CRB Nexus Partner Organizations

California Council on Science and Technology (CCST)

CCST engages leading experts in science and technology to advise State policymakers – ensuring that California policy is strengthened and informed by scientific knowledge, research, and innovation.

California Policy Lab

The California Policy Lab translates research insights into government impact. Through hands-on partnerships with government agencies, CPL performs rigorous research across issue silos and builds the data infrastructure necessary to improve programs and policies that millions of Californians rely on every day.

Center for California Studies

Bridging academia and government in service of strengthening California’s democracy

Center for Economic Education and Research

Our goal is to offer high quality economic education and research to our community.

College of Social Sciences at SJSU

The College of Social Sciences creates inclusive learning environments that emphasize academic excellence, innovative research, and theory-informed practice. Through our teaching, research, and collaboration, we advance solutions to society’s challenges in San José, Silicon Valley, the Bay Area, and the world.

CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology (COAST)

CSU COAST’s mission is to promote research and education to advance our knowledge of ocean and coastal systems. COAST cultivates a robust community of faculty and student scholars who conduct research to inform solutions for local, state, national, and global ocean and coastal issues and promotes broad, inclusive, and diverse participation and workforce development.

Institute for Innovative Governance at the School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University

The Institute for Innovative Governance is dedicated to shaping the future of public service by fostering creativity, ethical conduct, and social equity in governance.

Institute of Governmental Studies

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Based at the University of California, Berkeley, the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) pursues a vigorous program of research, education, publication, and public service. Interdisciplinary and non-partisan, IGS fosters thoughtful discussions of issues across party lines that focus on solutions – not just problems. Through our cutting-edge research, Berkeley IGS Poll, public events, and student public service programs, we show how people can influence policy, how policy affects communities, and the importance of governmental institutions and actors in that process.

Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University

To move is to live. At the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) at San Jose State University, our mission is to increase mobility for all by improving the safety, efficiency, accessibility, and convenience of our nation’s transportation system. Through research, education, workforce development and technology transfer, we help create a connected world.

Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

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The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. Our mission is to inform and improve public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.

Sacramento State Institute for Social Research

The Institute for Social Research is an applied, multidisciplinary research center of Sacramento State University. The Institute supports state and local agencies as well as community-based organizations in finding data-informed answers to their most pressing questions.

School of Social Ecology, University of California Irvine

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Through research, teaching and community engagement, the School of Social Ecology focuses on science-based solutions to social and environmental problems. We take a systems-based approach to translational and policy-relevant research.

Scholar Strategy Network Sacramento

Sacramento SSN connects scholars from across the capitol region and the Sacramento valley to foster relationships with each other, with policy-makers, and with community leaders in pursuit of equity-enhancing, research-informed policy in a wide range of interest areas.

Scholar Strategy Network San Diego

Connecting journalists, policymakers, and civic leaders with America’s top researchers to improve policy and strengthen democracy.

The California Policy Research Initiative at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)

SIEPR’s mission is to catalyze and promote evidence-based knowledge about pressing economic issues, leading to better-informed policy solutions for generations to come.

UC Center Sacramento

UC Center Sacramento is a systemwide program of the University of California dedicated to preparing California’s future leaders and sharing knowledge to support public policy.

UC Institute of Transportation Studies

The University of California Institute of Transportation Studies (UC ITS) is a community of faculty, research and administrative staff, and students dedicated to advancing the state of the art in transportation engineering, planning, and policy for the people of California. Established by the Legislature in 1947, UC ITS has branches at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, and UCLA.

UCR School of Public Policy

The mission of the UCR School of Public Policy is to train a new generation of forward-thinking public policy leaders equipped to address the complex, interrelated challenges of poverty, disease, illiteracy, climate change, energy security, pollution and more. Their training will be informed by (i) a diverse, interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes evidence-based policy research as well as cross-learning from both international and domestic problem-solving experiences, and (ii) a rich internship program that emphasizes experiential learning.

UCR Science to Policy

The mission of the UCR Science to Policy program is to train graduate students to be active and trusted members of the public policy community through the use of sharing research and analytical skills developed in their respective fields. We provide early-career scientists with hands-on training and a platform to practice the skills necessary to navigate and engage in the policy world as scientists, communicators, legislative advisors, and/or science advocates. We strive to empower UCR graduate students to participate in science policy by providing a suite of experiences and opportunities to learn from and engage with public policy experts before they graduate to encourage the development of science policy as a career path.

UCSF IMPACT Program

The Impacting Policy by Accelerating Translation (IMPACT) Program aims to influence real-world decision-makers to use data and science to inform their work. IMPACT provides UCSF faculty and staff with resources and training in collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders to quicken the adoption of evidence-informed policies in healthcare, government, Industry, and other sectors.