Congratulations to our 2026 Lang Prize Winners
10th annual prize celebrates undergraduate research using library resources
We are pleased to announce the 2026 winners of the library’s Lang Prize!
Now in its 10th 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, or consulting with a librarian. The Lang Prize is supported by a bequest from the late UC Davis Professor Emerita of Botany Norma J. Lang, and honors her devotion to her students and love of the research process.
Through their research, the six prize recipients explored topics including racial disparities in pain management, malaria eradication in Cambodia, discipline and reform in K-12 schools, accurate documentation of a little known fish, the college experiences and aspirations of Filipinx Americans, and the use of AI chatbots in mental health care.
Learn more about the winners and their research projects below.
Meet our 2026 Lang Prize Winners
Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Racial Disparities in Pain Management: Exploring the Causes and Potential Solutions
Disrupting Carceral Logics in Schools: Restorative Justice, Transformative Justice, and the Gap Between Intended and Actual Outcomes
Obligations and Opportunities: A Qualitative Analysis of Filipinx Americans’ Aspirations for Higher Education and Mobility
Science, Engineering & Mathematics
On the Brink of Elimination: Preventing the Resurgence of Drug-Resistant Malaria
Cuban Dogfish Wikifish
Review of Literature: Effectiveness and Ethical Concerns of AI Chatbots