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FINDINGS
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Research2030: What's 'next' in research at UC |
For decades, the University of Cincinnati has been building and fortifying its research prowess, and we're entering into a new era of what’s ‘next.’
Now, we have a shared vision across all of our campuses called Research2030. The 10-year plan for research has two key objectives: First, to accentuate the positive impact our research has on the world, and, second, to take UC's national and international reputation to new heights.
By 2030, we want to crack into the top 25 public research universities in the United States and over the last several years we have been designing a plan to do it. We will prioritize certain research themes and invest at least $100 million in internal funds toward them to fulfill our mission.
Whether it's research involving the creative and performing arts or the humanities; social or behavioral sciences; basic or applied sciences; engineering, medical or clinical applications—or an assortment of these—we will show the world what diverse, inclusive and innovative research looks like.
Our feature article this month spells out the plan and the philosophy and introduces a couple of the first projects being supported by Research2030.
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To our esteemed Findings readers,
A global pandemic. Stay at home orders. Masks and vaccinations. The floor shifted below our feet in so many directions during this last academic year, but our UC researchers and research partners proved just how nimble and resilient Bearcats can be.
Despite the challenges, we still accomplished so much in 2020-2021.
The university officially launched Research2030—read more on that in this month's feature article. Many of you showed up for a virtual Research + Innovation Week and we launched a series of endeavors, including the new University of Cincinnati Space Research Institute for Discovery and Exploration, which made some exciting news this week.
As we head into the summer and prepare for another academic year to start in the fall, I invite you to think about how we can come back even stronger—even more committed—to our vision for what’s ‘next’ in research. We have important work to do as Bearcats, together.
Be well, and enjoy the summer!
Thank you,
Patrick Limbach, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
University of Cincinnati Office of Research
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It's time to recognize our other spring awards. Without further ado ...
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Up to $10,000 for AHSS research projects that fit with the Research2030 strategic plan and have potential to make a broad societal impact.
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Quinn Patrick Ankrum | College-Conservatory of Music
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Nate Ela | College of Arts & Sciences
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Robert Gioielli | UC Blue Ash
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Michael Gott | College of Arts & Sciences
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Rebecka Lindau | UC Libraries
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Sharrell Luckett | College of Arts & Sciences
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Quintino Mano | College of Arts & Sciences
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Rina Williams | College of Arts & Sciences
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Danny Wu | College of Medicine
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Steven Doehler | College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning
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At this year’s Innovation Quest Elevator Pitch
competition during Research + Innovation Week, the Office of Research sponsored a new Urban Futures Award, a $2,500 award to a team with an idea that aims to have a positive impact on society. The award supports the continuation of basic/applied research to further concept development.
Winning idea: Team Food Network
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Apoorva Navlay, graduate assistant in the College of Engineering and Applied Science and UC’s Simulation Center
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Siva Praveena Tati, a student worker in the Office of Faculty Affairs and Academic Personnel
The IQ E-Pitch event is sponsored by the UC Center for Entrepreneurship & Commercialization.
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Up to $25,000 for projects consistent with Office of Research goals to spur interdisciplinary research and establish new partnerships within and beyond the institution. The awardees went through a two-stage process that included a 10-minute presentation/Q&A to discuss their proposed activities at R+I Week.
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Shanna Stryker | College of Medicine
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Greg Harris | College of Engineering & Applied Science
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Margaret Power-Fletcher | College of Medicine
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Minjin Kim | College of Nursing
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Janet Moore | College of Law
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Patrick Anthony Guerra | College of Arts & Sciences
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Rebecca C. Lee | College of Nursing
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Moises A. Huaman | College of Medicine
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UC's new sponsored research management system is live
The University of Cincinnati is the leading R1 urban university in our region with unrivaled talent solving problems that matter. That talent and the business/grant administrators supporting these researchers deserve nothing but the best.
That’s why the Office of Research has transitioned to a new award management system, Kuali, replacing Coeus, which the university used since 2005.
Kuali went live April 26, and in the first week we had 216 unique users access the system, with 46 research grant proposals created.
This system is much better than Coeus because it can grow and adapt as the needs
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of the UC research enterprise change. For example, forms are updated in real time as government changes are implemented.
Kuali has an intuitive interface for researchers, administrators and university leadership and allows for extensive configurability to meet the unique needs of our institution and our users.
Kuali began as a community of institutions working together to solve higher-ed problems. We are now a part of this community and can share best practices and help drive product development to ensure our solutions meet our needs.
OoR IT has created integrations with UC’s human resources and finance systems and is working on more ways to utilize this powerful management tool.
Please be patient and expect delays in normal processing times during the first few weeks/months, as we all navigate this new system.
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Upcoming trainings
1-4 p.m., May 27
Online
This webinar will focus on inquiry-based learning enhanced by computational thinking with content and practice to assist teachers and faculty to incorporate modeling at all levels from mobile device to desktop to petascale supercomputing and beyond.
10-noon, June 2
Online
OpenRefine is an open sourced, java-based, powerful tool that lets you clean your messy data easily and in ways Excel and other traditional spreadsheet software programs cannot. Learn how to explore your data, how to clean and transform it, and how to automate processes.
1-2:30 p.m., June 30
Online
Are you looking for guidance to write a good data management plan to accompany your successful grant application? In this interactive workshop, participants will use tools such as a checklist, template, and example language to compose the main points of a grant worthy data management plan appropriate for most funders.
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Upcoming workshops
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 8-11
Online
Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment, along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, is pleased to present a four-day Hybrid Computing workshop.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 17-18
Online
This workshop presents the Advanced Computing for Social Change (ACSC) faculty curriculum development and seeking faculty from diverse disciplines and backgrounds who would like to incorporate the ACSC approach to teaching data analytics and computational thinking into their curriculum or are interested in using these tools in their research.
Upcoming lecture
Noon to 1 p.m., June 16
Webex
Hosted by Procter & Gamble’s Skin Product Interaction Consortium, featuring Dr. Steve Davidson of the UC College of Medicine's Department of Anesthesiology.
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