We at Public Scholarship and Engagement are grappling with the anger, sadness, and trauma associated with the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other
victims of anti-Black violence
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We stand in solidarity with people coming together in streets around the world to protest these deaths and the ongoing violent racism so prevalent in our societies.
Read the full message.
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Dr. Tessa Hill has been named Associate Vice Provost of Academic Programs for Public Scholarship and Engagement, effective July 1, 2020. Her primary responsibility will be promoting, facilitating, and providing leadership for UC Davis faculty to pursue and expand publicly-engaged research, teaching and learning, programs and initiatives.
Learn more about Tessa
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Thank you to our first cohort of UC Davis Community Engaged Learning Faculty Fellows for your unwavering dedication to community-driven teaching and learning, especially during such a tumultuous quarter. We're grateful for your flexibility and excited to see the community-based student learning experiences that come out of it.
Meet the Fellows
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In an effort to increase equitable access to technology, Public Scholarship and Engagement is offering Communication Technology Micro-Grants of up to $250 for UC Davis faculty working with non-university partner
s in order to maintain engagement, stay connected and continue collaborating as best as possible under the current circumstances.
Apply for a micro-grant
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The COVID-19 crisis has upended the higher education sector in America, affecting every aspect of postsecondary education: economics, teaching, campus life, and higher education's role and impact in society. Please join The National Institute of Social Sciences for an inaugural online discussion event featuring three dynamic leaders in higher education as they discuss how they are addressing the current and future challenges facing their institutions and the entire higher education industry.
Event: June 25, 2020 | 4 p.m.
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The Emerging Energy Professionals (EEP) Program, hosted by the Energy and Efficiency Institute at UC Davis, is building a thriving network of energy professionals by providing the connections and opportunities UC Davis undergraduate and graduate student need to succeed in the energy sector.
Deadline: June 26, 2020
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Transformative change can happen only by tapping into the expertise of a broad pool of thinkers and doers. As part of a commitment to building the field of data science for social impact, data.org launched a $10 million data.org Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge.
Deadline: July 16, 2020
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The goals of the Imagining America/Joy of Giving Something Fellows Program are to elevate photography and digital media as pathways for undergraduate students to pursue their careers and to make a difference in their communities. The program specifically aims to support students for whom economic and family circumstances render such career pathways particularly challenging.
Deadline: July 17, 2020
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Imagining America invites graduate students with a demonstrated interest and commitment in public scholarship and/or artistic practice to apply for the PAGE Fellowship. Awardees receive a year’s worth of mentorship, professional development training, and community support as well as a travel stipend to attend a Fellows Summit during the national conference.
Deadline: July 17, 2020
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Public Engagement Champions
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Sandy Holman, who many recognize as the Purple Lady, founded Davis-based organization
The Culture C.O-O.P
30 years ago to promote understanding of and respect for equity, cultural competency, diversity, literacy, and quality education for all. Through her work supporting youth she brings love and change in the community around her.
Read her story.
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UC Davis researchers are collecting first-ever statewide health, wellness, demographics and other data on California Filipino populations and already the data is telling a powerful story.
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The Davis Humanities Institute honors the UC Davis scholars who are committed to public scholarship in these unprecedented times; here we share some of the challenges and responses of our community-engaged researchers.
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A study from the University of California, Davis, maps robust landscapes, called 'climate refugia,' where existing vegetation is most likely to buffer the impacts of climate change through the end of the century.
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During his nearly 9½ years as provost and executive vice chancellor, Ralph J. Hexter has been the calm before, during and after the storm.
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Roughly half of Earth’s ice-free land remains without significant human influence, according to a study from a team of international researchers led by the National Geographic Society and the University of California, Davis.
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An English major — who aims to use fiction to address climate change and help its refugees — will be honored as the top graduating senior at the University of California, Davis, during its online graduation celebration for undergraduates this Friday (June 12).
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MRR Innovation Lab researchers are partnering with Nyala Vision Savings and Credit Cooperative in Kenya to test financial contracts for rain collecting water tanks, including a layaway savings plan, an asset-collateralized loan and a hybrid option that enables farmers to save towards the loan’s deposit.
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About Public Scholarship and Engagement
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Public Scholarship and Engagement is fostering a culture of engagement at UC Davis that increases the university’s impact through mutually-beneficial relationships that have local, regional, statewide, and global reach. We envision UC Davis research, teaching and learning that serves society and makes a positive difference in the world.
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