University News

Apply for the Library Graduate Student Prize

We are now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Library Graduate Student Prize! Graduate students, professional students and postdoctoral scholars can win up to $1,000 for their research.

Co-sponsored by the UC Davis Library and the Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement, the prize is in its second year and recognizes graduate student researchers who use the library to create outstanding, publicly engaged scholarship that contributes to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

Center for Regional Change Launches New Phase Focused on Mission and Impact

The UC Davis Center for Regional Change, or CRC, is entering a new chapter, focused on renewing its mission and driving meaningful change for both the campus and the communities it serves. As part of this new direction, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CA&ES) has appointed Professor Michael Rios to help guide the CRC’s framework.

UC Davis’ First Voyager Sets Sail

Rising third-year UC Davis student Maddison Cunningham recently received The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service, known as The Voyager Scholarship. Cunningham is the first UC Davis student to earn The Voyager Scholarship since its inception in 2022.

Mapping the Past to Preserve the Future

A $1.6 million Climate Action Seed Grant is funding a project to survey the landscape and plan climate resilience projects on Indian allotment lands. The UC Davis-led project will utilize landscape surveys, climate modeling, and the expertise of allottees to understand what is on their land and how it has changed over the past 20 years.

Full Circle Moments

When Yolo Food Bank employee Andrea Aponte welcomed UC Davis student Phoebe Wong to the Yolo Food Bank as a College Corps fellow, it was a full circle moment.