If you can get a shot of adrenaline from reading a request for proposals – as you wade through pages and pages of stodgy, jargon-laden, and confusing text – then perhaps being a university research center director is for you.

The Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement (PSE) is pleased to announce seven graduate students have been awarded Public Scholars for the Future fellowships.

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.

UC Davis professors with a longstanding connection to Nepal, along with their Nepalese colleagues, lead a learning exchange program that offers students a profound immersion in the country’s vibrant culture, environment and history. Through hands-on projects designed with a small rural village, students gain a unique perspective on global citizenship and community engagement while creating special bonds with new friends.

Scientific research can feel impenetrable and exclusive to many people. These six community science projects at UC Davis are changing that.

The Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement has unveiled its latest Public Scholarship Faculty Fellows.

From improving healthcare access to addressing food insecurity and racial disparities, 13 newly funded public engagement projects at UC Davis will drive positive change in communities in California and around the world.

Lee Martin '01, Ph.D. and associate professor in the UC Davis School of Education, is working with community partners, national agencies, and area high schools to inspire youth to build, engineer, tinker and adapt so they can learn more about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). 

The City Nature Challenge, a global event encouraging people to explore and record the natural world around them, returns to the Sacramento region from April 30 through May 3.