Alumni Content / Alumni Content for ҵ en ҵ to Celebrate Alumni and Friends at 52nd Alumni Awards Gala /news/uc-davis-celebrate-alumni-and-friends-52nd-alumni-awards-gala <p><span>The ҵ, Cal Aggie Alumni Association has announced the recipients of its 2025 Alumni Awards, celebrating extraordinary alumni and friends who have made a lasting impact on their communities and the university.</span></p><p><span>This year’s honorees are trailblazers in their fields — driving innovation, championing equity, and transforming the future of science, technology and veterinary care. They are also committed to supporting students by providing mentorship, resources and opportunities for success at ҵ and beyond.</span></p> March 04, 2025 - 9:00am Anila Mary Lijo /news/uc-davis-celebrate-alumni-and-friends-52nd-alumni-awards-gala Alum Changemaker Awarded Prestigious Global Scholarship /news/alum-changemaker-awarded-prestigious-global-scholarship <p><span>After representing more than 230,000 of her peers as UC Student Association president, Celene Aridin is ready to take her advocacy to the global stage. The 2024 ҵ graduate joins an elite cadre of 150 scholars from around the world who will study China’s emerging role in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing as a 2025 Schwarzman Scholar.</span></p> January 15, 2025 - 11:06am Cody Kitaura /news/alum-changemaker-awarded-prestigious-global-scholarship Weekender: A White Christmas Performance, ҵ Alum Exhibit, and More! /arts/blog/weekender-white-christmas-performance-uc-davis-alum-exhibit-and-more <h2 class="heading--underline"><em><strong>She Kills Monsters’</strong></em><strong> final performances are this week</strong></h2><p dir="ltr"><span><strong>Thursday, Dec. 5 and Friday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m., Main Theatre at Wright Hall, ҵ</strong></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span><strong>Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m., Main Theatre at Wright Hall, ҵ</strong></span></p> December 05, 2024 - 3:26am Jamie Sara Gelfond /arts/blog/weekender-white-christmas-performance-uc-davis-alum-exhibit-and-more Learn About These Exhibits by Alumni and Faculty Throughout the Country /news/learn-about-these-exhibits-alumni-and-faculty-throughout-country <h2 class="heading--underline"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>‘Krazy Times’ in D.C.: Vonn Cummings</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2> <p><span><span><span><span><em><span>“Krazy Times,</span></em></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>” a solo exhibition of new paintings and watercolors by artist and ҵ alum Vonn Cummings Sumner (MFA 2000), is on view at Morton Fine Art in Washington D.C., from Oct. 9 through Nov. 3.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> October 29, 2021 - 2:59pm Karen Michele Nikos /news/learn-about-these-exhibits-alumni-and-faculty-throughout-country Art Patrons Create New Exhibitions Endowment at Manetti Shrem Museum /news/art-patrons-create-new-exhibitions-endowment-manetti-shrem-museum <p><span><span><span><span><span>The art scene at the ҵ, just got even better. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>In their first major commitment to ҵ, philanthropists Kellie and Jeff Hepper ’79 have pledged $1 million to create the Hepper Family Exhibition Fund, an endowed gift to support the core exhibition work of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.</span></span></span></span></p> June 01, 2021 - 8:45am Karen Michele Nikos /news/art-patrons-create-new-exhibitions-endowment-manetti-shrem-museum Art and Music Faculty, Alumni in the News /arts/blog/art-music-faculty-alumni-news <h2 class="heading--underline">Alumna Susanna Peeples given 2021 ‘Early Career Choral Conductor’ award</h2> <p><em>By Hayley Morris, ҵ Media Relations Intern</em></p> March 04, 2021 - 1:30pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/art-music-faculty-alumni-news Alumnus Charles Rice Wins Nobel Prize for Medicine /news/alumnus-charles-rice-wins-nobel-prize-medicine <p>Charles M. Rice, who earned his undergraduate degree from the ҵ, is a recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine announced this morning (Oct. 5).</p> <p>“I’m delighted to see the work of one of our alumni honored with a Nobel Prize,” ҵ Chancellor Gary S. May said. “On behalf of the entire ҵ family, I offer my heartfelt congratulations to Professor Rice. His research and dedication inspire us. This is who we are.”</p> October 05, 2020 - 3:06pm Andy Fell /news/alumnus-charles-rice-wins-nobel-prize-medicine Arts Faculty and Alumni in the News: Teen Vogue to Poster Art /arts/blog/arts-faculty-news-teen-vogue-poster-art <h2 class="heading--underline">Theatre professor featured in Teen Vogue for activism</h2> <p>Theatre and Dance Chair Larry Bogad made Teen Vogue. The ҵ Curiosity Gap Blog recently featured his <a href="/curiosity-gap/what%E2%80%99s-plague-podcast-performance-artist">podcast</a>, “What’s in a Plague?” and he has garnered more attention for his activism in the youth-centered magazine.</p> August 07, 2020 - 2:25pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/arts-faculty-news-teen-vogue-poster-art 'Quarantunes' of Alumni Featured in ҵ Magazine /arts/blog/quarantunes-alumni-featured-UC-Davis-magazine <p><em>In the recent article “5 Alumni ‘Quarantunes,’” ҵ Magazine caught up with ҵ alumni in the music industry. </em></p> May 27, 2020 - 2:49pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/quarantunes-alumni-featured-UC-Davis-magazine Sing Out on Earth Day: A ҵ Grad Organizes a Day in Support of Arts April 22 /arts/blog/sing-out-earth-day-uc-davis-grad-organizes-day-support-arts-wednesday <p>A ҵ artist and alum asks for folks to join in a Sing Out on Earth Day this Wednesday.</p> April 20, 2020 - 11:08am Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/sing-out-earth-day-uc-davis-grad-organizes-day-support-arts-wednesday