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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.