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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An archived version of this message may be found at news.research.uci.edu Human Research Protections Revised Continuing Review Submission Process for Single IRB Which studies are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.…
Read MoreYouTube Tuesday: How Pre-Award Resolves Budgeting Red Flags
YouTube Tuesday: How Pre-Award Resolves Budgeting Red Flags Watch Now The post YouTube Tuesday: How Pre-Award Resolves Budgeting Red Flags appeared first on News & Announcements.
Read MoreUC 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…
Read MoreBiomedical 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…
Read MoreWhere 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
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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…
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