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Where you live can affect how you feel
When Jun Wu and her colleagues published a study in 2023 showing that exposure to neighborhood green space was associated with a lower risk of postpartum depression, the findings helped illuminate a powerful connection between environment and maternal mental health. Today, the UC Irvine professor is building on that work with an expanding research agenda…
Read MoreFed Update: COGR News Digest
Follow COGR on LinkedIn 6/23/26Nature Europe as science superpower: what it will take to rival the US and China Amid chaos in US science and geopolitical turmoil, Europe wants to position itself as a research haven — but questions about funding and innovation remain. 6/23/26GAO-26-10939 Priority Open Recommendations:Office of Science and Technology Policy…
Read MoreKR Downtime TONIGHT: 7pm-8pm
Dear Colleagues, Kuali Research (KR) will be down tonight from 7PM thru 8PM for the monthly deploy. One particular update we’d like to highlight is the change in the Annual Disclosure and the Personnel Tab in KR in order to satisfy the National Science Foundation requirement that institutions maintain records of foreign agreements of its NSF senior/key…
Read MoreYouTube Tuesday: Red Flags to Watch for in Pre-Award Stage
YouTube Tuesday: Red Flags to Watch for in Pre-Award Stage Watch Now The post YouTube Tuesday: Red Flags to Watch for in Pre-Award Stage appeared first on News & Announcements.
Read MoreNCURA Webinar – “Award Set-Up to First Spend: Getting Post-Award Right from Day One”
Dear Colleagues: The Office of Research is providing the campus community with access to an upcoming live virtual NCURA webinar, free of charge. To register, please use the corresponding unique registration link listed below. Please do not share this link with anyone outside of the UC Irvine community. You must register using your “uci.edu” email…
Read MoreFirst patient receives neural stem cell therapy in groundbreaking UCI Health Huntington’s disease clinical trial
Huntington’s disease is a genetic disorder that gradually destroys brain cells over the course of 10 to 30 years, typically starting between the ages of 35 and 50 Phase 1b/2a will evaluate the safety of the treatment and provide hope for those with few options to slow the progression of the disease The clinical trial…
Read MoreSAVE THE DATE: Topic-Specific QRAM (07/15)
Dear Colleagues: Please mark your calendars for an off-cycle Quarterly Research Administration Meeting (QRAM) on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 from 2:00-3:00PM. Sponsored Projects will be hosting this topic-specific QRAM on international collaborations in federally sponsored projects. During this session, we will review proposed changes to the Uniform Guidance, specifically the updates covering foreign collaborations and…
Read MoreZOT IRB/hSCRO – Scheduled Maintenance on June 22, 2026, 6PM
Dear ZOT IRB/hSCRO Users, Please be advised that ZOT IRB/hSCRO will be unavailable on June 22, 2026, starting at 6:00 PM PST for approximately 30 minutes due to a scheduled system patch to address a minor bug. Please plan accordingly and avoid accessing the system during this time. The system will resume normal operation once…
Read MoreFed Update: COGR News Digest
Follow COGR on LinkedIn 6/16/26Forbes Trump’s Research Policies Are Rattling The Career Plans Of Young Scientists A new NBER study reveals the Trump administration's 2025 federal science policies are significantly deterring young biomedical researchers. A survey of doctoral students and postdocs showed a sharp decline in their intent to remain in U.S. academia, with…
Read MoreScheduled Monthly Maintenance – ZOT IRB/hSCRO (Saturday, June 20th, 2026)
Dear ZOT IRB/hSCRO users, Please be aware that ZOT IRB and ZOT hSCRO will be undergoing scheduled maintenance on: Date: Saturday, June 20th, 2026 Time: 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM PST During this window, users may experience brief disruptions to the ZOT IRB and ZOT hSCRO systems, including short periods of unavailability and potential connectivity…
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