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UC Irvine researchers create California wildfire damage risk map
A new study in Science Advances by UC Irvine researchers reveals that wildfires follow predictable patterns of destruction and that structural elements such as fences, siding and eaves contribute greatly to the risk of fires spreading. A first-of-its-kind, 100-meter-resolution risk map developed by the UC Irvine team can aid in land-use planning, fire mitigation investments…
Read MoreSeeking the whole truth
For most of modern biology’s history, progress meant dissecting things, identifying the gene, isolating a protein, naming the cell type. This approach yielded remarkable results – a century of Nobel Prizes, lifesaving medicines and the sequencing of the human genome. But for all that it revealed, reductionist biology struggled to answer a more fundamental question:…
Read MoreZOT IRB & ZOT hSCRO – Stage Environment Refresh | Tonight, 6/23 Starting After 6:00 PM PST
Dear ZOT IRB and ZOT hSCRO Users, This is a friendly reminder that the Stage environment refresh is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, July 23rd, beginning after 6:00 PM PST. Please anticipate approximately 1.5 to 2 hours of downtime, during which the Stage environment will be inaccessible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and…
Read MoreFed Update: COGR News Digest
Follow COGR on LinkedIn 7/22/26Reuters US to spend $5 billion on health, construction research powered by AI The U.S. will spend $5 billion to tackle long-standing scientific problems across multiple fields using AI, the Trump administration said in a statement on Wednesday. The agencies will use the funding to identify the root causes of…
Read MoreYouTube Tuesday: Audit-Resistant Budgeting Practices
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Read MoreNCURA Webinars
Dear Colleagues: The Office of Research is providing the campus community with free access to the following upcoming live virtual NCURA webinars. To register, please use the corresponding unique registration links listed below. Please do not share these links with anyone outside the UC Irvine community. You must register using your “uci.edu” email address, or…
Read MoreWhen childhood feels unpredictable, the brain remembers
For years, pediatricians have relied on a widely used checklist to identify children who have experienced traumatic events such as abuse, neglect or household violence. But a new UC Irvine-led study suggests that another, less visible form of adversity may be shaping children’s mental health, and it often goes undetected. Researchers found that growing up…
Read MoreFed Update: COGR News Digest
Follow COGR on LinkedIn 7/20/26Roll Call Critics mount offensive against change to federal grant rules Opposition is building to a sweeping government-wide crackdown on federal grant awards, with opponents threatening litigation over a proposed rule that would put the grant approval process into the hands of political appointees….Dozens of organizations representing grant recipients — who…
Read MoreZOT IRB/hSCRO – Downtime on Monday, July 20, at 6:30 PM PST
Dear ZOT IRB/hSCRO Users, Please be advised that ZOT IRB and hSCRO will be unavailable on July 20, 2026, starting at 6:30 PM PST for approximately 30 minutes due to a deployment to improve email notification content in ZOT hSCRO. Please plan accordingly and avoid accessing the system during this time. The system will resume…
Read MoreFed Update: COGR News Digest
Follow COGR on LinkedIn 7/15/26The Hill Shutdown fears rise as Trump, Democrats gird for September showdown Senators in both parties say the odds are rising of another government shutdown in September after President Trump demanded that GOP leaders abolish the filibuster or face a spending showdown and another shutdown 7/15/26STAT, COGR President Matt Owens quoted…
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