Women in STEM

By Design: How Lianne R. de Leon Found Her Place in Engineering

From limited STEM access to finding her footing through mentorship, mechanical engineering student Lianne R. de Leon reflects on being a woman in engineering and how programs like LEADR helped transform early uncertainty into confidence, community and a sense of reaffirming her dreams.

How Meriyah Deleon Haro Is Going to Engineer Magic

How does Disney make ghosts appear in the Haunted Mansion? That question launched Meriyah Deleon Haro into electrical engineering at UC Davis. Now she's building a career at the intersection of robotics, AI and theme park design.

$2 million grant fuels UC Davis fight against pancreatic cancer

Julie L. Sutcliffe, co-director for the UC Davis Center of Molecular and Genomic Imaging and a professor of medicine and biomedical engineering, will lead a team advancing cancer research through the development of special imaging tools capable of detecting cancerous cells in the pancreas.

Beyond Borders and Blueprints: The Resilient Path of Andrea Solis Olguin

When it comes to resilience, Andrea Solis Olguin clearly embodies it. As a recent UC Davis graduate with a B.S. in civil engineering and a minor in sustainability in the built environment, Solis carries the weight and strength of various identities: she was a reentry student, an international student, and a transfer student. She is also an engineer, a photographer, a storyteller, and a mosaic of lived experiences.

The Women Machinists’ Club Turns Curiosity into Confidence

Undergraduate students Lena Araya and Lydia Miteza found their way to mechanical engineering through hands-on making, mentorship and accessible spaces offered by the Women Machinists’ Club at UC Davis. Now they are leading the WMC and reshaping how students encounter engineering.

Constellations of Possibilities as an AIAA Rising Star

In this Q&A, Aggie Engineer Ava Lewis shares the ins and outs of attending a major aerospace conference as an AIAA Rising Star, from meeting aerospace influencers to landing recruiter conversations to forging connections that will last a lifetime.

Blog: Rediscovering My Path as a Future Engineer and Surgeon

Aaleesha Doshi, a third-year undergraduate biomedical engineering student on the pre-medical track, reflects on how a clinical immersion experience at Aggie Square deepened her drive to become an engineer and a surgeon working to advance human health.