Exploring the need for—and new strategies for the operation of—a central facility at UC Davis that acts as a recharge-based storehouse for consumable items used in campus research.

Determining current and future testing-service needs and priorities, and making recommendations about resources and technology, in order to better support all students who need these services at UC Davis.

Making recommendations for improving the university’s performance in terms of quality metrics, and for communication strategies to increase understanding of our excellence and achievements independent of rankings.

Providing recommendations on data governance principles for UC Davis, and how institutional data governance across the campus should be structured and operated.

Making recommendations on increasing the impact of UC Davis on research and education in the field of data sciences, including the possibility of creating an independent academic home for the field on campus.

Proposing a strategic plan that articulates a vision, goals, and objectives for bioinformatics research support at UC Davis, including recommendations for governance, organizational structure, and funding models.

Providing an academic and intellectual vision for the envisioned Chemistry Discovery Complex, which will be key to maintaining UC Davis’s leadership in STEM research and education.