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UC San Diego 2011 Research
Funding Reaches $960 Million
Research teams at the University of California, San Diego competed for and received more than $960 million dollars for research in fiscal year 2011, the university's second-best year for research funding in its 50-year history. Read More about Near-Record Funding.

Research Data Management and Curation Pilot Program
The UCSD Research Cyberinfrastructure Implementation Team (RCIIT) invites interested researchers or research teams to participate in Research Data Management and Curation Pilot Projects from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013. Read the Complete RCIIT Invitation.

Latest VC Research Newsletter
The latest edition of the "UC San Diego Research Report" is now available with news and issues of interest to our campus research community
Read the Latest Issue of Research News


Events

Greenovation Forum: "Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: The Ecological, Economic, and Governance Principles for Managing the Ocean" – Wednesday, February 22, 2012, CALIT2 Auditorium in Atkinson Hall, UC San Diego

  • 4:00 pm Sustainable reception featuring Carlsbad Aquafarm seafood
  • 4:30 pm Program begins
  • 6:00 pm Conclusion
    • This program is free and open to the public. Visit http://ssi.ucsd.edu/greenovation to learn more and RSVP. Seating is limited and filled on a first-come-first-served basis. Please RSVP no later than Friday, February 17, 2012.

General Announcements

Marye Anne Fox

Chancellor Fox Announces 2012 Return to Teaching, Research Internationally renowned scientist and educator Marye Anne Fox, Chancellor of UC San Diego and 2010 recipient of the National Medal of Science, among many other honors and awards, has announced that she will step down as chancellor in June 2012 to return to teaching and research as a distinguished professor of chemistry at the university. Read more about the announcement and the chancellor's extraordinary tenure.

Timely Research Affairs Bulletins Keep You Informed:

The Weekly Top 5 News You Can Use
A collection of news items and stories of interest to the UC San Diego community

Top 5 News, February 8th, 2012 (.pdf)

Top 5 News, February 1st, 2012 (.pdf)

Top 5 News, January 25th, 2012 (.pdf)

Top 5 News, January 18th, 2012 (.pdf)

Top 5 News, January 11th, 2012 (.pdf)


Bi-Weekly Research Update
Notices of opportunities, changes, updates and research-related news

Latest Research Update (3)(.pdf)

Past News and Announcements

New UC Research Site
The UC Office of the President has launched a New Research News Website.
The site highlights the depth and breadth of UC research across the system and the value of research to Californians. Visit the New UC Research Site.

Sandra Brown, Noted Psychologist, Named New Vice Chancellor for Research at UC San Diego
Sandra Ann Brown, professor of psychology and psychiatry, has been named Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of California, San Diego, effective December 8, following approval by the University of California's Board of Regents. Learn more about Vice Chancellor Sandra Brown

UC San Diego Ranks 5th in Nation for Federal R&D Dollars
The University of California, San Diego again ranks fifth among top U.S. universities in federal research and development dollars, with $511,428,000 in expenditures for fiscal year 2009, according to figures just released by the National Science Foundation (NSF).  Read More about U.C. San Diego's Top Five Federal Research and Development Ranking

$165 million+in ARRA stimulus funds 345 UC San Diego research projects   



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Research News

Piranha Engineers Find Inspiration for New Materials in Piranha-proof Armor
February 8, 2012 –It’s a matchup worthy of a late-night cable movie: put a school of starving piranha and a 300-pound fish together, and who comes out the winner? Read more about Piranha-proof Armor


coral Heat and Cold Damage Corals in Their Own Ways, Scripps Study Shows
February 3, 2012 –Around the world coral reefs are facing threats brought by climate change and dramatic shifts in sea temperatures. While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold events can also cause large-scale coral bleaching events. Read more about Coral Damage


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