This piece explores how empathy, when practiced consistently and deeply, can serve as a powerful motivator in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. By countering desensitization and embracing empathy starting from within, individuals can take meaningful action toward a more equitable, compassionate, and sustainable world.
In 2023-24, Kurt Rohde, Stacey Parker and Robin Hill were selected for a Grant for Advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for their project A BowerHaus for a Post-Anthropocene World - A Tale in Two Chapters.
“A BowerHaus for a Post-Anthropocene World,” a novel musical and visual work devised by students and professors in music and art seeks to address the urgency of habitat remediation and protection.
The climate crisis is no longer a distant issue but an emergency. Its effects, such as rising temperatures, extreme weather, and environmental degradation, are disrupting communities and impacting lives around the world. Community education and engagement are critical to combat this crisis, and universities must prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed to address this challenge and help create a sustainable future.
The Global Impact Fellows Program draws upon UC Davis’ commitment to Global Education for All, which aims to provide all UC Davis students with global learning opportunities and experiences. Additionally, each of this year’s projects is tied to one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to create a sustainable future for all.
UC Davis received the 2025 Innovative Excellence in Internationalization Award from the Association of International Education Administrators. This award recognizes UC Davis’ leadership and accomplishments in institutionalizing and advancing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Join the UC Davis SDG Interns for a virtual event to discuss disaster resiliency and supporting communities, including through governmental and university initiatives.
One of the ways UC Davis students can get involved with the UN Sustainability Development Goals is through the SDGs Internship, where interns develop SDG-focused programming, identify SDG implementation opportunities, outreach about the SDGs, and more.
This year’s six selected Grants for Advancing Sustainable Development Goals projects contribute to 13 of the 17 SDGs—locally and globally—bringing together more than 18 faculty, researchers and artists from across UC Davis and collaborating communities, government organizations and academic institutions worldwide.
Seven faculty and staff members from UC Davis are being recognized for their outstanding global engagement work with two key awards: the Chancellor’s Award for International Engagement and the Excellence in Teaching for Global Learning Award. These awards recognize the outstanding work of UC Davis faculty and staff in international education, research and service.
