Congratulations to our 2017-18 Seed Grant Recipients
Partnering with UC Davis colleges and schools, Global Affairs provides Seed Grants for International Activities to faculty taking on innovative research, service, and engagement projects around the world.
New One Health Research and Training Collaborations in Tanzania: Rift Valley Fever Virus Ecology
Tanzania (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Brian Bird (and Woutrina Smith)
One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine
Advancing International Partnerships with the UC Davis Global Tea Initiative
Taiwan, China, India (East Asia, South Asia)
Katharine Burnett
Art History, College of Letters and Science
Robert Hackman
Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
William John Lucas
Plant Biology, College of Biological Sciences
Evaluation and comparison of insulin resistance markers among Mongolians
Mongolia (East Asia)
Enkhmaa Byambaa (and Bayasgalan Tumenbayar)
Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
Strengthening the primary healthcare system to care for an aging population in Vietnam
Vietnam (Southeast Asia)
Ladson Hinton
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Sustainable and Ethical Food and Nutrition Systems through a Planetary Health Lens
Australia, Scotland (Oceania, Western Europe)
William Horwath
Land, Air and Water Resources, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Woutrina Smith
Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine
Sanjai Parikh
and Land, Air and Water Resources, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
World in a Cup: Understanding Coffee Cultures through the Sociological Imagination
Nicaragua, Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam, Ecuador (Latin America, Southeast Asia)
David Kyle (and David Orzechowicz)
Sociology, College of Letters and Science
Influence of Culture on Mechanical Design: A Proposal For an Undergraduate Exchange and Design Competition Between Japanese and American Students
Japan (East Asia)
Jason Moore
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
Mapping Ex-Urban Backyard Poultry Operations and Potential Opportunities in Nepal with Youth: Toward Improving Profitability, Coop Construction, Disease Control and Communication between Household Farmers and Academic Stakeholders
Nepal (South Asia)
Maurice Ernest Pitesky
Veterinary Medicine Extension, School of Veterinary Medicine
Deb Niemeier
Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, and Human Ecology
Nancy Erbstein
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Establishing a Coffee Center Field Station in Jinotega, Nicaragua
Nicaragua (Latin America)
William D. Ristenpart
Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
Irwin Donis-Gonzalez
Biological and Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering
Teaching Memory and Human Rights in the Americas
Chile, Peru (Latin America)
Charles Walker
History, College of Letters and Science
Michael Lazzara
Spanish and Portuguese, College of Letters and Science, and History
Marian Schlotterbeck
College of Letters and Science
From California To East Africa: Building Collaborations for Innovative Agricultural and Health Development
Kenya, Mauritius (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Carrie Waterman
Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Interdisciplinary Frontiers: Art, Design, Science, Technology, and Society
France (Western Europe)
Jiayi Young
Design, College of Letters and Science
Timothy Hyde
Art Studio, College of Letters and Science
James Crutchfield
Physics, College of Letters and Science