Iliya Voytsyshyn, a fourth-year systems and synthetic biology major from Ukraine, entered UC Davis with plans to study cancer. That initial goal grew into a fascination with tools that fuse biology, systems design and gene editing to reengineer cells.
The University of California, Davis, enrolled its highest-ever numbers of both Latinx and African American new undergraduates as it welcomed one of its most diverse entering classes in fall 2025.
