Entries by Sean Moody

Alissa Kendall Appointed Director of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies

The Office of Research at UC Davis is pleased to announce the appointment of Alissa Kendall, the Ray B. Krone Endowed Professor of Environmental Engineering, as the new director of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis). Kendall succeeds founding director Dan Sperling, who has led the institute since its establishment in 1991. “Professor […]

Clare Cannon Appointed Interim Director of the UC Davis Institute of the Environment

The University of California, Davis, Office of Research is pleased to announce the appointment of  Clare Cannon as the interim director of the Institute of the Environment, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Cannon is an associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology at UC Davis, where she, as an interdisciplinary scholar, […]

NSF MRI Updates & Equipment Grant Resources

On July 1, 2025 the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced it will NOT be accepting new proposals to the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program during the October/November 2025 submission window. Any proposals submitted to that window will be returned without review. What Does This Mean for UC Davis Investigators? No new FY 2026 MRI awards: The MRI program which funds the […]