​UC Irvine receives $4.2 million NIH award to continue All of Us enrollment

Irvine, Calif. Sept. 16, 2026 — The University of California, Irvine has received a$4.2 million award from the National Institutes of Health to continue enrollment in the All of Us Research Program and to support the study of cardiometabolic health in populations underrepresented in biomedical research. This initiative represents a collaborative NIH effort supported by…

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The car in your garage can power your house

The car in your garage can power your house

Vehicle-to-home charging lets people power their homes when needed with energy stored in batteries in their V2H-enabled, plug-in electric vehicles. V2H is becoming more common thanks to efforts by UC Irvine engineers and external partners such as KB Home, Kia Corp. and EV charging technology developer Wallbox, who have been working together to address structural,…

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Fed Update: COGR News Digest

Fed Update: COGR News Digest

Follow COGR on LinkedIn 9/16/26Axios Pa. senators press Trump officials over research cuts Pennsylvania's U.S. senators are asking the Trump administration to explain why it cut millions in federal health research funding from Pitt and other institutions this summer… McCormick and Fetterman asked HHS to brief their offices by Sept. 25 on why the grants…

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Cognos Reports back ONLINE

Cognos Reports back ONLINE

Dear Colleagues, The issues with Cognos have been resolved, and the system is now operational. Users should be able to log in and access reports, including the Award Transaction Summary & Institutional Review Queue, as usual. Thank you for your patience and understanding while OIT worked to resolve the issue. Please contact the ERA Team…

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If you name it, you can tame it

A 2022 study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that 67.7% of adults who smoked said they wanted to quit smoking, and 53.5% said they had tried to quit in the past year. Yet less than one in 10 adults who smoke cigarettes succeed in quitting each year. Research led by…

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The energy UC Irvine never used

The energy UC Irvine never used

Not much at UC Irvine looks the way it did in 1994. The buildings have changed, and many have been added. Computers that once occupied specialized rooms are now carried in backpacks, while research equipment has become more sophisticated and, in many cases, more energy-intensive. The ways students learn, faculty teach and researchers work bear…

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Cognos Reports Unavailable

Cognos Reports Unavailable

Dear Colleagues, Cognos is currently experiencing technical issues from an upgrade that occurred over the weekend that is preventing users from logging in and accessing reports – such as the Award Transaction Summary & the Institutional Review Queue. OIT is aware of the issue and is actively working toward a resolution. We will provide an…

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Cognos Reports Unavailable

Cognos Reports Unavailable

Dear Colleagues, Cognos is currently experiencing technical issues from an upgrade that occurred over the weekend that is preventing users from logging in and accessing reports – such as the Award Transaction Summary & the Institutional Review Queue. OIT is aware of the issue and is actively working toward a resolution. We will provide an…

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Fed Update: COGR News Digest

Fed Update: COGR News Digest

Follow COGR on LinkedIn 9/11/26Science NSF moves to overhaul funding approach in line with White House priorities The major funder of basic science has not said how its new initiatives will be funded — but staff worry streamlined approach will further squeeze cash for core sciences. 9/11/26Science Department of Energy bets on ‘open’ AI models…

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