NCURA Webinars

NCURA 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…

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When 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…

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Fed Update: COGR News Digest

Fed 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…

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ZOT IRB/hSCRO – Downtime on Monday, July 20, at 6:30 PM PST

ZOT 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…

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Fed Update: COGR News Digest

Fed 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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ZOT IRB/hSCRO – Scheduled Maintenance on July 18, 2026, 8AM-9:30PM

ZOT IRB/hSCRO – Scheduled Maintenance on July 18, 2026, 8AM-9:30PM

Dear ZOT IRB/hSCRO Users, Please be advised that ZOT IRB/hSCRO will undergo infrastructure maintenance on Saturday, July 18, 2026, starting at 8:00 AM PST , resulting in an extended maintenance window through 9:30 PM PST. The infrastructure work is being performed in a manner that is NOT expected to impact customer access or system availability.…

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As snowpack shrinks, Sierra Nevada mountain ponds undergo dramatic change

Irvine, Calif., July 15, 2026 — On a summer afternoon in the Sierra Nevada, a mountain pond can look calm and still, reflecting granite peaks and alpine sky. But beneath the surface, these small, shallow waters are anything but stable. In fact, they are among the most thermally variable aquatic ecosystems on Earth, with water temperatures…

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NASA Notifications

NASA Notifications

Dear Colleagues: Please see the attached Grant Notice (GN) for an important update regarding the launch of NASA’s biosketch and current and pending (other) support disclosure forms in Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv). Beginning June 25, 2026, NASA-specific biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support forms are now available in SciENcv. During the…

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