Meet Our Top Undergrad...

Jason Pieck, a mechanical engineering major, percussionist and co-founder of an underwater robotics club, will earn the University Medal along with their bachelor’s degree later this month.

...And Our Faculty Speakers

The faculty speaking to undergraduates at ceremonies in Sacramento this month have a combined 120 years of experience; sending a message by video will be Tony Tyson, one of Time’s 100 most influential people of 2026.

Anthropologist Elected Fellow of American Academy

Marisol de la Cadena, who describes her work as “writing about things that are not easy to think,” challenges Western ways of understanding life. She is a new fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, in the area of anthropology and archaeology.

Faculty Member Opens Animal Sanctuary in Davis

Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez says she doesn’t want to only publish her findings about how animal relationships regulate biology — she “wanted to build a place where people could experience them.” Her Skyheart Sanctuary aims to help both animals and humans.