Taking on a mission to expand awareness about global learning opportunities at UC Davis, the Aggies Near and Far podcast club produces educational episodes each month. It is led by Ph.D. candidate and fourth-year graduate student Jannet Torres Espinoza, who takes her knowledge of Latin American Literature, Culture, and Human Rights and applies it to podcasting.
In 2023-24, Kurt Rohde, Stacey Parker and Robin Hill were selected for a Grant for Advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for their project A BowerHaus for a Post-Anthropocene World - A Tale in Two Chapters.
“A BowerHaus for a Post-Anthropocene World,” a novel musical and visual work devised by students and professors in music and art seeks to address the urgency of habitat remediation and protection.
UC Davis Professors Valeria La Saponara, Isaya Kisekka, Eliska Rejmankova, Zhaodan Kong, Sanjai Parikh, Yufang Jin and UC Merced Professor Erin Hestir, along with international collaborators, received a 2024-25 Seed Grant.
University leaders from around the globe gathered on campus May 7-9 to discuss existential threats facing higher education. “When the truth is under siege, the university must not flinch,” said Fanta Aw, executive director and CEO of Nafsa: Association of International Educators, and keynote speaker at the event, the Annual Network Meeting and Presidential Symposium for Universitas 21, or U21.
by Chely Saens, Meghan Van Note, Trisha Trilokekar
The climate crisis is no longer a distant issue but an emergency. Its effects, such as rising temperatures, extreme weather, and environmental degradation, are disrupting communities and impacting lives around the world. Community education and engagement are critical to combat this crisis, and universities must prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed to address this challenge and help create a sustainable future.
On April 5, 2025, the UC Davis International Center hosted over 150 students, alumni, staff and global professionals for the 5th annual Global Learning Conference, themed Cultivating Authenticity in an Interconnected World.
An agreement of cooperation has been signed by University College Dublin and the University of California, Davis to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the world.
This new research partnership will focus on the themes of Sustainable Food Systems, One Health, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, and reaffirms both universities commitment to tackling global problems through collaborative research and education.
Global Aggies article featuring Roy Akumu. Roy is an M.S. Civil Engineering student at UC Davis and a 2023-24 Alumnus of the Mandela Washington Fellowship.
UC Davis is proud to announce its selection for the ninth year as an Institute Partner for the 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
Dario Cantù serves as the executive director of the UC Davis Chile Life Sciences Innovation Center.
Eight faculty from UC Davis are among 471 scientists, engineers and innovators newly elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the society announced today (March 27). AAAS fellows are recognized for their exceptional achievements in science, including research, teaching, administration and science communication.
Mapping the Production of Knowledge (MPK) on Women and Gender in the Arab Region is delighted to announce the launching of the MPK Database. The MPK database lists approximately 20,000 academic references on women and gender in the Arab region published from 1970-2022.
