Mentoring Content

Presidential Awards to Faculty

Andy Fell — January 28, 2025 - 1:00pm

Several faculty at the University of California, Davis, are among the recipients of presidential awards for excellence in STEM mentoring and research announced by the White House Jan. 13 and 14.

The Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring was established by the White House in 1995 and is administered by the National Science Foundation. The most prestigious mentoring award bestowed by the White House, it recognizes mentors who work with underrepresented groups to fully develop the nation's human resources in STEM.

Faculty, Others Receive Mentoring Awards

Dave Jones — July 01, 2021 - 7:23pm

The end of the academic year brought awards for a key attribute of a �ٺ��Ƶ education: mentoring.

LAURELS: Honoring Excellence in Mentoring

Dave Jones — September 11, 2018 - 1:35pm

Before we start the new academic year, we’d like to finish up with some honors from last year — the chancellor’s awards to faculty members, graduate students and postdocs for excellence in mentoring undergraduate research.

Graduate Council Presents 1st Mentoring Awards

Dave Jones — June 20, 2016 - 12:31am

Professors Vicki Smith and Jean VanderGheynst are the first recipients of new mentoring awards from the Academic Senate’s Graduate Council.

Undergraduate Research Excellence: Students and Mentors

Dave Jones — June 20, 2016 - 12:11am

Acting Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ken Burtis recently presented this year’s Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, honoring mentors as well as students.

Turning undergraduates into research VIPs

IET WebDev — December 14, 2015 - 12:00am

Undergraduate students will soon be able to earn academic credit and gain in-depth experience for up to three years' participation in major research projects, thanks to a new program.

�ٺ��Ƶ has been awarded $160,000 over two years to launch a new site of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program, so named for the way it involves students from sophomore through senior years in the research-based learning.