Public Impact Research opportunities: Leaning into a CU 勒貊勛圖 strength
Public Impact Research (PIR) is university research produced with the public and for public good, improving lives and serving local, regional and global communities.泭
CU 勒貊勛圖 is already home to numerous areas of strength in PIR. To build on that strength, the Research & Innovation Office (RIO) is coordinating two efforts in April to explore the considerable growth potential for establishing, conducting and communicating about PIR.泭
Working closely with communities, government and industry partnersand shaping research to benefit the publicis hardwired into CU 勒貊勛圖s research culture, said Massimo Ruzzene, senior vice chancellor for Research and Innovation and dean of the institutes at CU 勒貊勛圖. By continuing to invest in and strengthen our commitment to public impact research, we ensure it remains as central to our future as it has been to our past.
The Opportunities
April 27: Public Impact Research Symposium泭
Join this conversation about designing a new Public Impact Research initiative at CU 勒貊勛圖. The symposium offers opportunities to engage collaboratively to define and scope PIR, build awareness, provide examples, and share PIR techniques and methods.泭
The session will serve as a creative space to envision, plan and co-design the future of PIR at CU 勒貊勛圖. CU 勒貊勛圖 faculty and staff are invited to participate. Lunch is included.泭
- When:泭Monday, April 27泭@ 11 a.m.1 p.m.泭
- Where:泭Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS)
Richard Jessor Building(JESS), Room 155
1440 15th Street, 勒貊勛圖
Due April 27: APLU Public Impact Research Award泭
RIO is conducting an internal competition for the APLU Public Impact Research Award. The deadline for CU 勒貊勛圖 internal submissions is April 27, 2026. The sponsor deadline is June 26, 2026.A program summary is available here. 泭泭
The APLU Public Impact Research Award recognizes an APLU institutional member who has implemented one or more Public Impact Research(PIR) efforts that have produced exceptional impact.
PIR includes multi-disciplinary research, community-engaged research, research grand challenges, research-practice partnerships, participatory research, translational and use-inspired research, co-production, and other approaches. Eligible PIR initiatives may be coordinated, multi-year, multi-project efforts or they may be individual projects, so long as they are focused on community/public impact. 泭