Graduate Student Success

In the hunt for therapeutics to treat mood disorders, UC Davis researchers have turned to compounds found in psychedelics. Neuroscience Ph.D. student Lindsay Cameron is on the forefront of this research. Her research with the Olson Lab has shown that microsdosing rats with DMT can positively affect their mood and anxiety

Plant Biology Ph.D. Student Katherine Murphy studies terpenes, molecules that plants use to survive as immobile organisms. Murphy's research concerns medicinal terpenes found in corn. She wants to find out if these corn molecules could help bolster other crops’ defenses

Hannah Waterhouse is a graduate student in the Soils and Biogeochemistry graduate program at the University of California, Davis.

The doctoral program in music composition and theory has been around for nearly a quarter of a century, but in recent years has garnered much more attention. Because the program is in composition and theory, it opens doors for a wider range of career options, especially in academia.

Plant Biology graduate student Katie Murphy has been named the UC 2019 Grad Slam champion. UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. 

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner.  Nahrain Rasho is a graduate student in the Political Science Ph.D. program.

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner. Misara Bambao is a graduate student in the Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership master's program.

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner. Fatima Hussain is a graduate student in the Chemistry doctoral program.

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner. Mackenzie Batali is a graduate student in the Food Science Ph.D. program.

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner. Diana Lizarraga is a graduate student in the Educational Leadership (CANDEL) Ed.D. program.