From game nights to university committees, Doreen Joseph, a computer science Ph.D. candidate, fosters belonging and support for underrepresented students, shaping a more inclusive academic experience. Learn how she’s driving change at UC Davis.
This International Women’s Day, UC Davis celebrates the women engineers who are driving change and accelerating action in STEM. From groundbreaking research to mentorship and advocacy, these innovators are forging new paths and creating resources to empower women in engineering.
At the UC Davis Student Startup Center, students are creating space for underserved entrepreneurs through Cultural Connections initiatives. Build Black, ElevateHer, Accessible Startups and InnovAmigis foster community, provide resources and champion students to turn bold ideas into reality.
The UC Davis chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers is more than just a club — it’s a community, a support system and a launchpad for success. The organization’s president Xaveria Azodoh shares how it fosters belonging, opens doors to career opportunities and empowers the next generation of Black engineers.
Renetta Garrison Tull, vice chancellor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of California, Davis, has been elected president of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, or LACCEI. Her term will begin on January 1, 2025.
Biological systems engineering master's student Willian Klippel-Huber hopes to take what he learns in his research at the UC Davis Coffee Center back to help his home community in Brazil, where he grew up on a coffee farm.
Abigail Humphries is working on a National Institutes of Health-funded project to improve health outcomes of spina bifida at the University of California, Davis — where she was treated for the condition as a newborn over twenty years ago.
Recipients of the Chancellor’s Fellowship for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are honored for their work going above and beyond to help students from underrepresented backgrounds succeed at UC Davis.
My name is Arnauld Fomben. I am a fourth-year managerial economics major and a communication minor. I am the treasurer of the NSBE chapter at UC Davis, as well as the head of recruitment for the Managerial Economics Society.
