The graduate chapter of the AWM at UC Davis, locally gAWM, was founded in the Winter of 2026 by current President Vidushi Mittal and other first year graduate students in the Math Department. Coming from an undergraduate institution with active graduate and undergraduate AWM chapters, Vidushi found a strong interest in creating a similar community that supports the needs of graduate students. She reflects,
"Everyone was enthusiastic and excited to help get the chapter off the ground, and we are very lucky to have a strong team helping to organize each event!"
After two quarters of being fully active, we are proud to say the chapter has hosted around five events each quarter. Our events have focused on both community-building and academic engagement, including study jams, professor talks, chalk drawings outside MSB, a SET tournament, and a collaborative graduate student panel with the undergraduate AWM chapter. These events have helped foster connections between students across different years and research areas while creating a welcoming and supportive environment for women in the department.
We hope to continue expanding the chapter’s impact through various events and outreach efforts. We are excited to keep growing our community in the Davis Math department, strengthening connections and creating opportunities to support graduate students of underrepresented genders. Keep a lookout for our flyers and event announcements, and stop by to say hi!