We support INFER through government and philanthropic grant awards that are aligned with the research and service interests of our faculty and community partnerships.
We support INFER through government and philanthropic grant awards that are aligned with the research and service interests of our faculty and community partnerships.
Bringing Research
to the Memphis Community
Uniting Research & Practice
for a Better Community
The Innovative Nonprofit and Foundation Engaged Research (INFER) exists to unite research and practice to improve the communities and assist the citizens served by The University of Memphis. Specifically, INFER seeks to bridge the efforts of researchers (in the areas of social science, life science and the humanities) and nonprofits (with social, human and health services-related missions) to ensure that research efforts are relevant and useful to practitioners and that practice is effective and grounded in “best practice.”
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INFER Program is an initiative of the Division of Research and Innovation to strengthen research collaborations with foundations and nonprofits.
What's Happening Now?
The goal of INFER is to unite nonprofit agencies and research faculty to create programming and research that is relevant and effective at improving communities and assisting citizens served by The University of Memphis.
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View our current work to see how INFER is working toward bettering the City of Memphis and the Memphis community.
What's Happening Next?
INFER sits at the intersection of results-driven collaboration and the exciting possibilities of a future defined by research innovation. Through a novel approach that blends the expertise of University faculty with the needs and knowledge of community partners, INFER is pushing Memphis, freight-train like into a new and brighter day.
