Economic Development Content

UC Davis Announces Winners of Autumn 2025 Science Translation and Innovative Research Grant Program

James Michael Nash — December 08, 2025 - 6:00am

The University of California, Davis, has awarded $100,000 through the autumn 2025 cohort of the Science Translation and Innovative Research (STAIR) Grant Program to help scientists advance innovative research with strong commercial potential.

How Can Improving Reporting Strategies Assist Rural Economic Development?

Maria Magdalena Martinez Castro — May 16, 2022 - 12:16pm

UC Davis faculty Catherine Brinkley and M. Ann Visser reviewed over 30 years of practical efforts from six regions that created economic development reports.

UC Davis Designated as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University

Andy Fell — July 08, 2016 - 3:07pm

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has designated UC Davis as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University. The national designation acknowledges public research universities working with public and private sector partners in their states and regions to support economic development through a variety of activities, including innovation and entrepreneurship, technology transfer, talent and workforce development, and community development.