<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:large"></span>Sent on behalf of Academic Senate Chair Ken Barish</div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:center"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><b>[Tomorrow] Defending the Future of U.S. Research (Webinar)</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="">Dear Colleagues, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="">Our division was made aware of the the subject webinar.  Information and a registration link are below.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="">Best,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="">Cherysa</div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">------------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Dear UC Colleagues,</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">For the past 80 years, the partnership between the U.S. government and universities has fueled the nation’s leadership in science, technology, health, and defense. That partnership is now at risk.</div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">If the proposed FY26 funding cuts are enacted, the consequences will extend far beyond those with federally funded research programs, impacting innovation, the economy, and society at large.</div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">You are invited to join <b>tomorrow’s national webinar</b>, which will spotlight the critical role academic research plays in our daily lives. Our goal is to raise public awareness and help lawmakers understand that cutting science funding would reverberate far beyond university campuses.</div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The updated program includes an outstanding lineup of participants:</div><ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in"><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.8667px">Nobel Laureates <b>Randy Schekman</b> and <b>Charles Rice</b></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.8667px">NAS President <b>Marcia McNutt</b></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.8667px">Incoming NAE President <b>Tsu-Jae Liu</b></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.8667px">Pre-recorded reflections from Nobel Laureates <b>David Julius</b> and <b>Torsten Wiesel</b></li><li style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:16.8667px">Faculty from across the country sharing brief (1–2 minute) stories on how basic research drives discovery, improves lives, and serves the greater good</li></ul><div style="line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>All registrants will receive a link to the webinar recording</b> after the session is edited and uploaded, so we encourage you to register even if you cannot attend live.</div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Register here:</b> </span><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><u><a id="m_-3060347085876955479m_6147928508561740150OWA28b9d75f-e124-4df7-8e06-b53b7280c6fd" href="https://tinyurl.com/57cz93ca" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);margin:0px">https://tinyurl.com/57cz93ca</a></u></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br><b>Date:</b> Tuesday, July 1, <b>Time:</b> 1:00–3:00 p.m. P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