Graduate Student Success

Team Develops AI Tool to Measure Real-Time Crop Health from the Field

Imagine walking into a field, plucking a leaf off a grapevine, scanning it and knowing within seconds if the plant is healthy, needs fertilizer or is showing signs of stress.

A team from the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at the University of California, Davis, has done just that.

Meet the Leaf Monitor, a mobile tool paired with a handheld spectrometer backed by artificial intelligence and predictive modeling that could revolutionize how farmers monitor and manage crop decisions by providing real-time nutrition and trait information in the field.

Rooted in Community, Reaching for Discovery

When Nicole O’Shea came to the University of California, Davis, she was embarking on a new path away from her background in English and toward engineering. Not knowing exactly where her journey would take her, she has put down roots in the materials science field and grown a passion for inspiring and informing the next generation of materials researchers.

Con-GRAD-ulations Class of 2025!

Congratulations to the Graduate Class of 2025 who received their degrees from UC Davis Graduate Studies on June 12 at the University Credit Union Center on campus. In order to honor graduates more personally, two distinct ceremonies were organized by degree type with the Master's Ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. and the MFA and Doctoral Ceremony beginning at 3 p.m. We celebrated not only the hard work and dedication of our graduates, but also the support of family, friends, and mentors who have been part of this journey. 

UC Davis Doctoral Candidate Receives Top CBS Graduate Award

Claire Murphy, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Population Biology Graduate Group, wants everyone to feel like they belong in research. Based at the Bodega Marine Laboratory (BML), Murphy studies how tiny seagrass crustaceans avoid being eaten by fish, crabs, and other predators. Since coming to UC Davis in 2020, she’s mentored 11 UC Davis undergraduates, including five independent summer research projects.

Veterinary Medicine Leads Rankings for Graduate, Professional Programs

The School of Veterinary Medicine brought home the campus’s top placement in U.S. News & World Report’s most recent rankings of professional and graduate programs, published Monday (April 7).

UC Davis again ranked first in the nation for veterinary medicine, consistent with its placement in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, released in March.