Elizabeth Sturdy,  Director of Mentoring and Academic Success Initiatives in Graduate Studies, has been selected as one of six Davis Campus recipients for the inaugural Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Awards for Exceptional University Management and Exceptional University Impact!

As the highest honor a UC Davis staff member can receive, these awards recognize and honor staff members who have demonstrated initiative to create significant positive impact on the UC Davis community in the past 18 months.

We are thrilled to announce Margaret Berrens, a Ph.D. candidate in Physical Chemistry, and Diego Lopez Mateos, a Ph.D. candidate in Biophysics, have been selected as two of the 20 UC President’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellows for the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Physics taking place from June 30-July 5, 2024. This prestigious honor comes after a rigorous multi-stage selection process, first at UC Davis, and then by the UC President, who recognized their potential to represent the UC system.

Graduate Studies is thrilled to announce the prize recipients of the April 12 UC Davis Grad Slam competition:

Aztiazarain landed on analytical chemistry.

UC Davis recently received an award from the National Science Foundation to expand leadership opportunities and create a leadership pipeline for engineering graduate students.

Four 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.  

We love that the Graduate Center at Walker Hall is featured in the February 15 edition of UC Davis Chancellor Gary May's "Thursday Thoughts"! Check out the video above.

Graduate Studies is thrilled to announce the 2024 Graduate Studies Commencement, which will take place on Thursday, June 13 at the University Credit Union Center. But starting this year we’re changing things up a bit. So, what’s different and what’s staying the same?

Say goodbye to lengthy email chains and endless games of phone tag. UC Davis Graduate Studies is excited to announce GradSphere, a new online platform that automates processes related to graduate student records and degree paperwork that launches April 1, 2024.

Grad Slam season is officially here! (Applications close February 9, 2024.)

We asked 2023 UC Davis Grad Slam champion Julia Mouat to share her top five ideas to make your application rise above the rest.

1. Focus on the “why” more than the “how”

January is National Mentoring Month. We reached out to three graduate students to get some insight into how Graduate Studies' mentoring resources have impacted their educational and scholarly journey. We asked each of them two questions:

• Why is mentoring important to graduate student success?
• Why is it important for Graduate Studies to offer mentorship programs that cultivate a strong mentorship culture at UC Davis?

See their responses below.

What is mentorship?

Things will look a little different around campus during the winter break, but resources are still available for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. UC Davis will be closed December 25, 26, and 29, and January 1, for the winter holidays. Staffing is expected to be minimal December 27-28. 

Below is more information about what graduate students can expect and what resources are available throughout winter break.

Walker Hall Closure and Graduate Studies Staff Availability 

School of Education PhD student Antoinette Banks, BS ’22, has won the Pharrell Williams Black Ambition grand prize of $1 million for Expert IEP, her parent-facing app that uses predictive AI to optimize existing individualized education plans for children diagnosed with disabilities.

In many ways, Jessi Jarrin’s story at UC Davis is just beginning to be written. A first-year MFA in poetry student, Jarrin was awarded a prestigious Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship, providing her with full tuition and fees plus a stipend for two years to support her graduate education.