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Celebrating technology transfer
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Kansas State University Research Foundation — or KSURF — is celebrating its 75
th
anniversary this year.
KSURF was e
stablished on September 12, 1942, which means it is
one of the oldest university technology transfer offices in the country. Our mission is to protect, encourage, and aid scientific investigation, research, and technology transfer at K-State. KSURF has protected and licensed a wide range of technologies, including:
- wheat, soybean, canola, and turfgrass varieties;
- new food ingredients and systems;
- catalysts;
- chemicals;
- nanotechnology;
- vaccines;
- software programs;
- advances in circuits;
- radiation detectors; and
- genetic engineering.
For 75 years, KSURF has helped connect researchers with resources to protect and promote intellectual property. KSURF and its partners collaborate with the research community to commercialize the university’s intellectual property and give it the best chance to benefit society and the communities we serve.
Plans for an event to commemorate our diamond anniversary are in the works. In the meantime, please
reach out to KSURF with questions about new innovations, sponsored research, and licensing opportunities.
Visit our website
or contact us at 785-532-5720 or
tech.transfer@k-state.edu
to learn more about KSURF and our services.
— Chris Brandt, president/CEO
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- The Kansas Science Communication Initiative, or KS-SCI, will host Science Communication Week November 6-11. Special guests Joe Palca and Maddie Sofia from National Public Radio will visit K-State that week, plus other events are in the planning stages. Find preliminary information and stay tuned for more!
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Research photo and video reminders
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When we take photos and video in labs, shops, or other research environments, we are showing the outside world how we conduct our work.
Adhering to all safety policies and best practices is crucial as we represent Kansas State University’s research enterprise. Please help us develop excellent promotional communications by doing the following.
- Wear all appropriate personal protective equipment. ALL personnel must wear eye protection, and visitors should be provided safety glasses. This rule applies to any lab, shop, or food preparation environment in which people are working with or around heavy equipment, large mixers, vehicles, and the like.
- Even if you are not working with “real” substances during a photo or video session or if you are just giving a tour, wear appropriate equipment, including gloves, lab coats, and any other necessary items.
- Prepare for photos or video by cleaning your lab or research facility. Remember that food or beverage containers should never be in the lab. Remove trash, excess equipment, and so on. Ensure that materials and labels look professional: Surfaces should be clean, labels should be printed rather than hand-written, etc.
- Make sure all necessary safety signs and equipment are visible, well maintained, and up-to-date.
- If the person taking the photo or video suggests that you wear safety glasses, lab coats, gloves, etc., please comply. If you don’t, we may not be able to promote your research in magazines or websites effectively, or we may waste your and the photographer/videographer’s valuable time.
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Agency news and trending topics
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Last September, and in January of this year, we wrote about a suite of initiatives aimed at improving the quality and
transparency of the NIH-supported research that most directly engages human participants — clinical trials. These initiatives include
dedicated funding opportunity announcements for clinical trials,
Good Clinical Practice training, enhanced registration and results reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov, and required use of single IRBs for multi-site studies. We are now entering the final phases of implementation of these initiatives.
Updates to EPA's
EJSCREEN
Provide Access to Important New Data
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched its annual update of
EJSCREEN, an environmental justice screening and mapping tool. EPA will host a series of webinars on how to use the newly updated tool. Upcoming dates:
- September 7 at 1 p.m. Eastern: Register here
- September 14 at 4 p.m. Eastern (focused on the revised water indicator): Register here
Read about proposed changes to the National Science Foundation Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide, the newly revised Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects, FAQs about the Collaborators and Other Affiliations Pilot, and more.
NIAID Funding News
provides funding, policy, and other information to NIAID's extramural research community and Institute staff. The newsletter was reformatted earlier this month.
Since its inception in 2002, the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project has conducted over 500,000 interviews in 64 countries. This interactive database provides users with the ability to access key trends on questions ranging from attitudes toward the U.S. to people’s assessments of their own lives and of the current state of the world. These key trends can be accessed by question topic or by country.
The White House released a four-page memo (
pdf
) this week detailing its science budget priorities for fiscal year 2019, citing U.S. military superiority, security, prosperity, energy dominance and health as its top five focuses. The document makes no mention of environmental science or climate change—both top priorities under Barack Obama’s administration—but it does include commitments to basic research and aging-related health.
With that increased human activity comes new environmental risks. And unless scientists, conservationists and governments understand the local ecosystem, they’ll struggle to protect it.
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