This summer, the Feminist Research Institute had the wonderful opportunity to host four undergraduate interns from UC Davis and UC Berkeley. As part of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) Workforce Innovation Program, Corinne Nicholson, Luna Hohner-Shields, Jennifer Lainez, and Ijada Nguyen worked under Dr.

We are excited to announce the release of a video series on Environmental Justice (EJ) Leaders. The series features the latest cohort of EJ Leaders; eight community members throughout the country working to bridge the gap between academic research and community work in an effort to fight environmental injustices.

With summer here, many are dealing with rising gas prices and high electricity bills. This is particularly stressful for families on a tight budget who can’t afford electric vehicles or new energy-saving appliances. Alec Castellano and Diamond Spratling, two participants in this year's UC Davis Environmental Justice (EJ) Leaders cohort, are working towards electric vehicle adoption and combating rising energy costs within communities of color.  

Did you know that the Feminist Research Institute has an Undergraduate Research Board? Read more about our new 2022-23 members at the end of this article!

On the evening of May 19, 2023 beside the California State Capitol, over 60 graduate students, faculty, directors, and other environmental justice-focused personnel gathered to celebrate the newest cohort of Environmental Justice (EJ) Leaders.

The Environmental Justice Leaders program brings leaders working in environmental justice into dialogue and collaboration with the UC Davis research community. Fellows conduct research that benefits the community they serve, utilizing the expertise and resources at UC Davis. They are also participating in seminars, visiting classes, and speaking to the research community. The program is a collaboration between FRI, the Institute for Transportation Studies, and the Energy Efficiency Institute.

FRI Undergraduate Advisory Board and staff member Elaina Legg presented a poster at the UC Davis 34th Annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities Conference on April 28.

Take a look at what we've been up to by reading her abstract and checking out by her poster!

Kai Wen Yang Yang is a postdoctoral fellow affiliated with the Department of Sociology and the Feminist Research Institute.  FRI sat down with Kai to get to know more about him and his research.

FRI's Future Faces of Research series features the voices of undergraduate students writing about their experiences doing justice and equity focused research.

March 8, 2023 @ 4:00-6:00pm, Student Community Center, Multipurpose Room

Around 2020, public syllabi or “hashtag syllabus” projects began circulating on social media platforms. These emerged as a means of engaging collectively with racial justice and the COVID-19 pandemic, among other topics. During this period, the Feminist Health Justice Collective (FHJC) — a group of students, faculty, and community members — came together to consider how to amplify and scale up the work of the public syllabus.

The Feminist Research Institute is proud to welcome affiliate faculty Christoph Lynn Hanssmann and seven new members to our team.

The UC Davis Feminist Research Institute seeks to change research culture to be more equitable and just. Key to achieving this is a livable wage and inclusive working conditions for all members of the research community. This is why FRI supports and stands in solidarity with the graduate students, postdocs, and academic student workers represented by UAW 2865, UAW 5810, and SRU-UAW in their strike.