September 2023 Global Engagement Insider
Global Engagement Insider Newsletter - September 2023
Funding, opportunities, announcements and resources for UC Davis globally engaged faculty and staff
Global Funding and Engagement
Global Affairs Opportunities
Connect with UC Davis Humphrey Fellows
Each year, Global Affairs hosts 12 Humphrey Fellows for ten months beginning in August. If you are interested in connecting with these mid-career professionals from around the world, please reach out to the program directors, Karen Beardsley (kbeardsley@ucdavis.edu) and Jennie Konsella-Norene (jknorene@ucdavis.edu).
UC Davis Opportunities
CITRIS Seed Funding Offers Up to $60K for Multicampus Research for Social Good
Proposal Deadline: October 14, 2023
Investigators from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Davis Health, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are invited to submit proposals for projects in aviation, sustainability and climate resilience, digital health, AI and robotics, and semiconductors and systems.
One Health Workforce Academies Summer Session
One Health Workforce Academies is pleased to announce the next session of courses: Fundamentals of One Health, One Health in the World, and Outbreak Investigation and Response. Enrollment will be available until September 30. All three courses are offered asynchronously and may be completed at your own pace during the session. There is no tuition to enroll.
Fulbright Opportunities
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program 2024-25 Competition is Open
Application Deadline: September 15, 11:59 PM PST
Hundreds of Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards across all world regions will allow academics, professionals and artists to teach, research and carry out professional projects abroad. View the webinar archive to learn more about the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, awards and the application process.
Fulbright Chair Program - Chile
Global Affairs is collaborating with the Fulbright Office in Chile on the Fulbright Chair program. If you have a faculty partner in Chile with whom you are working closely and would like to have them join you in Davis for a quarter, this is an ideal opportunity. Reach out to Elizabeth Langridge-Noti (elangridge@ucdavis.edu) for further information.
Global Events and Programs
Global Affairs Events
UC Davis Global Learning Fair
October 5, 11 – 2 p.m., West Quad
UC Davis students are invited to learn about the variety of global opportunities available including in-person global leadership opportunities, study abroad programs, global internships, post-graduate global opportunities, funding for global learning programs and more!
Global Affairs Co-Sponsored Events
Democracy Under Siege: Examining Contemporary Challenges in the Americas
September 20, 12 p.m., virtual via Zoom
Global Affairs is proud to co-sponsor this event. Many forces are active in the world today that are undermining democracies across the globe. Senator José Miguel Insulza, former Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Interior and Secretary of the President, and Secretary General at Organization of American States will discuss democracies in the Americas and their present challenges as reflected in the decline of the rule of law, ascendency of populism, weakening of the judiciary, and the loss of checks and balances, among others. Register
Samara Joy
October 4, 7:30 p.m., Mondavi Center
Global Affairs is pleased to co-sponsor with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion a Mondavi Center performance by Samara Joy.Global Affairs is pleased to co-sponsor with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion a Mondavi Center performance by Samara Joy, a 23-year-old Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist that has taken the world by storm. You are invited to join a community-building pre-performance reception in the Studio Theatre. No ticket or RSVP is required to attend the pre-performance! Purchase tickets to the performance.
Artist Talk: Katya Grokhovsky
October 12, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., Manetti Shrem Museum of Art
Global Affairs is proud to co-sponsor this event. Katya Grokhovsky is a Ukrainian born, New York City-based multidisciplinary visual artist. Her work explores cultural identity, labor, body, history and the self in installation, sculpture, painting, drawing, fiber, video, and performance. Grokhovsky is a recipient of numerous awards and fellowships.
External Events
California Germany Agrivoltaics Conference
November 1, in person at the ARC
The first California Germany Agrivoltaics Conference will bring together corporates, policy-makers, researchers, developers, and farmers to explore how agrivoltaics can contribute to both resilience and sustainability. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend. Register to attend.
Weekly French Language Conversation Group
Wednesdays, 12 – 1 p.m., 3130 International Center
If you’re looking for a group to share your love of the French language, a group of campus and community members meet every Wednesday to speak French together to maintain French language practice or reduce fear of speaking. No preparation required, no homework, no stress, just a friendly group of French language learners and native speakers who want to speak in French. Contact Aspen Felt for more information at alfelt@ucdavis.edu.
Global Spotlights
Face to Face: Waste-to-Wealth Solutions
Mandela Wahington Fellow Uyi Effiom joins Chancellor Gary S. May for the latest episode of Face to Face. The two discuss her work at the Nigeria-based nongovernmental organization, Stand Out For Environment Restoration, and how the organization’s Fishing Net Gains projects brings to life Effiom’s “waste-to-wealth” solutions.
UC Davis Welcomes 12 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, a prestigious program bringing accomplished mid-career professionals from countries around the world to host universities throughout the United States, returns to UC Davis as 12 Fellows from 12 different countries arrive on campus.
Recent International Delegation Meetings (August 2023)
- APRU (Association of Pacific Rim Universities
- AB Chile (Alimentos y Bebidas de Chile) | Chile
- Acumen | India
- PIEMR (Prestige Institute of Engineering Management and Research) | India
Recent International Agreements Signed (August 2023)
- University of Lausanne | Switzerland
- Zhejiang A&F University | China
- Department of Science and Technology | Philippines
Learn more about hosting visitors from around the world, or the international agreement process on the Global Affairs website.
- Share your global opportunities, events and announcements in a future issue of the Global Engagement Insider.