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The National Endowment for the Humanities’ Institutes for Higher Education are professional development programs that convene higher education faculty from across the nation to deepen and enrich their understanding of significant topics in the humanities and enrich their capacity for effective scholarship and teaching.
The National Science Foundation’s Developmental Science program supports basic research that increases our understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan. Research supported by this program will add to our knowledge of the underlying developmental processes that support social, cognitive, and behavioral functioning, thereby illuminating ways for individuals to live productive lives as members of society.
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Early career funding opportunities: Which early career funding opportunity is right for you?
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3:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 2
Join the Office of Research Development to find out which early career funding opportunity is right for you.
The National Science Foundation CAREER program is one option, but other prestigious young faculty awards are offered by the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy that are focused solely on research rather than the teacher-scholar role required by NSF. An overview of young faculty career programs will be presented at this session followed by a panel of faculty members who have received young faculty awards from NSF and DOD. The panelists will provide insight on their awards, why they applied to the program and what the award has meant to their career. Take advantage of this opportunity to ask questions and talk with the awardees.
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Biology Integration Institutes Webinar |
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1-2 p.m.
Thursday, December 2
Please join the Biology Integration Institutes, or BII program for a webinar on December 2, 2021 from 1-2 p.m. There will be a short presentation, followed by an open Q&A session with cognizant program officers.
The aim of the BII program is to bring researchers across biology’s many subdisciplines together around the common goal of understanding how the processes that sustain life and enable biological innovation operate and interact within and across different scales of organization, from molecules to cells, tissues to organisms, species, ecosystems, biomes and the entire Earth. The next deadline is January 12, 2022. For more information about previously funded awards under this program and registration for the Webinar, see the links below.
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Funding opportunity webinar: Ethical and Responsible Research program |
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NSF's Ethical and Responsible Research program is holding an informational webinar about its new funding solicitation. The program supports fundamental science centered on the responsible conduct of research and the adoption of that knowledge by STEM researchers, practitioners and educators at all career stages.
A webinar will be held on December 7 at 1 p.m. and again on December 8 at noon.
The content presented on each day will be the same. Attendees should only register for the day they wish to attend. Program directors will provide an overview of the new funding solicitation, highlight major changes and discuss the goals of the program. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions during a live Q&A session.
Researchers, administrative staff and others engaged in developing ethical and responsible conduct of STEM research practices are encouraged to attend.
Registration is required.
Live captions will be available during the events. If you require additional reasonable accommodations, please contact alromero@nsf.gov by December 3.
A video will be available after the event for those unable to attend the live presentations.
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ISSIP-NSF Workshop Series | An Industry Perspective on STEM Education for the Future |
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11 a.m.-2 p.m
Dec. 8 and Dec. 15
The urgent need for upskilling is linked to STEM job growth in the supply chain economy, powered by digital transformation and data-driven, science-based service innovations. How can industry and academia learn to co-invest better in upskilling? This online learning series from the International Society of Service Innovation Professionals, or ISSIP, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, explores the challenges and opportunities. Each of the 3-hour workshop events is offered at no-cost, but slots are limited and registration is required. Click on the links below for more information and to register.
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NSF Navigating the New Arctic Proposal Preparation and MeritReview Process Workshop |
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1-3 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 9
The National Science Foundation invites you to a Navigating the New Arctic proposal writing workshop. The first hour will consist of an overview of the NSF review process and Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts criteria, as well as share most common mistakes made by investigators when submitting a proposal.The second hour will be structured around breakout rooms with NSF program officers.
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1- 2 p.m.
December 16
Please join IARPC for a launch webinar introducing the new plan on December 16 from 1- 2 p.m.
Speakers will include Larry Hinzman, Nikoosh Carlo, Max Showalter, and Roberto Delgado. Presenters will share successes from the previous Arctic Research Plan (2017-2021), provide an overview of the new plan, and discuss how the research community and Arctic residents can engage in the new plan’s implementation. There will be ample time for questions and discussion.
This webinar will be recorded and posted on the IARPC Collaborations website and YouTube channel. Preregistration is not required.
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K-State research in the news |
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Agency news and trending topics |
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Confocal microscopes are invaluable in biomedical research, as they can produce three dimensional images of thick samples. However, these images are blurry along the third dimension, and get worse the thicker the sample. Now a team led by NIBIB scientists has significantly improved confocal imaging to construct higher resolution, 3D images of fine structures in living samples. nih.gov
Analyses of data collected over the past four decades show that not only has the number of resident birds throughout the Amazon rainforest declined, but the body size and wing length have changed for most studied species. These physical changes in the birds track increasingly hot and dry conditions in the dry season from June to November. nsf.gov
Is Omicron more infectious? More deadly? Is it better at reinfecting recovered people? How well does it evade vaccine-induced immunity? And where did it come from? Finding out will take time, warns Jeremy Farrar, head of the Wellcome Trust: “I’m afraid patience is crucial.” science.org
Torres and his colleagues were looking for peptides that are naturally produced by people and that can fight microbes. To do it, they used an AI that scrutinized the chemical makeup of each and every one in the human proteome—the complete set of proteins our bodies can produce. Peptides are small proteins, or fragments of them. wired.com
Many pediatricians and pediatric cardiologists lament that myocarditis—a rare side effect from the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in adolescents—has been hyped, receiving arguably more attention than the life-saving benefits of the vaccine. Likewise, they say, some physicians who treat adults have minimized the threat that COVID-19 poses to children. nationalgeographic.com
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