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APLU Names University of California, Davis Platinum Award Winner of 2020 Institutional Award for Global Learning, Research, & Engagement

November 10, 2020
In recognition of its extraordinary global learning, research, and engagement efforts, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named the University of California, Davis the Platinum Award level winner of the 2020 Institutional Award for Global Learning, Research & Engagement. The Platinum Award is APLU’s highest-level award granted to a member institution in recognition of inclusive and comprehensive efforts to internationalize their campus.
University News
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Programs continue to offer students opportunities and growth through remote platforms

October 16, 2020
While a majority of students spend the entirety of their college careers in Davis, many choose to participate in programs abroad and spend a duration of time learning in a new location. Today, off-campus programs have switched to a new reality of remote functioning during a pandemic to create the same impactful experience from the comfort of each student’s bedroom.
Global Education & Student Life
Nancy Erbstein and Jonathan London pictured together.

LAURELS: Nepal Program ‘Highly Commended’

October 12, 2020
UC Davis’ Seminar Abroad in Nepal recently earned “highly commended” status in the category of Progressive Education Delivery, as judged by Professionals in International Education, or PIE, an independent media, recruitment and events company.
Faculty & Scholar News
Natalie Gutierrez ’21 and her classmates celebrate the last day of instruction for the 2019 Seminar Abroad Nepal: Community, Technology and Sustainability.

UC Davis Named a Finalist of Two PIE News International Education Awards

September 29, 2020
UC Davis has been named a finalist for two PIEoneer Awards, which celebrate innovation and achievement across all components of international education, by The PIE News, a leading independent media company for a global community of professionals. For the 2020 awards, UC Davis has been selected as a finalist of the Progressive Education Delivery Award and the Sustainability International Impact Award.
Global Education & Student Life
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Global Aggies: Alumnae Put Global Education Into Action During COVID-19

September 22, 2020
From mitigating food insecurity to coordinating COVID-19 treatment trials, UC Davis alumae Michelle Lee and Emily Fehrman are putting their degrees—and global learning experiences working alongside communities—to work during the pandemic.
Global Education & Student Life
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An Aggie's road to the Rhodes Scholarship

September 03, 2020
The two-time Academic All-American and 2019 team captain Tiger Garcia pursues the world’s most prestigious international postgraduate scholarship, The Rhodes Scholarship.
Global Education & Student Life
Brendon Boudinot searches for ants at the Southwest Research Station in the Chiricahua Mountains near Portal, Ariz. Boudinot received the Robert E. Snodgrass Memorial Research Award from the Entomological Society of America. Courtesy photo Roberto Keller, National Museum of Natural History and Science, Portugal/Courtesy photo

UC Davis alumnus receives Robert Snodgrass Award

August 12, 2020
UC Davis alumnus and ant morphologist Brendon Boudinot, who received his doctorate in entomology in June, is the recipient of the coveted Robert E. Snodgrass Memorial Research Award from the Entomological Society of America.
Global Education & Student Life
Araiba Khan at Great Sphinx

UC Davis Named Top Producer of Gilman Scholars

August 05, 2020
For the second time in the past three years, UC Davis has been recognized as a top producer of Gilman Scholars for the 2018–19 academic year—with the university producing the third highest number of Gilman Scholars, at 51, among all U.S. universities with over 15,000 undergraduates.
University News
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Global Aggies: Thinking Globally and Acting Locally During COVID-19

August 04, 2020
When the Yolo Food Bank began running a new delivery service to meet the increased need for food in Davis and its surrounding communities in Yolo County during the COVID-19 pandemic, UC Davis delivered volunteers, including staff members, undergraduate students, and visiting Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows Issam Chariag of Tunisia, Fabrice Inkonkoy of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Zuomei Ning of China.
University News
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Global Aggies: Challenge Accepted!

June 16, 2020
Thanks to her experiences growing up in Taiwan, immigrating to the U.S., interning with the US Environmental Protection Agency via the UC Davis Washington Program, and studying environmental science in three countries, ESM major Annie Chen is ready to take on the world.
Global Education & Student Life
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