The closure of a department founded by the father of the hydrogen bomb is another in a wave of cost-cutting moves rapidly changing the face of UC Davis. The College of Engineering closed the department of applied science Friday… UCD began hacking away at its budget again at the beginning of the year based on a projected $107 million shortfall, including an estimated $73 million state budget cut. The state budget signed Thursday, however, included an additional $150 million cut on top of the $500 million that the University of California system had been bracing to absorb. UCD’s share of the additional state cut is estimated to be $22 million.

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by Cory Golden, The Davis Enterprise.

Posted: July 2nd, 2011, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.