Vice Provost Michael Rios is one of 31 international scholars and leaders inducted into the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (ACES) in 2024. The honor recognizes his more than 20 years of experience and expertise in advancing community engaged research, teaching and learning.
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.
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.
Despite increased awareness of the dangers of wildfires, an alarming number of Californians still aren’t prepared for them. Every year, we’re told to pack go bags, clear out the dried debris around our homes and to keep a full tank of gas when there’s a red flag warning, meaning the potential for fire is high. But how many of us actually do these things?
When Alyssa Weakley lived 400 miles from her grandmother, the distance and lack of communication brought constant worry and stress. Then 82 and living alone, Janet Dibkey was showing early signs of memory loss.
'According to the U.S. Census Bureau, immigrants made up 13.9% of the total population in 2022. Among them are highly skilled workers who fill critical gaps in high tech industries as well those who construct the buildings in which we live and who plant and harvest the foods we eat. Some arrive seeking greater opportunity while others bring hope simply for a life free from persecution and poverty.
Environmental design professor Emily Schlickman studies land use in the Big Chico Creek watershed, which has been devastated by the Park Fire in California.