• News and Announcements

  Economic Stimulus Package

  February 18, 2009
  The Stimulus Package (SP) provides many opportunities for obtaining new research resources. The Office of Research Affairs (ORA) stands ready to assist you in submitting proposals; modifying and re-submitting earlier proposals that may now be more favorably received; and requesting supplements to existing awards. View complete UCSD notice.

  Template language is available to help highlight how your proposal responds to the goals of the stimulus package. Some agencies may be working on a very short timescale, so please monitor agency web pages and contact your program officer(s) for further information. As you communicate with agency program officers, we would appreciate it if you would pass any information along to GRR Director Barbara Perry (bperry@ucsd.edu).

  View stimulus package updates and resources.

  December 1, 2008
  Effective January 5, 2009, NSF proposals that request funding to support postdoctoral scholars must include, as a separate section within the 15-page project description, a description of the mentoring activities that will be provided to the postdoctoral scholar. Proposals that do not include this separate section on mentoring within the Project Description will be returned without further review.

  In addition to mentoring activities that already take place in individual laboratories, there are resources available to assist PIs in fulfilling this new requirement that may be viewed at the following
  website: http://research.ucsd.edu/postdoc/UCSDMentoringDEC2008.pdf

  The following information may also be useful when writing NSF proposals that involve postdoctoral scholars: http://research.ucsd.edu/postdoc/PostdocMentoringGuidanceforNSFPIs.pdf

  September 23, 2008
  UC San Diego Receives 6th Place Ranking in NSF’s Study of Federal Research & Development Funding

  The University of California, San Diego moved to 6th place nationally among public universities and colleges in federal research and development funding, up from the previous year’s ranking of 7th, according to a recently released study by the National Science Foundation. View the Campus News Release

  Policy on Tobacco Industry Funding of Research at UC
  In September 2007, the University of California Board of Regents approved a resolution (RE-89) that requires special review, approval and reporting procedures for submission of UC campus research proposals that seek funding from tobacco industry sponsors. The details and the procedures in place at UC San Diego may be found at http://research.ucsd.edu/documents/RE-89UCSD.pdf.

  Past News and Announcements

  February 15, 2008
  The Climate and Sustainability Institute Working Group has recently issued a report recommending that the campus commit itself to creating an Institute for Climate and Sustainability Solutions, incorporating research and scholarship from the entire campus.  View Report
  

  December 20, 2007
  A Joint Senate-Administration Taskforce has recently examined ORU structures and processes and released a report to campus for consideration. View Report

  View an ORU Director's Comments on the Report and the Task Force Response

  September 4, 2007
  Chancellor's Update on UC San Diego Environment and Sustainability Initiative (ESI)

• Events

  Greenovation Forum: Water for Energy – Energy for Water
  Wednesday, February 11, 2009

  Atkinson Pavilion at the UC San Diego Faculty Club
  
  • 4:00 pm – Reception
    4:30 pm – Program Begins

  This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Please RSVP to kblackler@ucsd.edu or 858-534-8372 or via the Greenovation Forum website http://esi.ucsd.edu/greenovation.

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