Priya Talreja takes Aggie pride global as the first-ever UC Davis alum to receive the highly competitive and prestigious Fulbright-National Geographic Award.
UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions launched its first-ever virtual viewbook this summer, moving the traditional publication to the digital age, better meeting the needs of high school and community college students.
As UC Davis admissions advisors meet with prospective students at college fairs throughout California and the country this fall, they will carry lightweight tabletop displays and cards that share links to the online viewbook instead of heavy, magazine-style booklets.
UC Davis EAOP hosted the first-ever three-day overnight event July 28–30 for over 100 rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from seven UC EAOP programs across the state.
Last year, Bhanap was awarded $15,000 from the Donald A. Strauss Scholarship Foundation to implement her project Dance Bhoomi. Bhanap’s Strauss year did not go as planned. Instead, it grew into something more complex, collaborative and deeply personal than she ever imagined.
Each spring, UC Davis hosts two Aggie Days — one for first-years in April and another for transfer students in May. Thousands of admitted students and their guests explore campus, connect directly with the UC Davis community and imagine their future as Aggies. Behind every moment is a carefully choreographed campus-wide effort that says, “Welcome, home.”
King Hall opened its doors to 31 local high school students last month for Discover Law Day — and the UC Davis Early Academic Outreach Program, or EAOP, made sure every student could picture themselves inside.
Driven by a passion to heal and discover, two UC Davis third-year biological science students received the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship for their research focused on the improvement of care for critically ill children and tissue regeneration.
A member of the UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions team will receive the Chancellor’s Award for International Engagement at the 10th annual UC Davis International Connections Reception hosted by Global Affairs March 12.
Mitsuko Leonard, the director for undergraduate recruitment in Undergraduate Admissions, is one of four faculty and staff to receive the award in recognition of for outstanding global engagement in advancing the university’s teaching, research and service missions.
For the second consecutive year, a record high number of students have applied to the University of California, Davis, for undergraduate studies in fall 2025.
The 120,131 applications represented a 4.1% increase over the previous record of 115,349 last year and included a record high number of California residents. Growth in applications from groups historically underrepresented in higher education ranged from 0.4% to 5.8%.
