic books he loved reading and collecting.&nbsp;</p> August 27, 2024 - 2:00pm Cody Kitaura /news/among-academies-always-building Football Season Kicks Off This Weekend /news/football-season-kicks-weekend <p>The ΢Ƶ football team has been hard at work at its fall training camp for the past month, and will officially open the regular season with an away game at UC Berkeley Saturday (Aug. 31).</p><p>“We’ve continued to grow as a team and we are getting closer each day to finding out they type of team we are entering the season,” said head coach Tim Plough ’08, who is entering his first season as head coach.</p> August 27, 2024 - 11:17am Cody Kitaura /news/football-season-kicks-weekend 2 Rankings Recognize ΢Ƶ for Excellence, Value, Impact /news/two-rankings-recognize-uc-davis-excellence-value-impact ΢Ƶ took the No. 11 spot among public universities in Washington Monthly's 2024 rankings. August 27, 2024 - 8:14am Bill Kisliuk /news/two-rankings-recognize-uc-davis-excellence-value-impact Campus Serves Up Award-Winning Response to Cook Shortage /news/campus-serves-award-winning-response-cook-shortage <p><span>Roger Thompson clapped his hands together. “You’ve got two hours to open. Let’s get to it.”</span></p><p><span>“Yes, Chef!” Andrea Rivera replied. She turned to a class visitor and whispered: “That’s so they know we heard them, and it’s fun too.”</span></p><p><span>And with that, Rivera and five other food service workers left their classroom space at dining tables in Latitude and headed toward the dining facility’s kitchen on their way to becoming cooks at ΢Ƶ.</span></p> August 27, 2024 - 8:00am Julia Ann Easley /news/campus-serves-award-winning-response-cook-shortage Arrest Following Kidnapping and Assault /news/arrest-following-kidnapping-and-assault <p>΢Ƶ police have arrested a suspect following an assault and kidnapping reported last Monday, Aug. 12. James Garvin surrendered at the ΢Ƶ police department at 5 p.m., Aug. 20. He was booked at Yolo County jail on charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment and assault with great bodily injury.</p> August 21, 2024 - 8:31am Andy Fell /news/arrest-following-kidnapping-and-assault