Vice Chancellor Announcements

Ensuring Safety in the Research Community

Dear Colleagues: Safety is critical to conducting high-quality research, which is why I am writing to highlight three annual safety requirements identified in UCI’s Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP):  1) reconciliation and update chemical inventories, 2) safety self-inspections and 3) creating and training staff on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).  Reconciliation and Update Chemical InventoriesLab safety is […]

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Ensuring Safety in the Research Community

Dear Colleagues: Safety is critical to conducting high-quality research, which is why I am writing to highlight two annual safety requirements identified in UCI’s Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP):  1) safety self-inspection, and 2) chemical inventory validation.  In addition to addressing these two topics below, I’ve also included an update on UCI’s transition to a new

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Research Strike Preparation

RE:  Research Strike Preparation Dear Colleagues, Recently, the UC received an official notice from the United Auto Workers (UAW) that four bargaining units it represents (Academic Student Employees, Academic Researchers, Postdoctoral Scholars, and Graduate Student Researchers) intend to strike starting Monday, November 14, 2022.  The notice did not include a strike end date; therefore, the

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Phase 4 Research Transitioning Starts on June 22, 2021

Dear Colleagues, On June 22, 2021, UCI will begin its gradual transition to Phase 4 research.  This is the final phase in reopening the UCI research enterprise. In summary, Phase 4 research permits all research activities, as well as all types of invited guests and visitors.  This last phase aligns safety and mitigation requirements with

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Phase 3 Research Transitioning Starts on April 5, 2021

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that on April 5, 2021, UCI will begin transitioning to Phase 3 research.  A confluence of factors makes this possible – the most important being high compliance levels with safety protocols, protective measures, and with approved Phase 1 and 2 research plans, as verified by Environmental Health &

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Regional Stay at Home Order

Dear Colleagues, As you may have heard and read, the California Department of Public Health has issued a new Regional Stay at Home Order on 12/3/20: https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/12.3.20-Stay-at-Home-Order-ICU-Scenario.pdf This Order does not require us to make any modification to our current approved Phase 2 research plans and activities. There are very few, if any, cases of

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Celebration of UCI’s $529M Research Funding Milestone! – TOMORROW!

View this email in your browser Join Vice Chancellor for Research Pramod Khargonekar, guest speakers and colleagues from the UCI Office of Research for this virtual celebration of surpassing the $500M research funding milestone! TOMORROW – AUGUST 13, 2020 3:00PM – 5:00PM ZOOM LINK Meeting ID: 957 7898 1022   Passcode: 529mil         ⚠ STILL ACCEPTING PHOTOS!(optional

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UCI receives record $529 million in research funding for fiscal 2019-20

Irvine, Calif., July 20, 2020 — From cutting-edge research and clinical trials focused on cancer care to creating a new center devoted to protecting personal data privacy, University of California, Irvine scholars, scientists and physicians are blazing new paths to help change the world. And their impact keeps growing. In fiscal 2019-20, which ended June

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