News and College Life

Gustav Pauly, collections manager for the massive invertebrate collection at the natural history museum on campus, works tirelessly to move thousands of gallons of wet collection specimens in to a new state-of-the-art wet collections building that was recently completed. The facility where the collections had been stored for decades was at risk of being forced to close by the university fire Marshall due to an extreme fire hazard. The wet collections are stored in Ethanol. 

Students perform during a battle of the bands competition.

Freshmen students run onto the field for the Running of the Students before the football game.  

Freshmen students get ready for the Running of the Student before the UC Davis football game.  

A football fan reacts during the UC Davis football game.  

Sebastian Chávez Da Silva, fourth-year student and executive vice president of the Student Government Association, kisses his mother Rita after speaking at the President's Convocation in front of the class of 2026 in Matthews Arena.  Rita Da Silva, a 1997 graduate from Venezuela, his father Richard Chavez and sister Daniella Chavez Da Silva, a second-year student, were in attendance on this special day where mother and son share a birthday on the same date as convocation, as well as his parents' anniversary. With the help of the entire incoming class the crowd wished the pair a happy birthday-and Chavez da Silva's parents a happy anniversary. For Rita Da Silva, who was moved to tears when her son spoke, the occasion felt like a homecoming of sorts. Rita Da Silva, co-oped with the U.S. Department of Transportation in Cambridge some 25 years ago as a student, she still works there.

The Thunder of the East, the UB Marching Band, played during half time of the Buffalo Bills home season opener against the Tennessee Titans in September 2022 at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. 

University leaders welcomed incoming freshmen, class of 2026, to campus at the President's Convocation. 

Cheerleaders  get the crowd excited during Midnight Madness.

Students enjoying a blow-up water fight maze after a long day of manual labor serving our neighbors. Every year we close the school down for a day of service (we call it "Serve Day") in our town and surrounding communities. This year we added an after party with games, food, a slip'n'slide, and more.