Rates

Colleagues, 

The University Imaging Centers recently announced and implemented significant rate increases across the board. These changes are needed to address the diminished institutional subsidies and reduced operations and usage over the past eight months. We realize these rate increases have caused hardship and difficulties for many research programs, and as we announced we have been continuously working on solutions to minimize the impact of the higher rates. As a result of these efforts we are now able two communicate two updates.  

First, the Departments of Neuroscience, and Integrative Biology and Physiology will support its faculty by absorbing the rate increase. This will allow their faculty undisturbed access to the extensive UIC resources in order to pursue their research efforts, publications, and grants. 

Second, I am reassigning UIC funds targeted for instrument upgrades to offset user costs at this time. While this will help mitigate the rate increase through the rest of the fiscal year, it will have long-term consequences on the future capabilities of the UIC to support & advance University research. Avoiding these consequences will require a sustained effort to tap funding opportunities in the immediate future, and our faculty will have a key role to play in it. 

Please note these actions do not constitute a rate change. University policy mandates rates be determined by costs and usage, and cannot be arbitrarily modified. The Department of Neuroscience and the UIC are providing a subsidy to temporarily offset the rate increases and avoid extensive and prolonged damage to University research programs.

The new temporarily offset rates are effective immediately and retroactive to December 1st.This will be the final adjustment to UIC rates for the fiscal year.

Additionally, VP for Research, Dr. Christopher Cramer, has tapped Dr. Frances Lawrenz and myself to co-chair a Core Research Facility Review committee. This committee is tasked with assessing service core structures, as well as helping to outline long term support of all core efforts moving forward. Everyone's continued support and input will be critical throughout this process. 

Thank you for your patience in these trying times as we continue to navigate this together.

Be healthy, safe, and kind,

Mark

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