Payroll Certification System Office Hours on July 22

Payroll Certification System Office Hours on July 22

Contracts & Grants Accounting Payroll Certification System Office Hours on July 22 Contracts & Grants Accounting will host their next Payroll Certification System (PCS) Office Hours from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, July 22. These meetings are recommended for staff who have completed UC Irvine’s online Payroll Certification Training in UCLC (CGS 4 – Payroll Certification) and…

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REMINDER: Topic-Specific QRAM (07/15)

REMINDER: Topic-Specific QRAM (07/15)

Dear Colleagues, This is a reminder regarding Wednesday’s (07/15) Topic-Specific QRAM from 2:00-3:00PM. More details are below. You can join the Zoom here. We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday! Barbara Barbara Inderwiesche, CRA Director, Electronic Research Administration Need Help? ERA Support Desk (New!) From: Barbara Inderwiesche Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 1:16 PM…

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Fed Update: COGR News Digest

Fed Update: COGR News Digest

Follow COGR on LinkedIn 7/12/26Washington Post Researchers worry a Trump rule could end U.S. scientific dominance Under the proposed rule, political appointees would have more power over hundreds of billions of dollars in discretionary grant funding. The HillSee also Collins calls on OMB to rescind parts of controversial proposed grant rule 7/12/26New Yorker An O.M.B.…

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AI takes on one of physics’ biggest mysteries

Observing a neutrino is a lot like listening to a weak radio signal. It’s there, but it can be hard to pinpoint and decipher what the signal is saying. A neutrino is a tiny, nearly invisible particle that rarely interacts with matter. When it does, it leaves behind a signal called a neutrino event. During…

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A new era of precision depression treatment

For millions of people living with depression, finding an effective treatment can feel like a long and uncertain journey. Patients often spend months trying different medications, enduring side effects and persistent symptoms while waiting to discover whether a prescription will help. A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Mass…

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Revised Continuing Review Submission Process for Single IRB

Revised Continuing Review Submission Process for Single IRB

An archived version of this message may be found at news.research.uci.edu Human Research Protections Revised Continuing Review Submission Process for Single IRB Which studies are impacted? Studies that use a Single IRB (sIRB) review process. For sIRB studies, UCI is either the Reviewing IRB for external participating sites (pSites) or Relying on an external IRB.…

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UC Irvine astronomers discover a new Earth-like exoplanet

The new planet is about twice the size of Earth. The planet’s atmosphere may be the right thickness for life to survive on the planet’s surface. The study helps reveal how Earth-like planets close to our solar system may be more common than thought. Irvine, Calif., June 30, 2026 — A team led by astronomers…

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Biomedical engineers send cartilage tissue experiment to outer space

Researchers in UC Irvine’s Department of Biomedical Engineering are relying on the microgravity environment of the International Space Station to help build new cartilage tissue. For a project funded by the National Science Foundation, the UC Irvine researchers began by preparing cartilage-producing cells for the trip to space. In mid May, an experiment was launched…

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