The Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement (PSE) recently shared its current research at two major conferences — the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) and the Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) — where the PSE team presented on fostering collective impact, leading institutional transformation and supporting community partnerships.
Over 800 UC Davis undergraduates in all academic fields will present their research, which has been conducted under the supervision and mentorship of UC Davis faculty. The event is free and open to the public.
The little boy, about 7 years old, almost disappeared inside the virtual reality headset, yet the way he was holding up his hands showed he knew exactly what to do. A laptop screen showed what he was seeing: digital outlines of hands manipulating Tetris-like blocks. A hand turned a block to make it fit, then picked up another.
UC Davis junior Caroline Donohew watched the everyday power of biology in just five minutes during her summer session class at UC Davis’ Bodega Marine Laboratory, or BML, a coastal research and education facility about 100 miles west of campus.