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safety precautions, testing, and, more recently, vaccination are starting to pay off and
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<span style="color:#0070C0">we are seeing the numbers associated with the COVID-19 pandemic improve.</span></a> This improvement in conditions has helped Riverside County to move into the red tier of
<i>Risk Level Substantial: Some non-essential indoor business operations open with modifications.</i>
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<span style="color:#0070C0">TGPPF call we sent out in January</span></a> have been awarded funding to help PIs compete for externally sponsored training grants. The 4 proposals combined include 10 faculty members from 4 schools/colleges and, if successfully
funded, could provide support for some 20 students for multiple years. We are pleased about the internal response to the first competition in this program, which we intend to repeat in future years. I want to thank the Graduate Division, in particular Graduate
Dean Shaun Bowler and Associate Dean Emma Wilson, for providing additional funding so the 4 internal awards could be made.
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the program in some form in future years. Please see the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M8kh1-XpGBWdfD8JCaD8EimvNuSmZnoHCfBfTps5kmcHEyGvv77j8N1i9E4bvcdlm9EScit6OuVNDhAn9I2ri9RxpuZdQ5Nqtxnb48oLYIXKPE8RA1I8s2RGCBNl2ju-MKU9sN2nBbBz5moprgOLK8ow14-at5j7FW2jovzyF6o=&c=vsBhX7LvOknynxcGTPUlonTYWgZse8teEvGOiVrBE9fRWAfixquFmQ==&ch=Ab7jg9qRHp326jkR412FkO_OFtFvzxqAnF6Keft7A5b9ZWsWCGVD_Q==" target="_blank">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Undergraduate students at UC Riverside will again have the opportunity to conduct laboratory research on campus. Until now, in the pandemic that COVID-19 spawned,
only graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, their faculty advisors, and key personnel were permitted to work in labs at 25% occupancy capacity. The improvements on the pandemic conditions have now made it feasible for undergraduate students to return
to doing research in labs, starting this spring term. <b>The labs will continue to operate at 25% maximum occupancy with current preventive measures in place.</b> We hope this return will start to address an important educational need for our students disrupted
by COVID-19 and expect to further loosen up restrictions in the near future. It should also help with the research projects of many PIs who have patiently waited for the pandemic conditions to improve so we can move ahead with this measure while minimizing
the risks for all those involved. I am especially thankful to all the members of the Research Ramp-up Committee for providing very thoughtful guidance and advise to make this possible. Please read the
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microscopy capabilities by purchasing a new modern transmission electron microscope (<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M8kh1-XpGBWdfD8JCaD8EimvNuSmZnoHCfBfTps5kmcHEyGvv77j8N1i9E4bvcdl88iTGWvZ9QDgl6PntRmhivpa5ZjxpAl-v2ddlyNwElCPkeZ_8JCQ6AsXlPuaf1rLtqC751VSNRIhYgMA662LxA==&c=vsBhX7LvOknynxcGTPUlonTYWgZse8teEvGOiVrBE9fRWAfixquFmQ==&ch=Ab7jg9qRHp326jkR412FkO_OFtFvzxqAnF6Keft7A5b9ZWsWCGVD_Q==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">ThermoFisher
Scientific™ Talos L120C™ TEM</span></a>). As part of the RED Research Centers, the new instrument is housed in the campus-wide Center for Advanced Microscopy and Microanalysis (CFAMM). I would like to thank everyone involved in making this possible and, in
particular, Dr. Krassimir Bozhilov, CFAMM Director, for his leadership and constant efforts running this essential core research facility.
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for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International. The accreditation and oversight from this nonprofit organization is in addition to others regulated by federal agencies. While, in general, AAALAC accreditation is voluntary
for many institutions, the UC Office of the President makes it a mandatory requirement for all UC campuses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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AAALAC Council on Accreditation, we had a very positive visit and received useful feedback from the committee of visitors. In particular, the visitors expressed high praises for the work of our vivarium staff, which has remained uninterrupted during the pandemic. We
have addressed all items pointed out by the visit in our Post Site Visit Communication to AAALAC and expect to receive the final determination for reaccreditation very soon. We will continue to keep our broad animal research community informed of it as well
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revise and improve our animal research activities. In particular, my deep appreciation and thanks goes to the individuals involved in the process from the Office of Research Integrity, Office of Campus Veterinarian, IACUC, EH&S, and our dedicated vivarium
staff. Thank you also to the faculty and students who participated in the visit and to all our researchers for responsibly adhering to the compliance regulations governing this critical area of research.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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open access agreement with Elsevier, the world’s largest academic publisher. If you have not seen it yet, please read the information about this
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won 2</span><sup><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42;position:relative;top:-2.5pt;mso-text-raise:2.5pt">nd</span></sup><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"> place Audience Choice Award
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supplements to support the immune systems of military personnel. GattaCo has developed a patented microfluidics device with potential to revolutionize diagnostics and home sample collection and is performing validation studies in the Incubator. Starting in
April, four UCR researchers, led by UCR Microbiome Initiative Director, Quinn McFrederick, are taking turns to work with new microbiome Prospector equipment on loan from GALT and installed in a dedicated microbiome room in the Incubator. Their projects will
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ORI Seminar Series</span></a> focuses on ethical dilemmas and hot topics in research, integrity, and research with human participants. The next seminar, entitled “<b><i>The RULE of 3 - Early Literacy and Equity: Language, Vocabulary and Thinking Skills</i></b>”
will be led by <b>Dr. Linda Ventriglia-Navarrette</b>, Director of Project Moving Forward. The presentation will take place at<b> 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 15, 2021</b>.
<u>Advance registration is required</u>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">The purpose of Project Moving Forward is to level the playing field for English learners and other diverse learners so they can access and be successful with the
core curriculum. The goal is to close the opportunity gap by accelerating students’ language and literacy skills through an engaging and rigorous, research-based system of, language, literacy, vocabulary and thinking skills starting in kindergarten. Project
Moving Forward’s accelerated language and literacy program enables students to open the doors to learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Dr. Linda Ventriglia-Navarrette is the creator of RULE of 3 and directs Project Moving Forward at UCR. She has a Ph.D. in curriculum and second language acquisition
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">The University of California maintains an open academic environment in support of its mission of teaching, research, and public service. At the same time, U.S. export
control laws and regulations control the conditions under which certain information, technologies, and commodities can be exported overseas to anyone, including U.S. citizens, or to a foreign national within the U.S. The University of California, Riverside
(“UCR”) is committed to ensuring full compliance with U.S. export control regulations and sanction laws, including without limitation the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”), and regulations and
orders administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (collectively “Export Controls”). This commitment of compliance extends to all research and non- research activities covered by Export Controls and conducted at UCR or other
locations by its faculty, academic appointees, staff, students, including student employees (collectively, “UCR Members”) and non-employee participants in UCR programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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aid UCR Members in their research activities to ensure continued compliance with applicable Export Controls. UCR recognizes that despite such efforts, irregularities or instances of non-compliance may arise. Achieving the highest standard of export compliance
can only be met through the full participation of all UCR Members and requires positive action of all persons involved with export transactions. Accordingly, each UCR Member has a duty to abide by Export Controls regulations and report possible violations
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Officer, Roberto Galvan Ramos, Jr., at <a href="mailto:exportcontrol@ucr.edu" target="_blank">
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bills on immigration: the “Dream and Promise Act,” which would provide a <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M8kh1-XpGBWdfD8JCaD8EimvNuSmZnoHCfBfTps5kmcHEyGvv77j8N1i9E4bvcdlPpg5ASL2Co9dhT2auBpEisByqRYU8laLmZtr9Unyt3K4ZhAbDyK7YwX99UrA2K_SdPOwQ8fmbbJ2_VlKoqRmN6Fzs0ReBjw-fHbc5LTvNvGKCTqyrNQrCEMNaL8KI7JfYV_XshKGSPZsHCkxAXYRinyKTKgvdKl8hPLqM4hhujkadC5MUKlz7ZWDWZ7hPoJ1GgJvRVAv42BNFhcl0LFOIQ==&c=vsBhX7LvOknynxcGTPUlonTYWgZse8teEvGOiVrBE9fRWAfixquFmQ==&ch=Ab7jg9qRHp326jkR412FkO_OFtFvzxqAnF6Keft7A5b9ZWsWCGVD_Q==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">pathway
to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants</span></a>, and the “Farm Workforce Modernization Act,” which would <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M8kh1-XpGBWdfD8JCaD8EimvNuSmZnoHCfBfTps5kmcHEyGvv77j8N1i9E4bvcdlB-rAXisoyWC2wqYQ6OfDf87gkRpG3_bOi3YGShK9i_YpxX9wm9wE4mMnSMnAVVUTCWEK_yKUARdNuwkhure9yjiZLXOVrmA-cuY5o-JffqJCRKQIw0r0pOYRydDSGfWRS9_MXP_eE03Ik_hpa4DBGCHLJFM-FtUnrwaG4CRCcTwa8PX05Q4YyCshhZdeLEplWJkdeF9aT5eWXA0QjJzAcw==&c=vsBhX7LvOknynxcGTPUlonTYWgZse8teEvGOiVrBE9fRWAfixquFmQ==&ch=Ab7jg9qRHp326jkR412FkO_OFtFvzxqAnF6Keft7A5b9ZWsWCGVD_Q==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">expand
the H2-A program</span></a> and provide a citizenship route for farmworkers. The Senate Judiciary Committee is likely to consider the
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">“</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M8kh1-XpGBWdfD8JCaD8EimvNuSmZnoHCfBfTps5kmcHEyGvv77j8N1i9E4bvcdly3BBi4UPf339ZpWOv9sbweIaktbLU12MYeE2UXzjPyXnNEPO8Ni-XBh5mUnIudwJmffYicC76W4xnZXjhvSO3U9JnXRCzt4NkOGqSv6aI09GHqyKOBHbgjlJ5z21BZqO6uhzy4_bW4ipvX9jw41rdeHvnLlmRqigAgbyZXA6Ptt8VnSW9RP14R66K62ewKXxO1iZwLy7lv5kIO-2FIe6UA==&c=vsBhX7LvOknynxcGTPUlonTYWgZse8teEvGOiVrBE9fRWAfixquFmQ==&ch=Ab7jg9qRHp326jkR412FkO_OFtFvzxqAnF6Keft7A5b9ZWsWCGVD_Q==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Dream
Act of 2021</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">”</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"> in April, and it is expected to gather bipartisan support. UC will continue
to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform and for a path to citizenship for our young undocumented community members and their loved ones.
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support of doubling the maximum annual Pell Grant award. The letter, led by The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), was signed by</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M8kh1-XpGBWdfD8JCaD8EimvNuSmZnoHCfBfTps5kmcHEyGvv77j8N1i9E4bvcdlic5KNf45jXKTAVgz29Zi4rk2FQgRKAB_WVWeA5gvutjzbQJw60JJ0qBgpQ4UI-cQBlU9mLSKVsmxc4rJDV5o53AV8R91eGrDICvNqNNYWjPaBzmi7oMOpXPdkjVHbnpqrkRnOXuEmCNjTucDqQIzxCsMo322UVO6iMkN3ROnA7Ci5FykJHdtaTHE7Dr9xbm-sB3igHodyUVyvWYATMkuNqciQYrIJBJI&c=vsBhX7LvOknynxcGTPUlonTYWgZse8teEvGOiVrBE9fRWAfixquFmQ==&ch=Ab7jg9qRHp326jkR412FkO_OFtFvzxqAnF6Keft7A5b9ZWsWCGVD_Q==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">nearly
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Doubling the Pell Grant continues to be a top priority for the university, and we are proud to join the 1,200 other signatories in affirming our commitment to the
effort. The Pell Grant is the primary means by which the federal government helps low-income students afford college, but the grant has consistently eroded in value due to disinvestment in higher education and inflation. Doubling the maximum award is crucial
to ensuring that low-income students can finance their education without sacrificing their ability to afford their basic needs. Achieving this goal would bolster the rigorous financial aid programs in place at California universities and allow other low-income
students across the country to reap the benefits of federal reinvestment in higher education. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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imaging with high sensitivity on a 64-bit platform. To enable imaging and low-temperature transfer of radiation sensitive, frozen-hydrated specimens for cryo-EM the TEM is fitted with Gatan 655 cryo system with Elsa Cryo Holder and Thermo Scientific Vitrobot™
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<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M8kh1-XpGBWdfD8JCaD8EimvNuSmZnoHCfBfTps5kmcHEyGvv77j8HYH1gAKPKVFT8KGNecwXWHNit7qyXlFTPqvDi2qCygUnkjShriNunEij0cPiSh8h47SEpLUJIN2wCgGUxdF8ZzKfJeO5LDZCD9yp2ME1RsAE6CFUkfjgEDhLzxbM65sIw==&c=vsBhX7LvOknynxcGTPUlonTYWgZse8teEvGOiVrBE9fRWAfixquFmQ==&ch=Ab7jg9qRHp326jkR412FkO_OFtFvzxqAnF6Keft7A5b9ZWsWCGVD_Q==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#3661BD">https://research.ucr.edu/ord/limitedsubmissions</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M8kh1-XpGBWdfD8JCaD8EimvNuSmZnoHCfBfTps5kmcHEyGvv77j8M3GybaN4IR27Mu_GLaFgn9cK1vMgK0WERGOO6y-KCoJwcFQr60RTqRDcP9dQFOk11OBw0441-MF1hcDW513OXIOoC5DaJN7NqmvQvCzoeSuacXORgHap7NlZvwL-uyDb2-D7R4rCTYh_F5x-F5fMUVaTTJf1DCkUpjlhwj9GnbTJkLbsHPdb6U1BFgYfKfh0ZM8DTZaGzyV49K25z1_QgBJX7xIIg9KbMigVmPYbNbZWVzai_WoIVeJnkMXFhG4hZQT-xyfmTi8j5O1J4SZPSQ7vFw137FxcqjCL38KS2-J&c=vsBhX7LvOknynxcGTPUlonTYWgZse8teEvGOiVrBE9fRWAfixquFmQ==&ch=Ab7jg9qRHp326jkR412FkO_OFtFvzxqAnF6Keft7A5b9ZWsWCGVD_Q==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/pew-biomedical-scholars/program-details?utm_campaign=2021-01-12+Biomed+scholars+update&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Pew</span></a>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">As of Sept. 1, 2021, hold a full-time appointment at the rank of assistant professor. (Appointments such as research assistant professor, adjunct assistant
professor, assistant professor research track, visiting professor, or instructor are not eligible).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Time spent in clinical internships, residencies, in work toward board certification, or on parental leave does not count as part of this four-year limit. Candidates who took parental leave should contact Pew’s program office to ensure that application reviewers
are aware of their circumstances<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Please note that eligibility criteria have been temporarily expanded to account for COVID-related lab shutdowns and research disruptions. Please direct
any questions to the program office at <a href="mailto:scholarsapp@pewtrusts.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#403F42;text-decoration:none">scholarsapp@pewtrusts.org</span></a>.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">May apply to the program a maximum of two times. All applicants must be nominated by their institution and must complete the 2022 online application.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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This program does not fund clinical trials research. Strong proposals will incorporate particularly creative and pioneering approaches to basic, translational, and applied biomedical research. Candidates whose work is based on biomedical principles but who
bring in concepts and theories from more diverse fields are encouraged to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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work that the applicant proposes to undertake, evaluations of the candidate’s performance, and notable past accomplishments, including honors, awards, and publications. In evaluating the candidates, the National Advisory Committee gives considerable weight
to evidence that the candidate is a successful independent investigator and has published significant work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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questions concerning eligibility, please contact Kara Coleman, project director, Pew Biomedical Programs at 215-575-4925 in advance of applying.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">An award of $75,000 per year for four years will be provided to the sponsoring institution for use by the scholar, subject to annual review of the scholar’s progress.
Grant agreements will be issued in August of the award year. The awarded funds may be used at the discretion of the Pew scholar, for personnel, equipment, supplies, or travel directly related to the scholar's research and as to best advance his or her research
and career.The amount of the award that may be used for the principal investigator’s salary is limited to $12,500 per year (including benefits) or $50,000 over the duration of the grant. There are no limits on student or postdoctoral salaries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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(which are not restricted to the specific aims proposed for this award). However, Pew provides flexible support to the general research aims of the scholar and does not require effort reporting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0070C0">https://research.ucr.edu/vcr/opportunities</span></a> for details about how to apply..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">UCR’s Office of Research and Economic Development (RED) is pleased to announce the new
<b>Extramural Funding Opportunity Preparation Award</b> <b>(EFOPA)</b> program. The intention of the program is to enable UCR faculty to increase their competitiveness for extramural funding. Proposals requesting internal funding in an amount between $5,000
and $25,000 are solicited and it is anticipated that a total of approximately $600,000 will be disbursed. This internal competition will be piloted this year and could be continued on an annual cycle based on its initial outcomes, applicants’ and awardees’
feedback, and funds available. For this initial competition, funds will need to be spent between May 15, 2021 and March 31, 2022.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">PURPOSE</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">The program is intended to serve as a catalyst for UCR faculty to be more competitive for extramural funding. The key consideration for funding will be whether the
project can be leveraged toward securing new extramural research funding in the near future. The internal award is to be used to conduct preliminary research or scholarly activities, generate data, establish collaborations, and/or conduct other planning activities,
which will allow awardees to put together compelling proposals for extramural funding opportunities for which they could not be equally competitive otherwise. Faculty from all disciplines and methodological approaches from all schools, colleges, departments,
and programs are encouraged to apply. Proposers will be required to target at least one external funding opportunity with a posted deadline on or before March 31, 2022. Inter-disciplinary and inter-departmental collaborations are encouraged but not required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">“Early-Career EFOPA”</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">: In light of COVID-19 and its disproportionate
impact on various groups of faculty members, this particular award aims to support junior faculty and it is
<b>open only to UCR tenure-track assistant professors</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">“General EFOPA”: Open to all UCR individuals eligible to serve as a Principal Investigator.</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Proposals are invited from all UCR individuals eligible to serve as a Principal Investigator. (For additional information on PI eligibility see (<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M8kh1-XpGBWdfD8JCaD8EimvNuSmZnoHCfBfTps5kmcHEyGvv77j8N1i9E4bvcdl9PtUcTJDkmdFer5vPbOMIy_YS2ON-7e4dTxD7eJmaqCF1vztcu7lsKR9Ei2bSWFvv9g7tgsGtsMTcYpOBoXnNmDS1KEyTT7lAkxe4OlWtQ3kPFMmTwdjezNWsDOYt6gm&c=vsBhX7LvOknynxcGTPUlonTYWgZse8teEvGOiVrBE9fRWAfixquFmQ==&ch=Ab7jg9qRHp326jkR412FkO_OFtFvzxqAnF6Keft7A5b9ZWsWCGVD_Q==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Policy
#527-3</span></a>). Both single and multiple-PI proposals will be accepted. However, if a multiple-PI proposal is submitted to the Early Career track, all the PIs need to be tenure-track assistant professors.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Funds may be used for any activity directly related to the conduct of the research or scholarly activity, e.g., salaries and benefits for undergraduate students,
graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, or similar position; software or supplies; small pieces of equipment (less than $5,000); facility recharge; travel to meet with funding agencies, attend proposer workshops, coordinate with collaborators, and conduct
field work; or other research expenses required to facilitate preparation of the proposal. Funds may <b>not</b> be used for cost-share in the external funding opportunity, faculty summer salaries, administrative staff, course buyouts, seminar speakers, consultants,
conferences, or travel to regular conferences. All funds must be expended by the end of the project period. To focus on projects that can make rapid progress, no extensions of the award will be approved and unexpended funds will be recovered.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Awardees will be required to submit a two-page final project report within 60 days of the end of the award period. The final project report should include the results
of the research, a financial statement, information about the external funding opportunity submission or efforts underway to obtain external funding. A further update of the report as soon as the PI knows of the outcome of the extramural funding opportunity
submission is required too. Lack of timely reporting may result in exclusion from future award opportunities. RED will use the reporting information to evaluate the efficacy of the EFOPA program and its sustainable continuation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Proposals will be reviewed by a committee consisting of the RED Vice Chancellor and Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, and Associate or Divisional Deans from each
of UCR’s colleges represented among the applicants. The primary evaluation criteria will be the feasibility of the project being completed, the need of the internal award to seek the identified extramural funding opportunity, and the likelihood of securing
such funding. The Associate/Divisional Deans will be also asked for input on the importance of the proposed project to their college. The appropriateness of the budget request vs. the amount of external funding to be sought out will be considered too. Because
we expect a large number of proposals to be submitted for the competition, and in the interest of time to communicate the recipients of the awards, no detailed review feedback will be provided. However, recipients may be asked to reformulate part of the proposal
or modify their proposed budgets. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">May 5, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M8kh1-XpGBWdfD8JCaD8EimvNuSmZnoHCfBfTps5kmcHEyGvv77j8N1i9E4bvcdlt3huLxpQKHiUVYx14ltm2OA31Emy2jDyioTIihD272xEr0DQw_mnO32UIDwaCUBQxe-bjrf4gxGs5oUSxseXjpeXuMfNGqiFtQMlouIvsCH4yoGfoObpYJsjiZCLWLYd&c=vsBhX7LvOknynxcGTPUlonTYWgZse8teEvGOiVrBE9fRWAfixquFmQ==&ch=Ab7jg9qRHp326jkR412FkO_OFtFvzxqAnF6Keft7A5b9ZWsWCGVD_Q==" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0070C0">https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505795</span></a> for details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Families, communities and businesses across the U.S. depend on electronic communication systems for a range of important activities, like finding employment opportunities,
education, technological innovation, assessing security threats and more. Those activities are jeopardized by misinformation and other disruptions to the trustworthiness and accuracy of information provided by our communication systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">To address this critical national challenge, the U.S. National Science Foundation’s <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M8kh1-XpGBWdfD8JCaD8EimvNuSmZnoHCfBfTps5kmcHEyGvv77j8N1i9E4bvcdl0ovk1wuXKfhHfgQr4usa9UdpJsrufhrEj8IPiyiXl9hlsKQBTC6pGxjv2yhYtUKZOXQGsUCBhVXee0HgHrAMoc9ygQPgWpuBWj7JCXxA5dPC4LOteqGwFQ-jvc1CG2cF6HQcUhuGAefUbMOH3V7K0CCTyKDOTwlcd9huNOC3QpcMmQplBm_AaScjvtLdhXQ_HkLDsHJmGvp82ChH9n4U27Xcr8N3dwuFW4L7owuI_if1IJP16IvNvKzmh1XM_8v5Fp60IwwERzDYm_gOnx0SwgE3pG2nO1jjOFwl0ogFTMVgWPc-Rgx0w33LlBMmld9qURPDMxN7eri6QByefN5UJt-zfvNw5g32uhho4HT0a_1gkjAQrEt-guNaeuY6RRspbLMhgwq2ml4TsyCc-aii2N-urMRrFBlfPIAWqPtKP1SLmpImVxheCaIHvFFuk3UKt65b9dkjYXE=&c=vsBhX7LvOknynxcGTPUlonTYWgZse8teEvGOiVrBE9fRWAfixquFmQ==&ch=Ab7jg9qRHp326jkR412FkO_OFtFvzxqAnF6Keft7A5b9ZWsWCGVD_Q==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Convergence
Accelerator program</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">is providing a new funding opportunity aimed at fostering greater
trust and authenticity in communication systems. The Convergence Accelerator program focuses on high-impact societal challenges by transitioning fundamental research and discoveries into practice.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Multidisciplinary research proposals should describe methods to develop original tools, techniques or educational materials that can effectively mitigate or prevent
critical threats to our communication systems and thus increase their public value.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Required letters of intent are due by May 5, 2021. For additional deadlines and requirements see the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M8kh1-XpGBWdfD8JCaD8EimvNuSmZnoHCfBfTps5kmcHEyGvv77j8N1i9E4bvcdldle7vikrKLQIog7qUiVX0ApPonn1zMlpT03GhRUN6EbHn8nC9fkhn_BFG1VdmEISk6vpv-EGEbhXp81wKgqd9ROBZMGbv1hZ7-zI7LHCdndjUiy_1nBD4xWUuJsUdCUQYKnAZc37CzHC33SVibVV-cWW-6Yhfsbc_HG0oK50zYDUtG2ZA20rf9OZGzDqXDotLKNZCjRrJCabO5mrKVbo6GWz3aSbYYvyPZkQjK6lQ_KakDRAOnvCSV8h24-NY6bsl0IcV3Nz0jLlROvPuj_fYmfGIlWjQlHqFSrlXHhU3A38Z_i95hLYWdD4wFhFnz-7e6T93H2zWvKXCsPV1d-XsAUD122rclmCbBs1sdeGVi04ubxSYpj1PcOxnIA4kqcCRoD9nAS8C3J5P7sISR1iKvvVOQfZpfuL0AvE_DTN2RLhUJP_w6PTpINay1-pItzhy4Z1EK50A4IhxYCwMc-5UBLVZLxtJFzp&c=vsBhX7LvOknynxcGTPUlonTYWgZse8teEvGOiVrBE9fRWAfixquFmQ==&ch=Ab7jg9qRHp326jkR412FkO_OFtFvzxqAnF6Keft7A5b9ZWsWCGVD_Q==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">Convergence
Accelerator funding opportunity</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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our country’s economic growth and national security and inhibits our ability to use the internet for collaboration and innovation. Addressing this issue is one of the defining scientific challenges of our time and we believe our research community is up to
the task,” says Arthur Lupia, NSF Assistant Director and head of the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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exploration and sustainable utilization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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intelligence. Our incomplete theoretical understanding of the field, however, impedes accessibility to deep learning technology by a wider range of participants. Confronting our incomplete understanding of the mechanisms underlying the success of deep learning
should serve to overcome its limitations and expand its applicability. The National Science Foundation Directorates for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Engineering (ENG), and Social, Behavioral
and Economic Sciences (SBE) will jointly sponsor new research collaborations consisting of mathematicians, statisticians, electrical engineers, and computer scientists. Research activities should be focused on explicit topics involving some of the most challenging
theoretical questions in the general area of Mathematical and Scientific Foundations of Deep Learning. Each collaboration should conduct training through research involvement of recent doctoral degree recipients, graduate students, and/or undergraduate students
from across this multi-disciplinary spectrum. This program complements NSF's</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001M8kh1-XpGBWdfD8JCaD8EimvNuSmZnoHCfBfTps5kmcHEyGvv77j8Fn7wMvG_pBoPrdYvj_NIWaifvoqfcwk0kLoaWrQ4miCj_mOFQPr6q8LRysud-twnmscby8O3aH16hgRv-9XUNcxKBGky9Wh6baEDWXsvOkwYUmlObzw9fiWujyBnVuB0IGPHHQ3x3K0&c=vsBhX7LvOknynxcGTPUlonTYWgZse8teEvGOiVrBE9fRWAfixquFmQ==&ch=Ab7jg9qRHp326jkR412FkO_OFtFvzxqAnF6Keft7A5b9ZWsWCGVD_Q==" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070C0">National
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the Data Revolution</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">programs by supporting collaborative research focused on the mathematical
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topological, Bayesian, or game-theoretic formulations, to analysis approaches exploiting optimal transport theory, optimization theory, approximation theory, information theory, dynamical systems, partial differential equations, or mean field theory, to application-inspired
viewpoints exploring efficient training with small data sets, adversarial learning, and closing the decision-action loop, not to mention foundational work on understanding success metrics, privacy safeguards, causal inference, and algorithmic fairness. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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must clearly demonstrate substantial collaborative contributions from members of their respective communities; projects that increase diversity and broaden participation are encouraged. Teams may be composed of members at multiple institutions or a single
institution. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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the emergence of such networks is the focus of a new solicitation calling for research proposals from a broad range of scientific disciplines, including the social, behavioral and economic sciences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences. “For example, the chestnut blight of the early 1900s showed how a fungus deadly to a particular tree species can trigger complex ripple effects in aspects of daily life critical for many thousands of people, like
their food supply and employment opportunities. By better understanding emerging networks — including those involving human behavior and society — we can strengthen our nation’s resilience and create greater opportunities for innovation and prosperity.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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opportunity for researchers in the social, behavioral and economic sciences to partner with colleagues in biology, engineering and other disciplines to develop a predictive understanding of how key properties of living systems emerge from the interactions
of genomes, phenotypes and other factors, and how emerging networks of natural, social and human-engineered systems influence their environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0070C0">www.sciencemag.org/nomis</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">for details.
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the Grand Prize winner is invited to present a proposal for funding* to the NOMIS board, as well as receive a 5 year digital subscription to Science, and have their winning essay published in Science, in print and online.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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