Entries by Aj Cheline

National Research Administrators Day: September 25

On September 25 we celebrate National Research Administrators Day in recognition of the critical contributions so many of you and your teams make to advance research and innovation at UC Davis. Each year, UC Davis research administrators help prepare and submit thousands of proposals, manage nearly $1 billion in sponsored research funding, facilitate compliance, protect […]

Transition to New Grant Search Database Effective August 1, 2026

UC Davis is transitioning to GrantForward as our new institutional grant database service provider effective August 1st, 2026. Access to Pivot, the previous service provider, will no longer be available. GrantForward maintains a database of funding opportunities from over 30,000 sponsors with daily updates, allowing you to receive the latest on open and upcoming funding […]

UC Davis Researchers Selected for Landmark DOE Genesis Mission Awards to Harness AI for Scientific Breakthroughs

Five researchers from the University of California, Davis, were listed among recipients for the inaugural awards through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Genesis Mission — a national program leveraging artificial intelligence to accelerate breakthroughs in energy, discovery science and national security. In the announcement, Under Secretary for Science Dr. Darío Gil said, “Through the Genesis […]

Federal Research Funding Executive Actions

Page Last Updated 7/29/2026 The UC Davis Office of Research is working closely with campus and UC leadership and our federal governmental relations team to track the ongoing situation regarding the impact of the recent Executive Orders. We created the following page as a resource to provide updates, guidance and resources as they become available. […]

$1.2 Million Keck Foundation Bridge Funding Initiative Makes Awards to Early‑Career Scientists at UC Davis

By Neelanjana Gautam The University of California, Davis, is pleased to announce new awards totaling $1.2 million from the Bridge Funding Initiative supported by the W. M. Keck Foundation. This investment will provide critical resources to six high‑impact basic science projects during a period when early‑stage research often faces significant funding uncertainty. The initiative will […]

START Committee Update: Increasing Our Research Excellence

START Committee Update: Increasing Our Research Excellence At the end of April, we hosted a town hall to share an update on the progress of the Increasing Our Research Excellence Committee. This committee is one of six working groups within UC Davis’s Sustaining Teaching and Research Task Force (START), launched by Provost Croughan in 2023 to […]