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California’s ‘red flag’ law utilized for 58 threatened mass shootings

June 07, 2022

Health

In the wake of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead, legislators in Washington, D.C., and across the country are debating “red flag” laws or extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs).

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AUDIO: Do red flag laws work?

May 29, 2022

Health

Red flag laws are one potential solution for high rates of gun violence in the U.S. Nineteen states now allow the removal of firearms from gun owners when there is a risk of violence.

Amid 3,449 flower vases in Sue Bierman Park, former Rep. Gabby Giffords hosts a candlelight vigil to honor the lives lost to gun violence in San Francisco.

If there’s any glimmer of hope for gun reforms, it’s coming from California

May 29, 2022

Health

It is hard not to feel hopeless about the political system after 19 elementary school students and two teachers were slaughtered last week in a Texas school, 10 days after 10 people were killed in Buffalo, N.Y.

Armed and Prohibited: Why a California program to get guns out of the hands of criminals is facing significant challenges

May 24, 2022

Health

After a violent few months in the Sacramento area, many are wondering what leaders are doing to keep our community safe.

The Geneva Presbyterian Church is pictured after a deadly shooting where one person was killed and five were wounded in Laguna Woods, California, U.S. May 15, 2022.

Why surge in US gun sales? Job loss, COVID social disruptions

May 16, 2022

Health

On Saturday, 13 people were shot, and 10 died in a mass shooting at a Tops grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York.

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Gun deaths surged during the pandemic’s first year, the C.D.C. reports.

May 10, 2022

Health

Gun deaths reached the highest number ever recorded in the United States in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, as gun-related homicides surged by 35 percent, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Tuesday.

VIDEO ADDED: ‘UC Davis LIVE’ on Gun Violence Research

by Andy Fell
April 19, 2022

Health

Six people died in the April 3 shooting in Sacramento, and the spring holiday weekend saw at least four mass shootings across the country. Gun sales surged during the pandemic, while the White House recently announced a crackdown on untraceable “ghost guns.”

Little Fires: Landowners Learn to Burn

by Kat Kerlin with visuals by Tim McConville
April 19, 2022

Smoke billows over the forest like a slow-moving fog. Dried oak leaves singe, crackle and curl into ash. Neighbors, scientists and agency staffers rake the embers, directing the flames with calm, careful control. Ted Odell’s grandson runs along his namesake trail, Henry’s Hill, to adjust a hose.

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‘We Can’t Endure This’: Surge in U.S. Shootings Shows No Sign of Easing

March 31, 2022

Health

Around the country, gun purchases, which surged in 2020, have begun to level off, at least when measured by the number of federal background checks, a proximate measure of Americans’ gun-buying habits.

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An expert on trends in gun sales and gun violence in pandemic America

March 22, 2022

Gun sales have risen in recent years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Help Paint a Climate-Action Mural

by Daniel Park
March 22, 2022

Community members of all ages are invited to help paint a mural on the side of a barn along a well-traveled road between Davis and Woodland, in the culmination of the UC Davis Climate Raising Challenge.

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Program Helps BioSci Students Explore Careers

by Julia Ann Easley
March 15, 2022

Education

The BioLaunch program helps undergraduates in the College of Biological Sciences explore career opportunities and develop job search and professional skills.

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What are 'ghost guns' and why are local experts saying they are so dangerous?

March 08, 2022

"We need to think about strategies that make it harder to acquire ghost guns or ammunition," a local expert told ABC10.

Investing in their future through competition

February 24, 2022

Education

Even though its season ended in early March, men's basketball student-athletes continued to compete (albeit from a distance) throughout the spring quarter thanks to a program alum and Aggie EVO.

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UC Davis launches major student career initiative

by Julia Ann Easley
February 01, 2022

Education

The University of California, Davis, is embarking on a major initiative to make career exploration and preparation accessible to all students as a matter of equity and social justice.