UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ACADEMIC SENATE, IRVINE DIVISION COUNCIL ON RESEARCH, COMPUTING & LIBRARIES ANNUAL REPORT 2006-07 To the Irvine Divisional Senate Assembly: The Council on Research, Computing & Libraries respectfully submits its report of activities for the academic year 2006-07 I Council Operations Alex Veidenbaum, Professor of Computer Sciences-Systems in the School of Information Computer Systems, chaired the Council on Research, Computing & Libraries (CORCL) in 2006-07 At nine meetings from October 2006 through June 2007, CORCL’s principal items of business were to award faculty research grants; to review faculty proposals to establish and renew the campus-approved centers and institutes; and to advise the Academic Senate Irvine Division Chair, the Vice Chancellor for Research, the University Librarian, and the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Network and Academic Computing Services (NACS) on issues of importance to the campus and University that were under its charge II Faculty Research Grants A total of $680,771 was awarded by CORCL’s four faculty research grant programs A Allocations to Schools for Faculty Research Grants CORCL sub-allocates a significant portion of its budget to the Research Committees of each academic unit for Research and Travel (R&T) grants to be awarded competitively to Senate faculty CORCL utilizes a distribution formula that supports (a) junior faculty in all departments and (b) all ranks in Arts and Humanities, who traditionally have limited access to extramural funding AY 2006-07 Academic Unit Arts Biological Sciences Business Education Engineering Humanities ICS Health Sciences Physical Sciences Social Ecology Social Sciences Totals Faculty FTE* 71.50 101.34 46.00 14.00 100.50 169.33 56.00 166.00 124.33 68.00 127.00 1044.00 R&T Allocation** $42,399 $42,063 $19,398 $6,466 $41,291 $101,146 $23,832 $65,308 $50,280 $27,435 $53,946 $473,564 * Permanently filled FTE as of October 1, 2006 **Includes $40,923 direct allocation to the School of Medicine from the Office of the President B Multi-Investigator Faculty Research Grants The Multi-Investigator (MI) Faculty Research Grants promote new collaborations among faculty, particularly from different academic units, on “high-risk/high-yield” pilot research investigations and research which may lead to further discoveries It has proven to be an excellent investment of campus resources with an outstanding return, both intellectually and through the resulting extramural funding CORCL received 17 proposals in May 2006 for the 2006-07 competition, involving 45 faculty A total of grants for 28 faculty were awarded, ranging from $4,609 to $20,000 Proposals received in May 2007 were awarded from the FY 2007-08 budget and will be reported next year Academic Unit Number of Faculty Applicants Biological Sciences 2.08 College of Health Sciences 4.08 10 Education 0.13 Engineering 2.79 Humanities 0.25 Information & Computer Sciences 2.42 Physical Sciences 1.17 School of the Arts 1.63 Social Ecology 1.33 Social Sciences 1.13 Total 17.00 45 *Funds recorded as split equally among the team’s investigators C Amount Requested* $52,072 $100,518.08 $3,125.00 $69,791.67 $6,250.00 $58,591.33 $29,166.67 $40,617.00 $33,177.67 $22,996.00 $416,305.00 Number of Proposals Funded 1.75 2.08 0.13 1.13 0.25 0.92 1.17 1.13 0.33 0.13 9.00 Faculty Receiving Grants 3 1 28 Single Investigator Innovation Grants The Single Investigator Innovation Grants (SIIG) support new research projects of junior faculty, exploratory work by senior investigators, or meritorious research in disciplines that typically not receive significant extramural support In 2006-07, CORCL received 21 proposals and distributed 12 awards, ranging from $1,500 to $9,653 Academic Unit Biological Sciences College of Health Sciences Engineering Information And Computer Sciences School of the Arts Social Ecology Social Sciences Total D Number of Proposals Number of Faculty Applicants Amount Requested Faculty Receiving Grants Amount Awarded $20,000 $0.00 $84,440.00 $34,744.00 4 $38,611.00 $19,346.00 2 21 $10,000.00 $22,000.00 $19,850.20 $14,914.10 $205,948.30 0 12 $0.00 $0.00 $5,031.00 $10,000.00 $72,988.00 Impact of CORCL’s Multi-Investigator (MI) and Single Investigator Innovation Grants (SIIG) Using final reports and an e-mail poll of grant recipients, CORCL confirmed that MI and SIIG support was valuable in obtaining the preliminary results needed to compete successfully for extramural grants In the five year period of AY 2001-02 through 200506, a campus investment in MI grants totaling $684,425 over time resulted in at least $10,498,043 in awards from federal and state agencies and private foundations, as well as numerous books, journal articles, conference presentations, and other measures of academic success Similarly, CORCL’s SIIG grants totaling $256,962 between 2001-02 and 2004-05, have resulted in at least extramural grants of $4,489,126 Amount Awarded* $28,112.00 $29,022.83 $576.13 $20,576.13 $1,152.25 $4,618.92 $20,525.17 $15,326.13 $1,733.33 $576.13 $122,219.00 E Grants for Cultural Diversity Studies CORCL awarded four grants for Cultural Diversity Studies, ranging from $2,000 to $6,500 Academic Unit Humanities Social Ecology Social Sciences Total III Number of Faculty Applicants Amount Requested $4,996 $9,994.00 $4,721.66 $19,711.66 Faculty Receiving Grants Amount Awarded $3,500.00 $6,500.00 $2,000.00 $12,000.00 Academic Review A Organized Research Programs One of CORCL’s most important responsibilities is to provide an academic review and advise the administration about faculty proposals to establish or renew the Campus Centers and Organized Research Units In AY 2006-07, CORCL reviewed the following Campus Centers and Organized Research Units i Campus Centers a Proposal for 5-Year Renewal of the Center for Unconventional Security Affairs (CUSA) Members judged that CUSA met the criteria for campus center designation, but that it needed more time to fully establish itself CORCL approved renewing the Center for a three-year period, rather than the five years that was requested CORCL recommended that the Center’s core faculty members be better integrated into the activities of the Center The Council also suggested that CUSA develop a concrete set of goals that could be assessed at annual and three-year intervals, 5/30/07 b Proposal for 5-Year Renewal of Tu & Yuen Center for Functional OncoImaging CORCL recommended campus center renewal and the reappointment of the Director, 1/3/07 c Proposal for Campus Center Designation for LifeChips CORCL requested additional information 1) succession plan 2) Library assessment 3) if budget is entirely internally funded 4) recommended seeking stronger ties with industry partners, 3/16/07 * CORCL never received the requested information This review will continue in AY 2007-08 d Campus Center Designation for the Center for Demographic and Social Analysis (C-DASA) Members endorsed the proposal to establish the center and suggested that the Center seek additional support from Social Ecology and Business, 5/22/07 ii B e Review of Campus Center Designation for Biomembrane Studies The Council recommended campus center designation for the Center, 6/26/06 f Review of Campus Center Renewal for the Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (C-TERM) CORCL felt that many of the Council’s concerns from the AY 2005-06 review were not addressed The Council did not support campus center renewal and suggested that the Center exist as a School Center, 6/26/06 g Review of Campus Center Designation for the Center for Inequality and Social Justice The Council judged that their previous concerns, from their review of the Center in AY 2005-06, had been addressed and recommended endorsing the proposal, 6/26/07 h Campus Center Designation for Cyber-Security and Privacy CORCL was positive in its assessment of the overall proposal, but members had a few concerns that they would like addressed before recommending campus center designation The Council will make a final assessment once the additional information is received, 6/29/07 Organized Research Units a 5-Year Review of the Institute of Brain Aging and Dementia The Council recommended continuation and reappointment of the Director, 10/20/06 b 5-Year Review of the Center for the Study of Democracy The Council recommended renewal and reappointment of the Director, 1/3/07 c Appointment of New Directors for Critical Theory Institute (CTI) and Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations (CRITO) CORCL voted to approve both appointments, 5/22/07 Office of Research Conference and Workshop Support Program One of the Office of Research’s goals is to support conferences that promote new research and enhance UCI’s national reputation The Vice Chancellor for Research referred 23 conference proposals to CORCL for an academic assessment of their merits and significance From the available funding, CORCL recommended awards for 11 conferences, ranging from $700 to $2,500 C Review of Internal Proposals for Limited Submissions Outside of the monthly meetings, CORCL members served on ad hoc committees to screen preproposals when sponsors limited the number of proposals or nominations that the campus could submit The ad hoc committees advised the Vice Chancellor for Research on those applications they considered the most competitive for the specific program IV University Administration and Governance Reports are given at CORCL’s monthly meetings by the Vice Chancellor for Research, the University Librarian, and the Assistant Vice Chancellor, Network and Academic Computing (NACs) on issues concerning the faculty and the campus CORCL also hears reports from its representatives on three systemwide Senate committees– the University Committee on Research Policy (UCORP), University Committee on the Library (UCOL), and the University Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications Policy (ITTP) In addition, the CORCL chair serves on the Academic Senate Cabinet, and a CORCL member sits on the Special Senate Committee on Diversity and the Pandemic Planning Committee A Academic Senate i ii UCI Campus Issues: a Proposed Policy on Stewardship of Electronic Information The Council judged that the policy was vague and the guidelines overly broad CORCL advised that the guidelines be condensed with much of the document relying on references to existing policies, 12/1/06 b Epidemiology Proposal for Departmentalization The Council supported the proposal, but had reservations about additional faculty lines, administrative overhead, the small size of the department and the number of Ph.D students Council members wondered if it might be more prudent to refrain from further expansion until the Program in Public Health has had sufficient time to establish itself, 12/06/06 c Request for Bylaw Changes to Incorporate Diversity Issues CORCL added the following statement to the Council’s bylaws: “Activities of CORCL should take into consideration the university’s mission to promote diversity,” 5/2/07 d Review of CORCL Bylaws In an effort to make representation on the Council more equitable, membership was determined based on the ratio of permanently filled FTE per school Members edited the Council’s charge so that it would be more streamlined and at the same time more encompassing The Council also removed the word “resources” from its title The changes were approved at the 6/7/07 Assembly meeting e Proposal for the Stanley van den Noort Endowed Chair in Medicine The Council voted in favor of supporting the proposal and noted that guidelines would be helpful in reviewing the request, 5/18/07 University-wide Issues: V a Recommendations of the Joint Academic Senate/UCOP Workgroup on Recycling Multi-campus Research Units (MRUS) Funds CORCL endorsed the recommendations overall, but noted that the review procedures were unclear; MRUs should be guaranteed to remain in existence for a significant amount of time, 11/07/06 b Systemwide Review of UCORP Report “Institutional Review Boards (IRB) at UC: IRB Operations and the Researcher’s Experience” The Council endorsed the recommendations, but felt that the report did not address the particular concerns of social scientists and advised campuses to collectively establish a set of IRB procedures for reviewing multi-campus projects, 11/21/06 c Draft Proposal on the Relationships Between (Pharmaceutical) Vendors and Clinicians While members support the principle of the proposed policy, they voted unanimously to reject it on the grounds that it was overly detailed and attempts to regulate faculty behavior in a way that is not appropriate, 4/23/07 d Review of Calit2 Report The Council had major concerns with the report: 1) Academic Senate involvement in review and governance should be increased 2) A local "vision"/plan should be developed, as well as a mechanism to track these objectives 3) Campuses should not be limited to seek industrial partnerships in their local area 4) Calit2’s FTEs and "career track" should be consistent with what was proposed for MRUs in the context of UCOP research programs 5) Members advise that Calit2 be better integrated into the campus and vice versa, 4/23/07 e Proposed Open Access Policy CORCL supported the principle of open access, but found the proposed implementation of the policy to be problematic and recommended against it, 5/3/07 f Review of the Proposed Amendment to Senate Bylaw 181- Information Technology Telecommunications Policy The Council voted in favor of supporting the proposal, 5/18/07 Continuing Business A Review of ORU Guidelines to Incorporate Diversity Members will review the suggested language from the Special Senate Committee on Diversity for taking diversity into consideration when reviewing ORU proposals B Discussion of Online Submission of CORCL Faculty Research Grant Programs Members will discuss establishing a website where faculty could apply for CORCL research grants online and where CORCL members could log on to review the proposals C Proposal for Campus Center Designation for LifeChips The additional information that was requested by the Council was not received This review will continue next AY D Campus Center Designation for Cyber-Security and Privacy CORCL had a few concerns that they would like addressed before recommending campus center designation The Council will make a final assessment once the additional information is received Members: Alexander Veidenbaum, Chair, Information & Computer Sciences Simon Leung, Arts Lisa Naugle, Arts Cornelia Pechmann, Business Lawrence Cahill, Biological Sciences Paul Gershon, Biological Sciences Liane Brouillette, Education Lizhi Sun, Engineering Thomas Saine, Humanities Martin Schwab, Humanities George Chandy, Medicine Moyra Smith, Medicine James Nowick, Physical Sciences Henry Sobel, Physical Sciences Susan Coutin, Social Ecology Carroll Seron substituting fall and winter Representatives: Jose Gonzalez-Vasquez, ASUCI John Ycaza, AGS Carol Hughes, LAUC-I Ex Officio: Susan Bryant, Vice Chancellor for Research Dana Roode, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Network & Academic Computing Gerald Munoff, University Librarian Orhan Nalcioglu, UCORP Representative fall and winter Consultants: James Earthman, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Mark Warner, Associate Vice Chancellor for Administration Christina Hansen, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Marie Richman, Director, Administration & Research Policy