Researchers at the University of California, Davis have released new findings indicating that news coverage of gun violence across the United States reflects persistent racial bias, shaping how incidents are framed and which victims and communities receive public attention. The study highlights disparities in language, emphasis, and narrative focus, revealing how race can influence whether gun violence is portrayed as an individual tragedy, a public safety issue, or a broader social problem.

Celebrate the staff members who bring the Principles of Community to life every day by submitting a nomination for the 2026 Soaring to New Heights: Principles of Community Achievement Awards.

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Advancing Mentoring and the Professoriate, a unit of Inclusive Excellence, is delighted to announce that Professor Marcela Cuellar(School of Education) and Associate Professor Jesús M. Velázquez (Letters & Sciences) will join our office as Avanza Faculty Fellows.

On January 13, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors presented a proclamation honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and proclaiming January 19, 2026, as Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Yolo County.

At the invitation of Supervisor Lucas Frerichs, Renetta Garrison Tull, vice chancellor for inclusive excellence at University of California, Davis, along with Garth Lewis, Yolo County Office of Education Superintendent, joined the Board meeting to accept the proclamation on behalf of the university.

The University of California, Davis has earned a renewal of the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, reaffirming its national standing as a leader in collaborative, reciprocal partnerships that connect campus expertise with community needs. This elective classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education highlights UC Davis’s longstanding land-grant mission and deep civic commitment, recognizing sustained excellence in community-engaged teaching, research, and outreach through 2032.

UC Davis has been designated a Black-Serving Institution (BSI) as part of California’s inaugural class of colleges and universities recognized for excelling in academic resources and support for Black and African American students, with the campus meeting key enrollment and programmatic criteria under SB 1348. This designation reflects UC Davis’s mission-level commitment to fostering belonging, removing barriers, and strengthening outcomes for Black students across academic and co-curricular experiences.

The University of California, Davis has posted historic enrollment figures for its fall 2025 entering class, welcoming the highest-ever numbers of Latinx and African American undergraduates in its history. According to newly released systemwide data, UC Davis enrolled 2,564 Hispanic/Latino(a) and 428 African American new U.S. domestic undergraduates, marking a significant milestone in the campus’s continuing effort to reflect the rich diversity of California and the nation.

Among the eleven faculty members selected as this year's Hellman Fellows are two from the Center for Advancing Multicultural Perspectives on the Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities (CAMPSSAH):

UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities Director, Dr. Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola collaborated with Dr. Lloyd Michener, and Dr. Pierluigi Mancini toco-author Chapter 23: Innovative Models for Mental Health Equity of the recently published Mental Health Equity book now available.

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On a sunny fall afternoon, the Activities and Recreation Center ballroom buzzed with music, laughter and conversation. A giant balloon arch adorned the entrance and dancers cheered on the more than 100 guests who arrived to celebrate the culmination of the 35th anniversary of the UC Davis Principles of Community.