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.
UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions Executive Director Robert Penman went viral this fall on various UC Davis social media channels. He now returns to screens in a new University of California project designed to provide prospective students, parents and college advisors with clear insight into the UC application.
Priya Talreja takes Aggie pride global as the first-ever UC Davis alum to receive the highly competitive and prestigious Fulbright-National Geographic Award.
UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions launched its first-ever virtual viewbook this summer, moving the traditional publication to the digital age, better meeting the needs of high school and community college students.
As UC Davis admissions advisors meet with prospective students at college fairs throughout California and the country this fall, they will carry lightweight tabletop displays and cards that share links to the online viewbook instead of heavy, magazine-style booklets.
UC Davis EAOP hosted the first-ever three-day overnight event July 28–30 for over 100 rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from seven UC EAOP programs across the state.
Last year, Bhanap was awarded $15,000 from the Donald A. Strauss Scholarship Foundation to implement her project Dance Bhoomi. Bhanap’s Strauss year did not go as planned. Instead, it grew into something more complex, collaborative and deeply personal than she ever imagined.
Each spring, UC Davis hosts two Aggie Days — one for first-years in April and another for transfer students in May. Thousands of admitted students and their guests explore campus, connect directly with the UC Davis community and imagine their future as Aggies. Behind every moment is a carefully choreographed campus-wide effort that says, “Welcome, home.”
