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Who we are

About us

Science publishing in the undergraduate world

Publications on a resume is a valuable resource for any undergraduate or alumnus seeking to further a science career. It provides proof for future employers and advisors about the student's ability to communicate ideas through literature essential in the sciences at a university level, and to complete scientific research, reviews, or projects central to those ideas. At UC Davis, many students have already written, or have the potential the write, impressive works through their courses or undergraduate research. But without an accessible publishing opportunity, these works and the achievements of the person behind them cannot be fully appreciated by others. The Aggie Transcript bridges this gap as UC Davis' undergraduate life sciences journal.

Our Mission

The Aggie Transcript's mission is to:

  • Serve as a forum for students to discuss and exchange their perspectives on science and its role in society
  • Provide a publishing venue for students to display their expertise and share what they have learned in their classes
  • Represent an inclusive and accessible form of expression for students to submit pieces of original writing, news, and art related to the life sciences.

History

The Aggie Transcript was founded in Winter 2014 by Professor Sean Burgess, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. Burgess had observed the great lengths of effort students took to master their writing and science communication skills through UC Davis' University Writing Program, and was inspired to create a publishing platform that welcomes all UC Davis undergraduates, regardless of major, to share what they had written and learned inside their classes to the outside world. She recruited 8 students from her Advanced Molecular Biology course that quarter, and the journal's first web page went "live" on February 20, 2014.

Timeline:

  • 2014: Founding Board organized by Dr. Burgess
  • 2017: First volume of Print Edition released
  • 2017: 100 works published!
  • 2017: Received the Advancing Academic and Career Goals Award
  • 2020: Invited to join the National Undergraduate Consortium of Science Journals at Columbia University
  • 2022: Sister journal The Aggie Transcript: Psychology founded
  • 2024: 400 works published!