UC Davis Research Investment Supports Three College of Biological Sciences Core Facilities
Three College of Biological Sciences research core facilities are among 20 across UC Davis selected to receive funding through the university's new Research Cores Central Investment (RCCI) Program. The one-time awards will help sustain essential shared research infrastructure, supporting advanced imaging, plant growth facilities, and other specialized resources that enable discoveries across the biological sciences.
The UC Davis Office of Research announced the initial round of RCCI Program awards, committing $1.25 million in fiscal year 2025–26 and an additional $1 million in fiscal year 2026–27. The first round provides one-time funding aimed at retaining and enhancing critical capabilities at 20 campus research cores.
The program emerged from a recommendation developed through the Sustaining Teaching and Research Task Force (START), an initiative launched by UC Davis Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Mary Croughan in 2023. START's focus is to strengthen the university's education, research and service mission through strategic, actionable initiatives. Research-related recommendations included stabilizing funding for research cores and shared resource facilities, along with investments in research administration, grant reporting tools, network infrastructure, staffing priorities, and high-performance computing.