The Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement is proud to announce the nine recipients of the 2024 Public Impact Research Initiative (PIRI) Grants, continuing its commitment to supporting research that creates meaningful community impacts.
The Public Scholarship Faculty Fellows (PSFF) is a competitive fellowship program that seeks to acknowledge and reward exemplary individuals who are working toward a specific public scholarship goal. We encourage all eligible faculty, researchers and continuing lecturers to apply.
Public scholarship is broadly defined as research, teaching and learning that has an impact for the public(s) beyond the university. At UC Davis, we see this work as being broad and inclusive of different forms of scholarship that vary by discipline and types of scholarly activity.
In its inaugural year, the Library Graduate Student prize is awarded to three graduate student researchers who have used the library to create outstanding, publicly engaged scholarship.
A UC Davis grant program that helps faculty launch equitable community partnerships is featured in a new Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) report, "Modernizing Scholarship for the Public Good: An Action Framework for Public Research Universities."
The Public Impact Research Initiative (PIRI) was established through Public Scholarship and Engagement to recognize and support research that is cogenerated with community partners, is of mutual benefit, and has a positive public impact. Through this program we provide financial support for new collaborations or sustaining relationships that will support publicly engaged research with non-university partners. Visit the PIRI webpage for more information.
Michael Rios, vice provost for public scholarship at UC Davis, has been named to the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities' (APLU) prestigious Commission on Economic and Community Engagement's Executive Committee.
The Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement (PSE) has expanded its team with two new members who bring deep expertise, knowledge, and passion for public scholarship: Amy Hart, Ph.D., and Gabriela Kovats Sánchez, Ph.D.
The Sacramento Valley College Corps has awarded more than $66,000 in grants to 12 community partners, a significant investment in local organizations that often struggle with limited resources.
A new prize to be offered for the first time in academic year 2023-24 will honor graduate student researchers who use the library to create outstanding, publicly engaged scholarship. Up to three prizes of $1,000 will be awarded jointly each year by the UC Davis Library and the Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement.
