Friendship groups for grad students at Davis:

UC Davis Grad Student and Postdoc SACNAS Chapter aims to foster a supportive community by providing professional development, mentorship opportunities, community outreach, DEI efforts, personal wellness, and much more!

Science Says is a group of young scientists including graduate students and post-doctoral scholars at the University of California, Davis who want to find better ways to communicate science, both to other scientists and to the general public.  Everyone is welcome to stop by at our monthly meetings to find out what science really says.

The Young Scientist Program is a student-run organization that seeks to develop undergraduate and graduate students' leadership and communication skills through educational outreach in underserved schools and communities. Currently meeting online.

Graduate Scholars of Color+ strives to provide an environment for multicultural graduate scholars across the UCD community to come together to network, promote diverse scholarship, and advocate for other scholars from historically excluded communities in higher education.

Grad Student Dancers at UCD The goal of the organization is to enhance the mental and physical health of graduate students by providing the opportunity to dance with a supportive community of fellow graduate students. 

Find more UCD student clubs:

Other ways to make new friends online:

Apps to build friendships: Meetup, GroupMeet, and Atleto among many others.