“We play a unique role as our immigration work is very specialized and the institutional expertise lies within our office. We also understand the importance for our scholars to make connections on and off-campus and we are a resource of support for them,” said Simone Kueltz, associate director of international scholar services.

Bob Kiaii, chief of cardiothoracic surgery at UC Davis Health, is an international expert in robotic heart surgery who leads a surgical team that treats complex diseases of the chest using minimally invasive techniques. Born in Iran, Kiaii immigrated to Canada as a child with his family. His path in medicine eventually brought him to UC Davis Health, a relocation feat that was not without its challenges.

UC Davis News published an article featuring international scholar Huaijun Zhou, a professor in the Department of Animal Science and the director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Genomics to Improve Poultry. Read more about his recent honor below.

Two University of California, Davis, researchers have won prestigious national and international awards in recognition of their work using genomics to address livestock health and crop resilience in the wake of a changing climate.

Episode 5 of the UC Davis Unfold podcast featured Jonathon Schofield, an international scholar and an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering. This article was originally published by UC Davis News on November 8, 2022.

Winners of the 2021 Excellence in Postdoctoral Research Awards have been announced. Two of the three winners are international scholars. This article originally appeared on the UC Davis Graduate Studies website. Graduate Studies is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Excellence in Postdoctoral Research Awards: Dr. Essam Abdelfattah, Dr. Fabio Anzà, and Dr. Michelle Cohn. This year’s recipients of the award were honored at the 6th Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium on March 30, 2021. 

Get to know more of our global UC Davis campus community through the Meet a UC Davis International Scholar series, profiling some of the best and brightest from around the globe who work, research, and teach at UC Davis.

Name:  
Alex Zanella Zaccaron

Title and department:
Research assistant at the Department of Plant Pathology

Home, city/region, and country:
Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Get to know more of our global UC Davis campus community through the Meet a UC Davis International Scholar series, profiling some of the best and brightest from around the globe who work, research, and teach at UC Davis.

Name:  
Yan Yun

Title and department:
Postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Home city/region and country:
Datong, China

Jennifer Aten, a human resources analyst in the Department of Neurology was among the faculty and staff who received Chancellor's Awards for International Engagement at the International Connections Reception hosted by Global Affairs on March 7.

UC Davis' 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow Dr. Joannishka K. Dsani writes about her experience interning with the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association.

GRID has partnered with UC Davis Humphrey Fellows once again this year. Fellows joined GRID at their CA Adaptation Forum; Clean Technology tour and even participated in a install in Lincoln, CA. GRID Alternatives spoke with Marlon and Gadri about their experiences with solar and GRID and how this experience will help them in the future.