Eight UC Davis students and alums were awarded prestigious Fulbright grants by the Fulbright U.S. Program. These students are traveling abroad in the 2023-2024 academic year to serve as English Teaching Assistants or international researchers.
As the end of fall quarter 2023 has approached, many different types of study abroad opportunities, such as summer and quarter abroad, UC Education Abroad Program (UCEAP), global intensives and virtual internships have become available for students to start learning about and applying to.
Ranked first in the country for agriculture and forestry studies, UC Davis has a unique relationship with agriculture. This is especially relevant to the university’s Student Farm.
UC Davis’ actions toward promoting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on campus have become more apparent on a student level over the years as students find opportunities to contribute to addressing global challenges on a local level. One example of these actions is how student volunteers engage in the SDGs at the Aggie Basic Needs Center.
The U.S. Department of State recognized UC Davis as one of the U.S. colleges and universities that sent the most scholars abroad through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program in 2021-22.
Global Learning Advising and Outreach Coordinator, Stephanie Zarate, engages in a conversation with campus leader, Kayton Carter, as they join Chancellor May for an episode of "Face to Face with Chancellor May." Read an excerpt of the article below and follow the link to read the original article.
Ask campus staff and faculty the best part about working at UC Davis and a common answer appears: the students.
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program selected Scott Palmer, Prestigious Scholarship Advisor at UC Davis, to serve as a Gilman Advisor Ambassador.
During the 2022–23 academic year, over 115 UC Davis students participated in the Universitas 21 (U21) Sustainable Micro-Internship and Global Citizens programs, virtually representing UC Davis across the U21 network by working closely with international students across disciplines.
UC Davis veterinary medicine student Ruth Goins recently completed an internship at the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Otjiwarongo, Namibia. With a focus on One Health, Ruth worked to protect cheetahs and promote coexistence between wildlife and local communities. Read about her four-week experience.
UC Davis has been selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant that will enable up to 25 UC Davis undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens to obtain a U.S. passport. In this third year of the program, IIE awarded 48 institutions grants in the IIE Network.
UC Davis student, Sudikshya Bhandari, reflects on her global learning experience on the Quarter Abroad Nepal—Community, Technology, and Sustainability program.
Graduate Studies is proud to announce the 2023 top 10 finalists of UC Davis Grad Slam. UC Grad Slam is an annual competition where master’s and doctoral students are invited to share their research in a compelling presentation.
UC Davis Widening Circles is a global social impact program that aims to empower students to explore new pathways for learning, sharing, connecting, and acting with purpose and humility in the face of global inequality and injustice. In partnership with Omprakash EdGE, the program is built on the principle of "widening circles" of impact, in which small actions can lead to larger and larger ripples of change.
The University of California, Davis, has been named one of the top producers of U.S. Fulbright students for 2022-23, according to the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
