Session 701/801: Finalist Presentations for the 2025-2026 Signature Research Initiatives | Cohort 2: Research Informed Civic Engagement

    Date: Friday, January 10

    Time: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    (Please note: This is a double session, which spans both afternoon session slots – 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM)

    Location: Hall of Science T07

    Zoom Link: Join this session live-stream

    Presenters: SRI RICE Finalists (to be announced)
    Selection Committee:
    Diana Burley (Vice Provost for Research and Innovation), Rachel Borchardt (Scholarly Communication Librarian, University Library), Raychelle Burks (Associate Professor, CAS | Chemistry), Susanna Campbell (Provost Associate Professor, SIS | Foreign Policy & Global Security), Jordan Tama (Provost Associate Professor, SIS | Foreign Policy & Global Security), and Bei Xiao (Provost Associate Professor, CAS | Computer Science)

    Description:

    The finalists of SRI RICE will provide a brief overview of their proposed projects followed by a discussion with the selection committee. The six proposed projects are: (1) Establishing Measures for an Institutional Designation for Teaching Excellence Colleges and Universities; (2) Translating hydrology and water quality research to advance education and environmental policymaking in American Samoa; (3) Making the Case for Higher Taxes; (4) USAID and Open Government in the Colombian Amazon: Learning from Local Perspectives on “Locally-Led Development; (5) Co-creating Insights to Bolster Positive Sustainable Procurement Impact; and (6) Translating public anthropology into research-informed civic engagement.

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