Celebrating our 2023 Lang Prize Winners
Annual award recognizes undergraduates who make exceptional use of library resources
We are pleased to announce the 2023 winners of the library’s Lang Prize! Now in its seventh year, the Norma J. Lang Prize for Undergraduate Information Research recognizes students who make exceptional use of library resources and services — such as primary source materials and special collections, online databases and journal articles, interlibrary loan services, or consulting with a librarian.
Through their research, this year’s winners explored topics ranging from methods to expand multicultural education in counseling master’s programs to female weightlifters’ presentation of gender on Instagram, and from measuring mortality using epigenetic aging clocks to the Mediterranean diet’s influence on cardiovascular health.
The Lang Prize is supported by a bequest from the late Professor Emerita of Botany Norma J. Lang, who taught at UC Davis for nearly 30 years. The prize honors Professor Lang’s devotion to her students and love of the research process.
Learn more about Professor Lang’s legacy, or click the links below to read more about each prize recipient’s winning project and research experience.
Meet our 2023 Lang Prize Winners
Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Maram Saada
Beyond One-Course Competency for Addressing the Challenges of Multicultural Education and Advocacy in CSUs
Mikayli Moore
Female Weightlifters’ Presentation of Gender on Instagram
Kiara Kunnes
Does the Nigerian Government’s Response to Violent Conflict Exacerbate Civilians’ Fear?
Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Jeana Schafer
Timeout with Torpor: History, Biology, and Future Medical Applications of a Survival Strategy
Sarah Shores
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome: Differences of Sex Development
Neha Gondra
Evaluating the Influence of the Mediterranean Diet on Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Obese Individuals
Dalton Manbeck-Mosig
Epigenetic Aging Clocks: Measuring Mortality