Professors for the Future

GradPathways Institute Announces 2020-2021 Professors for the Future Fellows

Fifteen graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from the University of California, Davis, have been named the 2020-2021 fellows in the Professors for the Future (PFTF) program. Established in 1992, Professors for the Future is a year-long competitive fellowship program designed to develop the leadership skills of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who have demonstrated their commitment to professionalism, integrity, and academic service.

Grad Studies Recognizes Exceptional Research, Teaching and Mentoring at Award Ceremony

UC Davis Graduate Studies presented special honors and awards to graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty in a ceremony Wednesday, May 23, on the Davis campus. At the event, Vice Provost and Dean Jean-Pierre Delplanque recognized some of the most exemplary teaching, research and mentoring that took place within the UC Davis graduate education community over the past year.

14 Graduate Students, Postdocs Named 2019-2020 Professors for the Future Fellows

14 graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from the University of California, Davis, have been named the 2019-2020 fellows in the Professors for the Future (PFTF) program.

Established in 1992, Professors for the Future is a year-long competitive fellowship program designed to develop the leadership skills of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who have demonstrated their commitment to professionalism, integrity, and academic service.

Ph.D. Candidate Allison Injaian Studying Impacts of Noise Pollution in Tree Swallows

As a master’s student at the University of Michigan, Allison Injaian studied the behaviors of a unique species of wasp. Named Polistes fuscatus, these wasps—much like humans—recognize one another based on facial markings. For an organism with such a tiny brain compared to humans, the mastery of such specialized visual learning was described by Injaian’s advisor and lab mentor Professor Elizabeth Tibbetts as “surprising and sort of bizarre.”

Graduate Studies Announces New Professors for the Future Fellows

14 graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from the University of California, Davis, have been named the 2018-2019 fellows in the Professors for the Future (PFTF) program.

Established in 1992, Professors for the Future is a year-long competitive fellowship program designed to develop the leadership skills of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who have demonstrated their commitment to professionalism, integrity, and academic service.