Ruby Bal and Co Hawes used snack money from a canceled event to help restock The Pantry.

“We want the prom to be something they’ll remember for the rest of their lives,” Kaden Richardson said of the Shining Stars special needs prom they attended.

Challah for Hunger has donated $14,570 to the Yolo County Food Bank since 2015.

Sid Ganesh is a double major in psychology and neurobiology, physiology and behavior.

UC Davis student Nora Abedelal says of her advocacy, "The work we do on ourselves (is necessary) before we can ever claim to advise others.”

As a Guardian Scholars Program ambassador, Estefania Sinay Pacheco speaks with former foster youth about the benefits of higher education.

Certified child life specialist Jenny Belke, with Huggie, comforts patients at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Pediatric Infusion Center.

Kristin Aquilino is respected worldwide for her work to help rescue white abalone, but she’s being recognized as an Aggie Hero for the way she’s dealing with an autoimmune disorder that leads to hair loss.

Joseph Laughlin is a Navy veteran who worked as a hospital corpsman; now he uses his knowledge to research vector-borne illnesses at UC Davis.

Eisen, who has appointments in the Genome Center, the department of evolution and ecology, and the department of medical microbiology and immunology, “uses his powers of national influence for good”.