Grad Slam

UC Davis Grad Slam Finalist: Misara Bambao

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner. Misara Bambao is a graduate student in the Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership master's program.

UC Davis Grad Slam Finalist: Fatima Hussain

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner. Fatima Hussain is a graduate student in the Chemistry doctoral program.

UC Davis Grad Slam Finalist: Mackenzie Batali

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner. Mackenzie Batali is a graduate student in the Food Science Ph.D. program.

UC Davis Grad Slam Finalist: Diana Lizarraga

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner. Diana Lizarraga is a graduate student in the Educational Leadership (CANDEL) Ed.D. program.

UC Davis Grad Slam Finalist: Stacy McCarthy

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner. Stacy McCarthy is a graduate student in the Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership program.

UC Davis Grad Slam Finalist: Katherine Murphy

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner. Katherine Murphy is a graduate student in the Plant Biology program.

UC Davis Grad Slam Finalist: Riley Hughes

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner. Riley Hughes is a graduate student in the Nutritional Biology Ph.D. program.

UC Davis Grad Slam Finalist: Stela Petkova

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner. Stela Petkova is a graduate student in the Neuroscience program.

UC Davis Grad Slam Finalist: Lauren Rountree

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner. Lauren Rountree is a graduate student in the Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership master's program.

Top Ten Finalists Announced for 2019 UC Davis Grad Slam Competition

Graduate Studies has announced the finalists in the 2019 Grad Slam competition at the University of California, Davis.  UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct and interesting manner.

Grad Slam Registration Opens for 2019 Tournament

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students should present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct, and interesting manner.

Presentations should be no longer than three minutes in length and prepared for a diverse audience comprised of students, faculty, and community members. Judges will strongly consider clarity and effectiveness of the presentation by a general university audience. 

An Important Announcement about UC Davis Grad Slam from the Vice Provost and Dean

Yesterday, I had the great privilege of getting to know ten of UC Davis’ brightest master’s and Ph.D. students at the UC Davis Grad Slam Final Round. Though I took great joy in celebrating their research communication accomplishments, I must inform you that we are retracting our initial announcement regarding the winners of the competition.

Meet the Grad Slam Finalists: Tooka Zokaie

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students should present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct, and interesting manner.

Meet the Grad Slam Finalists: Rachel Wigginton

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students should present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct, and interesting manner.