This year, we are celebrating 35 years of the Principles of Community. As I regularly read the Principles, I am always positively impacted by the strength of the words used by those who wrote them years ago.
In support of our patients, faculty, employees, students, and community members we would like to share the following resources for awareness, care, and guidance around accommodations to consider when hosting gatherings and/or meetings where food is provided during upcoming observances. We will be elevating the observances of various faith groups throughout the 2025-26 academic year, as part of a broader effort to elevate understanding and recognition of religious, faith-based, and spiritual identity.
A new UC Davis study has found that California Jews are experiencing significantly higher levels of depression and anxiety following the October 2023 Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians. While the violence itself contributed to distress, researchers emphasize that concerns about antisemitism in the U.S.—ranging from harassment to synagogue vandalism—were a major factor driving psychological strain.
UC Davis students are uncovering hidden stories from Yolo County’s past, highlighting a little-known Black community in Woodland that thrived in the mid-1800s through the early 1900s. Through research led by Associate Professor Cecilia Tsu and a team of undergraduate and graduate students, the project documented the lives of formerly enslaved individuals and their descendants, preserving photographs, maps, court records, and personal histories.
In support of our patients, faculty, employees, students, and community members we would like to share the following resources for awareness, care, and guidance around accommodations to consider when hosting gatherings and/or meetings where food is provided during upcoming observances.
As incidents of antisemitism continue to make headlines across the country, UC Davis faculty in the Jewish Studies Program are encouraging the campus community to engage with a timely and rigorous resource: A Campus Guide to Identifying Antisemitism in a Time of Perplexity, published by the Nexus Project.
The University of California has released a new Combating Antisemitism webpage outlining recent steps to address rising antisemitism and foster safer, more inclusive campus environments.
More than 300 members of the UC Davis community recently gathered for a Race Matters session on the Principles of Community, a dynamic workshop hosted by the UC Davis Human Resources department.
A historic collaboration between the UC Davis Department of History, Middle East/South Asia Studies Program, and the California History-Social Science Project (CHSSP) is helping bring academically grounded lessons about Middle Eastern history into K-12 classrooms—at a time when teachers say the need for context and accuracy has never been greater.
In support of our patients, faculty, employees, students, and community members we would like to share the following resources for awareness, care, and guidance around accommodations to consider when hosting gatherings and/or meetings where food is provided during upcoming observances.
In an article in Letters & Science Magazine, Sven-Erik Rose of the Jewish Studies Program and and Mairaj Syed discuss their collaborative work to critically understand and counter antisemitism and islamophobia.
In support of our patients, faculty, employees, students, and community members we would like to share the following resources for awareness, care, and guidance around accommodations to consider when hosting gatherings and/or meetings where food is provided during upcoming observances.
The UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to announce the next installment in its Addressing Bias, Bigotry, and Discrimination at UC Davis speaker series, featuring Rania Awaad, M.D., on February 13, 2025.
The panel of experts explored the findings of the newly released "Ending Unequal Treatment: Strategies to Achieve Equitable Health Care and Optimal Health for All" report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The overarching focus of this virtual event—health equity and justice—is the theme of this year’s Campus Community Book Project.
