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.
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.
When Malala Yousafzai visited UC Davis to discuss her new memoir Finding My Way, she offered the audience a rare look beyond the public figure the world thinks it knows. In the conversation, she shared how the book grew from a desire to reclaim her own narrative — not by revisiting the violence that made her famous, but by exploring the years that followed: adjusting to life in the U.K., navigating the awkwardness of adolescence, and learning how to be a young woman under the weight of global expectations.
Conversation on mentorship, leadership and academic success — mixed with a little friendly banter — filled the Manetti Shrem conference room on April 4 as UC Davis hosted Inspiration from the Presidents, featuring Chancellor Gary S. May, President Darryll Pines from the University of Maryland, College Park, and President Lisa Cardoza from American River College.
UC Davis Womxn in Technology— a new employee resource group (ERG) within the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion—recently broke a DEI funding record during the university’s most recent crowdfunding campaign.
