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innovation:</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul class="list--arrow"> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>driving collaboration across the five campuses for joint impact and</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>accelerating research, mentorship and learning. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <h5>Strategies</h5> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>To achieve its objectives, the Initiative is investing in three primary mechanisms: </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul class="list--bordered"> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>funding individual research and fellowship awards at various levels to pursue both targeted and exploratory research in key research focus areas (<a href="/funding-opportunities">see current funding opportunities</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> </li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>accelerating collaboration through multicampus projects in each of the Initiative domains and </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>building community by creating opportunities for researchers to network and share knowledge.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> </li> </ul> <h4>Making an Impact: 2023 Annual Report</h4> <div class="align-right media media--type-sf-image-media-type media--view-mode-sf-medium"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/sf_medium_width/public/media/images/Screenshot%202024-03-20%20at%203.55.42%20PM.png?itok=LlG9rdFT" width="500" height="403" alt="UC Noyce Initiative 2023 Annual Report cover" class="image-style-sf-medium-width"> </div> <p>UC Noyce Initiative researchers achieved tremendous accomplishments during the 2023 calendar year, including 88 new publications and more than $16.7 million in additional funding. Learn more about how the team of UC Noyce Initiative researchers — which includes 71 principal investigators, 93 students in research and 24 postdoctoral scholars — are working to address society's most pressing challenges through digital innovation. Use the link below to view the full report.</p> <article class="media media--type-sf-document-media-type media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-file field--type-file field--label-hidden field__item"><span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf icon icon--link icon--download"><a href="/sites/default/files/media/documents/2023%20Noyce%20Initiative%20Annual%20Report.pdf" type="application/pdf" title="2023 Noyce Initiative Annual Report.pdf">2023 UC Noyce Initiative Annual Report</a></span> </div> </article> <p> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <aside class="l-sidebar-second"> <div class="region region-sidebar-second"> <nav aria-labelledby="block-sub-main-menu-menu" id="block-sub-main-menu" class="sub-nav panel o-box"> <h2 class="sub-nav__title visually-hidden" id="block-sub-main-menu-menu">Sub Main Menu</h2> <ul class="sub-nav__menu menu" suggestion="subnav"> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/who-we-are" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3">Who We Are</a> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item--active-trail"> <a href="/what-we-do" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/4" class="is-active" aria-current="page">What We Do</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/connect-with-us" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/119">Connect With Us</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="/legacy-robert-noyce" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/6">Noyce Legacy</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </aside> </section> </div> <div class="l-container"> </div> </main> <footer class="l-footer footer dark-background"> <div class="l-container"> <div class="footer-spacer"> <div class="footer-spacer__logo"> <a href="https://www.ucdavis.edu/"><img src="/profiles/contrib/sitefarm/themes/sitefarm_one/images/aggie-logo-white.svg" class="ucd-logo" alt="UC Davis footer logo" width="180" height="140" loading="lazy" /></a> </div> </div> <div class="region region-footer-credits"> <div id="block-sitefarm-one-uccredits" class="uc-footer block block-uc-credits block-uc-credits-block"> <ul class="list--pipe"> <li><a href="/contact">Questions or comments?</a></li> <li><a href="http://ucdavis.edu/help/privacy-accessibility.html">Privacy & Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/">University of California</a></li> <li><a href="/sitemap">Sitemap</a></li> <li>Last update: March 21, 2024</li> </ul> <p>Copyright © The Regents of the University of California, Davis campus. 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