[Ucrfacultyandstaff] Inside UCR: Federal research funding updates, and more

Wed Jan 29 16:14:02 PST 2025

[UC Riverside | Inside UCR Weekly]
Jan. 29, 2025

UC President Drake's message on federal funding freeze
UC President Michael V. Drake said the university system will continue to monitor and provide updates on a Trump Administration memo freezing federal grants that was blocked by a federal judge and has since been rescinded.
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Professor co-chairs international health panel
Professor Richard Carpiano is helping to lead an international commission to make communities worldwide more resilient to global health threats in the face of pandemics, climate change, and other challenges.
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Scholars receive White House honor
Professors Rachel Wu and Eunsoo Cho each won the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers during the final days of the Biden administration.
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Highlanders are better than par for the course
Student golfers Hartej Grewal and Janna Andaya are balancing class and coursework as they reach new heights this season.
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How to improve your work ergonomics
Human Resources offers tips for office ergonomic safety and reducing injury in the Move Well video series.
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2/1-2/2025 | 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
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2/2/2025 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

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[Campus Announcements]

Provost's winter campus update
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth Watkins shares emergency planning campus resources available to faculty, staff, and students including a new app.
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UCR guidance on federal funding
Rodolfo Torres, vice chancellor for Research and Economic Development, offers guidance on recent White House executive orders on federally funded research and how researchers should respond.
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Join UC President Drake's final staff town hall
UC President Michael V. Drake will join the Council of UC Staff Assemblies on Feb. 19 for his final systemwide town hall.
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[Awards & Honors]

School of Medicine awards seed grants
The school has awarded grants of up to $25,000 in seed funding for collaborative interdisciplinary research projects.
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Engineering students win research awards
Doctoral candidates Eva Ottum, Brittney Terry, and Ben Treves from the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering have each been awarded a $15,000 fellowship from the Koerner Family Foundation.
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[Scotmemos]

Take the UCR climate resiliency survey
The campus community is invited to provide feedback and inform decisions on future policy by taking the climate resiliency survey.
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