The Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts that was recently passed by the House of Representatives would eliminate Tax Code 117(d), which states that fee and tuition remissions made by universities on behalf of student employees are exempt from taxable income.

UC Davis Graduate Studies is mourning the recent loss of Tara K. Telford, a strong supporter of graduate student research.

The Tara K. Telford Graduate Student Award, which was created to support graduate student research in the Department of Chemistry, was created and named in honor of Tara and touched the lives of numerous members of the graduate education community at UC Davis.

UC Davis Graduate Studies would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving. As we enjoy this much-needed break after a busy start to the academic year, let us all take a moment and be grateful for our past achievements and progress towards our academic and professional goals.

UC Davis Graduate Studies will be closed on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24 in accordance with the campuswide Thanksgiving Day holiday. Our offices at 250 Mrak Hall will reopen at 9:00 am on Monday, November 27.

More than 40 top executives from leading corporations in the rapidly growing industries of food and agriculture, biotechnology, sustainable energy and technology finance will speak in a new series of Industry Immersion courses offered by the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.

When it comes to hands-on learning, Isabelle Straka doesn’t limit herself to the classroom. The second-year master’s student in Viticulture and Enology puts newly acquired skills to the test in producing her own wine label.

“It’s actually a funny story,” Straka said of her decision to launch Straka Wines in 2016. Her mother, a winemaker with 20 years of experience, would occasionally produce a small batch of viognier, a full-bodied white wine similar to Chardonnay.

This year's cohort of fellows includes students and postdoctoral scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines and graduate programs.  In this three-part spotlight series, we'll be getting to know our PFTF fellows and their projects.

UC Davis Graduate Studies is pleased to call for proposals for 2017-2018 Strategic Student Recruitment Funds. Recipients of the funds may receive up to $10,000 per approved project.

Doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences across the country and beyond have some new help to discover a world of career possibilities, thanks to an employee in Graduate Studies.

For thousands of years, animals have helped humans advance biomedical research. Early Greeks, such as Aristotle and Galen, studied animals to gain insights into anatomy, physiology and pathology. Today, model organisms, like mice, help researchers understand human diseases, opening the door to potential defenses and new therapies.     

This article originally appeared on Inside Higher Ed.

Some of you may be wondering what exactly is a Graduate Student Assistant to the Dean and Chancellor (GSADC), and what is it that they do?

Ryan Dowdy’s research could revolutionize California’s food and agriculture industry while simultaneously fighting climate change.

The fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Food Science graduate group works with Assistant Professor Christopher Simmons to convert biological food waste into electricity.

Members of the UC Davis graduate education community:

The devastating impact of the fires in the Northern California region and the continued threat they pose to our community falls far too close to home.

Planning your life after graduation can be daunting, especially when you have grad school on the brain.

“The best thing a prospective graduate student can do is learn as much as they can about the graduate program and the application process up front,” says Brian Gallagher, director of Graduate Admissions and Academic Services at UC Davis. “All of the information and resources you need are out there — it’s just up to you to reach out and take advantage of them.”