Category: Research Facilitation

UC terminates subscriptions with elsevier

The University of California concluded its negotiations for the renewal of its systemwide license with scholarly journal publisher Elsevier. Ultimately, the UC decided against signing a new contract with Elsevier as the publisher’s most recent proposal did not include any cap on total amount UC faculty could end up paying in article publishing fees. To […]

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3rd Annual Research IT Faculty Showcase

Are you interested in learning about research activities on the UC San Diego campus? Would you like to know more about advanced research computing services that are available to researchers in our community? Whether you’re a faculty member, staff researcher, postdoctoral scholar, graduate or undergraduate student – if you are involved or interested in research, […]

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Qualcomm Institute October Mixer

Research IT Services (RITS) representatives were delighted to attend the recent Qualcomm Institute (QI) mixer on Thursday, October 12, 2017, where they had an opportunity to share their work with a group of about 50 attendees – researchers, staff, and others affiliated with the QI. Assistant Director of RITS Claire Mizumoto highlighted some of the […]

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Research IT Services: Faculty Showcase ’17 Highlights

RITS would like to extend a huge thank you to all of our presenters, participants, and attendees who contributed to this event to make the 2017 Faculty Showcase a success again this year! The Showcase highlighted a wide variety of recent research topics in a lightning-talk format: Harry Helling, Executive Director, Birch Aquarium at SIO, […]

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How Can Research Facilitators Help You?

Working with all IT providers on campus, Research IT Facilitators connect researchers with high-end and big-data-friendly services that are selected specifically to help you accomplish your research and instructional needs. What does that mean specifically? Well, if any of the following FAQs resonate with you, it might be time to contact us! Are you planning […]

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