Last Updated 4/1/2020 Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, researchers have been instructed to ramp down any non-critical on-site research activities as of March 17, 2020. The applicable definition of critical research activities should include the following, but may be modified as needed by your Chairs, Directors, and Deans’ criteria: Research that must be maintained for […]
Updated 4/2/20 The following is a condensed version of important announcements from key agencies. You can find a more exhaustive list by agency here. UCOP also provides a running list of daily updates. UCOP has also released a memo on 3/24/20 titled Charging grants and contracts costs to Federal sponsored awards during COVID-19 that explains […]
Last Updated 4/1/2020 The Office of Research will continue to remain operational. Staff not directly associated with an essential service will work remotely. The safety and health of our research workforce and animals will remain our highest priority. Animal Care Program, including TRACS, will continue to operate. Contingency plans are in place to ensure ongoing animal care […]
Last Updated 4/1/2020 Each of our 46 vivaria at UC Davis have facility specific continuity plans which will be activated as necessary. These procedures, along with capacities in our infrastructure, have been established as part of previous risk mitigation planning sessions in case of emergency situations. We are in contact with each of our vivaria […]
Last Updated 4/1/2020 Individual labs and research facilities are best positioned to create a continuity plan that will meet their unique needs. Principal Investigators and Research Managers should develop plans according to guidance given by campus leadership. The following are recommendations to consider in developing your plan. The following assumptions are based on a scenario […]
Last Updated 4/1/2020 Require that all personnel who are feeling unwell stay home until they no longer have symptoms Remind all personnel to practice recommended personal hygiene measures including washing hands frequently, using hand sanitizer, avoiding touching their face and covering coughs. Explore and implement measures to allow “social distancing” of lab/research personnel. For example, […]
Program Overview Update: Funds for this program have been exhausted through the first two rounds of proposals and it is currently no longer taking proposals. Thank you for all the wonderful ideas and proposals that have been submitted! In response to the unprecedented research challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, UC Davis Office of Research is launching […]
By Lisa Howard The Office of Research has launched a COVID-19 Research Working Group to help faculty, postdocs and students connect with collaborators and funding opportunities. A website, Slack channel, Sympa email list and curated list of funding opportunities have been set up. There are also weekly teleconferences. While non-critical on-site research activities have been ramped down on campus, critical research, which includes COVID-19 research […]
A Message from Vice Chancellor for Research Prasant Mohapatra to the UC Davis Research Community I am writing to provide guidance for managing research activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. UC Davis remains open for research activities at this point in time, but we strongly recommend that on-campus research activities be adjusted and reduced where […]
By Lisa Howard UC Davis medical and engineering experts are teaming up to develop an under-clothing biosensor that can recognize in real time when someone’s bladder is full. Most people take that kind of biological awareness for granted, but it is lacking for the approximately half a million individuals in the United States with spinal […]
