Research Stories
UCRI funding enables researchers to make cutting-edge discoveries that benefit California and the world. We are excited to share our grantees’ advances and progress with you through the stories linked below.
New UC-led institute awarded $25M to explore potential of quantum computing and train a future workforce
This NSF institute was founded based on outstanding multicampus research incentivized by MRPI funding
Five RGPO grantees earn 2019 Presidential Early Career Awards
Five UC faculty funded by the Research Grants Program Office (RGPO) received the 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Featured researcher: James Stinecipher
One of the first UC-National Lab in-residence graduate fellows studies cutting-edge climate change science
Creating more efficient energy systems
Lab Fees Research Program funds study that uncovers ways to reduce our energy use
Improving memory
A prosthetic device for the brain
Understanding the drought
How soil health affects California agriculture
Creating a living laboratory
Studying the impact of climate change on California
Discovering new worlds
UC and National Lab collaborators fuel search for Earth-like planets
Planning for smart growth
Simulation enables long-term economic forecasting
Enriching lives through art
Classroom-in-Residence stimulates youth creativity
Training new leaders to tackle global challenges
UC-National Lab partnerships further non-proliferation and nuclear safety
Generating bright ideas
UC experts join with industry to advance solar solutions with MRPI funding
Exploring solutions with government leaders
UC center unearths threat to water supply
Partners in California communities
Going door-to-door in rural reaches
Supporting novel notions
MRPI grantees use digital humanities to connect new generations to centuries of knowledge
Inventions create industries
Proof of Concept grant provides the spark to produce a better battery