Mighty things grow from small seeds, as a team from the school’s One Health Institute discovered recently in Nepal. Drs. Jonna Mazet and Joseph Gaydos had the satisfaction of seeing a project they implemented with the help of a UC Davis Global Affairs seed grant serve as a catalyst for additional funding from the World Wildlife Fund to aid Nepal’s Department of National Parks in improving that country’s wildlife health and conservation.

Seed Grants empower researchers like Dr. Jonna Mazet, Dr. Joseph Gaydos, and Dr. Dave Bunn, to improve conditions for wildlife health in Nepal.

Allen Van Deynze, a Global Affairs Seed Grant recipient, has championed new research networks that seek to revitalize the nutritional content of plants that are staples in African countries.

Associate professor Cary Trexler (CAES) was awarded a Global Affairs Seed Grant to implement a graduate level internship program focused on development through agricultural education and environmental science that will advance the value of a UC Davis graduate education.

Professor Susan Williams, recipient of a Global Affairs Seed Grant, traveled to Indonesia to conduct collaborative research that promises beneficial impacts.

Professor McNeil was the recipient of a 2012-13 Global Affairs Seed Grant, which focused on the creation of a series of international symposiums on Exhibition Design.

Professor Ed Taylor, recipient of a Global Affairs Seed Grant, hopes to create a new partnership between UC Davis and the University of Guanajuato to collaborate on research regarding forest conservation and rural poverty.