ACADEMIC SENATE MEMBERS

SUBJECT:    UCOP Office of Research Website

The UCOP Office of Research recently informed the Senate that it has redesigned and expanded its website. A number of new components have been added, such as a comprehensive chart of systemwide funding opportunities arranged by discipline, links to campus Offices of Research and Committees on Research, and an on-line version of the UC Guide to "Multicampus Research Units" in PDF format. Additionally, they will soon post an updated electronic version of the Directory of UC Organized Research Units with full search capability. The website address is: http://www.ucop.edu/research/

The systemwide Committees on Planning and Budget and Research Policy have reviewed the new website, and have expressed the hope that new and existing faculty members will be made aware of it. This is a significant step forward for UCOP in providing useful information to support the research of all faculty. We hope that you will find some new opportunities in the material available there. These opportunities are across fields and disciplines. We encourage you to share the website with your colleagues and graduate students. Comments and/or suggestions for improvement may be sent to Carol McClain, Director, Multicampus Research carol.mcclain@ucop.edu.

Robert L. Parker, Chair Academic Senate, San Diego Division Henry D. I. Abarbanel, Chair Committee on Research, San Diego Division