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Cultivating the best learning experience for graduate students and postdocs.

We operate as a central hub for the various campuses, providing academic, financial, personal, and professional support services that aid the success and well-being of UC Davis graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. As the primary resource and advocate for graduate education and the needs of students and scholars, Graduate Studies ensures the equitable administration of policies governing graduate studies across UC Davis' schools and colleges.
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Stay Connected With GradLink!

GradLink is a monthly e-newsletter publication for the UC Davis graduate education community. It includes news, announcements, updates, and other information that pertains to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at UC Davis.

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Chancellor Gary S. May talks with Miguel Craven for Face to Face. Craven is pursuing a master’s degree in energy systems at UC Davis. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

UC Davis Grad Student Steps into Key Role as UC Student Regent-Designate

Miguel Craven, a current graduate student at UC Davis, is stepping into one of the most influential student leadership roles in the University of California system: student regent-designate. He is this month’s guest on Face to Face With Chancellor May.

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From Labs to Lives

UC Davis has launched a website and video series titled, “From Labs to Lives,” to highlight federally funded research, describe how the research benefits the public, and share the consequences if funding is reduced or eliminated.

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Upcoming Events

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Workshop 1: Crossing The Finish Line - Filing To Graduate

Join our Senior Academic Advisors from Graduate Studies to learn about the filing and graduation process, including key deadlines, GradSphere filing, formatting, conferral letters, and more. Bring your questions for the Q&A. The workshop will be recorded and shared afterward.
  • Oct 21, 2025 @ 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Supporting Queer and Trans Students in the Classroom

In this workshop facilitated by Blake Flaugher, MPH, CHES, Director of the LGBTQ Resource Center, and Amy Forester, EdD, MFA, Education Specialist in Center for Educational Effectiveness, participants will understand the classroom experiences of queer and trans students.

  • Oct 21, 2025 @ 12:00pm - 1:15pm
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Think. Do. Discover. | Voices of Change: Women Legislators Share Their Stories

Join us for the first Think. Do. Discover. speaker event of the academic year, Voices of Change: Women Legislators Share Their Stories, on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in Gallagher Hall, UC Davis. 

  • Oct 21, 2025 @ 5:30pm - 7:00pm
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  • 1213 Gallagher Hall, UC Davis
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