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Jul 18, 2014 - Qualcomm Institute Announces Seed Grants to Build Clusters in Brain, Medical and Robotics Research
The Qualcomm Institute at the University of California, San Diego has given the green light to 35 new projects that are part of the institute’s Calit2 Strategic Research Opportunities (CSRO) program. Each one-year seed grant is worth up to $50,000 in support for researchers in areas of critical interest to the research mission of the institute—and the university. (The Qualcomm Institute is the UC San Diego division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, or Calit2.) + READ MORE

Mar 3, 2014 - Qualcomm Institute Invites Proposals from UC San Diego Faculty for Strategic Research Grants
In a continuing effort to offer peer-reviewed seed research awards to faculty and research scientists on the University of California, San Diego campus, the Qualcomm Institute has launched the third round of its Calit2 Strategic Research Opportunities (CSRO) grants. The new Call for Proposals follows earlier rounds when the institute awarded a total of $1.5 million in CSRO grants to UC San Diego faculty in 2010 and 2012. + READ MORE

Dec 12, 2013 - With 'Cool Gizmo,' Research Team Hopes Citizen-Sensors Will Improve World Health
Enterprising researchers and students at the University of California, San Diego are looking for funding to complete a “citizen-sensor” project that, they hope, will revolutionize global health and environmental monitoring – especially in remote and undeveloped areas of the planet. + READ MORE

Sep 18, 2013 - App Teaches Students Key Skill for Success in Math, Science, Engineering
Engineers and software developers in the Qualcomm Institute at the University of California, San Diego, have developed an iPad app that helps students learn spatial visualization, an essential skill for doing well in science, math and engineering. They have been testing the app with undergraduates UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering, as well as high school students in a summer program at the school. + READ MORE

Oct 2, 2012 - Health Technologies Top List of New Calit2 Research Grants to UC San Diego Faculty
The University of California, San Diego division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) has given the green light to 17 new projects funded through the Calit2 Strategic Research Opportunities (CSRO) program. All told, the winning proposals garnered more than $826,000 in support from Calit2 for the year-long projects, effective October 1, 2012. That is an 18 percent increase in funding compared to the inaugural round of CSRO grants awarded in 2010. + READ MORE

Jun 26, 2012 - Calit2 Launches Second Round of Strategic Research Grants for UC San Diego Faculty
The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) has announced the second round of its Calit2 Strategic Research Opportunities (CSRO) grant program. Faculty and research scientists at the University of California, San Diego are eligible to submit proposals for funding and in-kind support, with all proposals due no later than July 27, 2012. Winning proposals will be announced in August for one-year projects that will begin effective October 1, 2012. + READ MORE

May 16, 2011 - Advocating for Graduate Student Research in Sacramento
Graduate students are at the heart of research taking place on the University of California’s ten campuses, and many package their expertise, creativity and compassion to tackle and solve key problems in California and beyond. + READ MORE

Dec 16, 2010 - 10th Anniversary Research Open House Presentations Now Available for On-Demand Viewing
One week after Calit2 celebrated its 10th anniversary, the institute has posted streaming videos of more than two dozen research presentations delivered by faculty and graduate students during the Research Open House organized by the institute's UC San Diego Division. + READ MORE

May 13, 2010 - Nineteen Projects Awarded Inaugural Calit2 Strategic Research Opportunities Grants
The first awards under a new research grant program at the University of California, San Diego will support a broad range of projects led by faculty members from 13 different departments and staff researchers participating in the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2). + READ MORE

Jan 18, 2010 - UCSD Division of Calit2 Announces New Program to Support Campus Researchers
Faculty and other senior researchers at the University of California, San Diego will have a new campus source of potential funding for their research. The UCSD division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) has launched the Calit2 Strategic Research Opportunities (CSRO) program, along with its first call for proposals that are due no later than February 15, 2010. + READ MORE