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APRU APWiL Mentoring Program Graduates Second Cohort

On October 22, 2022, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) APWiL Mentoring Program celebrated their second cohort with a virtual graduation celebration for 87 mentors and mentees from 26 institutions.

“It is wonderful to see how many of you have really decided to invest in yourself and to take the time to think about what you want to achieve, how you want to achieve it and how you want to engage,” said Joanna Regulska, APWiL co-chair and Global Affairs vice provost and dean at the graduation ceremony.

Paulina Carmona-Mora stands in front of a sign reading Summit of the Americas

UC Davis Researcher Represents Early Career Scientists at 2022 Summit of the Americas

From June 6–10, 2022, representatives from 23 countries convened in Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas, focusing on “Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future.” The summit brought together government leaders as well as civil society and social actors—including Paulina Carmona-Mora, a research scientist in the Department of Neurology at UC Davis Health, who studies how gene expression changes after a stroke.
People standing under a canopy of tree with words overlaid - Grants for Advancing Sustainable Development Goals

Diverse Group of 2022 Grant Recipients Advance United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 

On March 3, 2022, three research teams were honored with $7,500 in grant funding each to contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The grants were announced at the seventh annual Global Affairs International Connections Reception, hosted by Global Affairs, a special event that celebrates the global engagement of UC Davis faculty, staff and scholars. 

Wolf Prize recipient Pam Ronald outside Robbins Hall, leaning against pillar decorated with a ceramic mosaic mural. Pam has short light brown hair and wears a light pink blouse with cream polka dots.

Pam Ronald Wins Wolf Prize in Agriculture

  • by Amy Quinton, UC Davis Strategic Communications

UC Davis plant geneticist Pam Ronald has been named the recipient of the 2022 International Wolf Prize in Agriculture, given by the Jerusalem-based Wolf Foundation in recognition of her “pioneering work on disease resistance and environmental stress tolerance in rice.”

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