Two faculty members from the University of California, Davis who are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education were among six scientists in the country to be awarded a 2024 Science Education and Outreach Award from the Society for Neuroscience.
Distinguished Professor George “Ron” Mangun received an Award for Education in Neuroscience and Assistant Professor Theanne Griffith received a Science Educator Award. The awards were presented during Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in November 2024.
Seven faculty members from two important programs within the Office of Academic Diversity —a unit with the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion — were among the 12 UC Davis scholars to be named in this year’s class of Hellman Fellows.
All students, including those from ethnoracially diverse and from white backgrounds, benefit from supportive learning environments that accommodate adolescents’ multiple cultural and ethnic backgrounds, according to new University of California, Davis, research. These benefits span the academic, social and emotional realms.