Academics & Research

The mission of the Gianneschi Center for Social Impact (Center) is to support and encourage positive societal impact through organizations and communities associated with the College of Business & Economics (CBE) at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). The center's purpose is to provide a multi-stakeholder collaborative platform for enhancing positive social impact by engaging nonprofit organizations, businesses, CBE students, CBE faculty, academic institutions (both within and outside CSUF), and the larger community.

View the College of Health and Human Development website for more information on current research activities.

View the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics website for more information on current research opportunities.

The U-ACRE (Urban Agriculture Community-Based Research Experience) Project links the Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton to the larger community to improve how we grow, prepare, eat and think about our food. Founded in 2011 with the goal of spreading sustainable urban food systems and healthy eating throughout the Orange County area and beyond, U-ACRE:

• Promotes sustainable agriculture and environmental justice.
• Provides food security to those in need.
• Offers research opportunities to develop what we know about what we grow.

U-ACRE and its research are funded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), a research agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). To learn more about the U-ACRE program, visit the U-ACRE website.