Athletics and Ńîąóĺú´«Ă˝ Content / Athletics and Ńîąóĺú´«Ă˝ Content for UC Davis en NCAA Details Student-Athletes’ Graduation Success /news/ncaa-details-student-athletes-grad-success <p>Eight UC Davis Intercollegiate Athletics teams saw all their players since 2010 advance to graduation within six years of entering college, giving each team a perfect score in the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s annual report on Graduation Success Rate, or GSR.</p> <p>In the Big West Conference — in which most UC Davis teams compete — the Aggies earned an overall GSR of 92 percent, leading the conference for 12th time in the last 13 years.</p> November 24, 2020 - 1:00pm Dave Jones /news/ncaa-details-student-athletes-grad-success Bruce Edwards, Bill Chancellor Honored With UC Davis Medal /news/bruce-edwards-bill-chancellor-be-honored-uc-davis-medal <p>Alumnus and businessman Bruce Edwards of Saratoga, and the late William J. “Bill”&nbsp;Chancellor, professor emeritus of biological and agricultural engineering, have been honored with the UC Davis Medal, the highest honor the university presents to an individual.</p> <p>Interim Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter&nbsp;presented Edwards’ medal at a gala event in his honor on June 13. Chancellor’s wife of 56 years, Nongkarn Chancellor, is accepting the medal on his behalf at the Ńîąóĺú´«Ă˝ of Engineering’s commencement today (June 16).</p> June 16, 2017 - 11:01am Kimberly L Hale /news/bruce-edwards-bill-chancellor-be-honored-uc-davis-medal Committed to the Scholar-Athlete Ideal /news/committed-scholar-athlete-ideal <p><em>Interim Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter sent the following letter Oct. 6 to the Council of Deans and Vice Chancellors and the Athletics Advisory Committee on the subject of “reaffirming our commitment to Division I scholar-athleticism at UC Davis.”</em></p> <p><strong>Dear Colleagues,</strong></p> October 11, 2016 - 9:05am Dave Jones /news/committed-scholar-athlete-ideal 3 Aggies Win NCAA Scholarships for Postgraduate Studies /news/3-aggies-win-ncaa-scholarships-postgraduate-studies <p>Aggie student-athletes made an impressive showing in NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships in 2015-16, winning three of the prestigious awards that honor academic achievement, athletic accomplishment, community service and leadership.</p> August 03, 2016 - 6:08pm Dave Jones /news/3-aggies-win-ncaa-scholarships-postgraduate-studies