Alyssa Arias, a sophomore at UC Davis, passionate about agriculture, receives the "William and Charlotte Lider" and "2nd Lieutenant Warren R. Salz Memorial" scholarships. Inspired by family farming heritage, she majors in international agricultural development.
Matthew Fatino, a Ph.D. candidate in UC Davis' Department of Plant Sciences, was named WSSA graduate student of the month. Passionate about weed science, his research focuses on in-season management of branched broomrape, a threat to California's tomato and seed industries.
Marie Klein, a Ph.D. student in plant sciences at UC Davis, was named a 2023 Borlaug Scholar for her work in poplar genetics and renewable jet fuel. The award offers career mentoring and supports her global research goals.
Four Plant Sciences faculty—Brian Bailey, Dan Kliebenstein, Amanda Crump, and Alessandro Ossola—were honored for their outstanding mentoring. Their keys to success: honest communication, empathy, and prioritizing student growth.
Four students from historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, joined UC Davis this summer for research and mentoring through the PABGAP program, which supports their path to graduate school and beyond with funding, training, and long-term faculty connections.
UC Davis students harvest surplus fruit from campus orchards through Fresh Focus, turning what would go to waste into fresh produce for food-insecure peers. In 2022, over 12,800 pounds were donated to student support programs.
UC Davis and La Salle University in Colombia won a federal grant to create the “Cacao Innovation Rural Youth Lab,” helping underrepresented students explore cacao farming, sustainability, and global trade through hands-on learning.
UC Davis scientist Eduardo Blumwald partnered with Science Journal for Kids and Teens to adapt his rice-bacteria research for high school classrooms, helping boost science literacy. His paper is now reaching students and teachers nationwide.
Nearly 40 high school students participated in a UC Davis Biotechnology Program class, testing potato genes that enhance cold storage. The hands-on experience exposed them to biotechnology and college life, fostering interest in careers and studies at UC Davis.
Ten UC Davis students and postdoctoral researchers recently attended the annual Vegetable and Flower Conference of the American Seed Trade Association.
