In early December 2022, the first cohort of Quad Fellows was announced. The Quad Fellowship is a joint initiative of the governments of Australia, India, Japan and the United States and is supported by a group of industry-leading corporate partners. This program is designed to spur interdisciplinary scientific and technological innovation while building ties among and empowering the next generation of STEM leaders.
UC Davis student Sophia Simon, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in ecology, is one of the 25 exceptional American graduate students to receive the award.
UC Davis student Sophia Simon, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in ecology, has received a Quad Fellowship. She is part of the Fellowship’s first cohort of 100 exceptional science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduate students.
On November 11, 2022, the Association for Women in Slavic Studies (AWSS) awarded Dr. Joanna Regulska, professor of gender, sexuality and women’s studies, and vice provost and dean of UC Davis Global Affairs, with the 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award for her exceptional career in Slavic, East European and Eurasian women’s and gender studies and her outstanding service as a mentor to women students and colleagues.
UC Davis was recently recognized by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for ranking 3rd for large universities with students studying abroad as Gilman Scholars.
The seventh annual International Connections Reception, hosted by Global Affairs on March 3, brought together the UC Davis community to celebrate several award and grant programs, including the 2022 recipients of Global Affairs Seed Grants for International Activities.
UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May honored Nancy J. Allen and Samuel Sandoval Solis with the 2022 Chancellor's Award for International Engagement at the seventh annual International Connections Reception.
On February 21, 2022, the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) announced that Joanna Regulska, vice provost and dean of UC Davis Global Affairs, was selected as the 2022 Charles Klasek Award Recipient for her longstanding and exceptional service to the field of international higher education.
Human Rights Educators USA, or HRE USA, has named Keith David Watenpaugh, professor and founding director of Human Rights Studies at UC Davis, the recipient of its O’Brien Award for individual achievement for 2021.
Opus by the ninth-century Tamil poet Nammāḻvār, translated into English by Archana Venkatesan, professor, departments of Religious Studies and Comparative Literature
