Chancellor May shares several examples of how UC Davis research partnerships serve the world, including those aided by Seed Grants for International Activities.
Warm greetings this season from UC Davis Global Affairs! We are excited to share our 2024-25 Annual Report with you. Wishing you peace, inspiration and hope in the year ahead.
UC Davis is the “greenest” campus in North America and the seventh most sustainable campus in the world, according to the 2025 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings.
Chancellor Gary S. May led a delegation to Kenya to advance a landmark partnership between the State of California and the Government of Kenya focused on climate action, clean transportation, climate smart agriculture, public health and innovation. The delegation was jointly organized by UC Davis Global Affairs, Institute of Transportation Studies and the Office of the Special Envoy on Climate of Kenya.
Karen Harding, often the first welcoming face international students and scholars meet at UC Davis, brings warmth and understanding to her role at the Global Affairs front desk. Shaped by her own journeys abroad, her story reveals how personal experience can inspire a lifelong commitment to connection, community and global curiosity.
Professor Jiayi Young, a UC Davis design faculty member, uses data-driven art and international collaboration to explore how technology shapes society and culture. From France’s Useful Fictions to Taiwan’s AI for ALL, her projects—supported by Global Affairs grants—foster cross-disciplinary partnerships that connect art, science, and global education to reimagine technology’s role in our shared future.
The UC Davis Global Community Emergency Fund provides vital support to UC Davis’s international community members facing urgent financial needs due to humanitarian crises.
UC Davis students turned their classroom into a hub for real-world impact, partnering with the City of Davis to shape its updated General Plan. By listening to farmworkers, immigrants, and other often-overlooked voices, they uncovered critical insights on housing, transportation, and environmental justice.
