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 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.

Last month, 21 volunteers from the UC Davis School of Medicine braved the rain and mud to take part in Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento’s 2023 Build for Unity.

David Brockman, a retired CalFire captain and avid outdoorsman, built a deck in the backyard of his home last year, without the use of his dominant right hand, which he lost in an accident. The prosthetic hand he used instead was a crude but functional steel hook-and-harness device.

On October 21, UC Davis Public Scholarship and Engagement (PSE) will welcome its third cohort to the Public Scholarship Faculty Fellows program.

Burnout. It is a word that has been on the lips of everyone in the academic sphere in recent years. 

On October 21, UC Davis Public Scholarship and Engagement (PSE) will welcome its third cohort to the Public Scholarship Faculty Fellows program.

Biological Systems Engineering Ph.D. student Alice Dien was this year’s winner of the UC Davis Grad Slam, a Public Scholarship and Engagement (PSE) co-sponsored event that occurred on April 6. Dien’s winning research presentation “Cooling Down with the New Hot Air: The Future of Drying in Agriculture” earned her a $2,500 prize for first place, as well as the PSE’s Public Impact Prize.

In the Public Impact Research Initiative's third year, Public Scholarship and Engagement awarded nine faculty grants for research projects done in collaboration with non-university partners.