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Fall 2021 Faculty Development Awards and University Small Research Grants announced |
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The Office of Research Development is pleased to announce the winners of the fall 2021 Faculty Development Award and University Small Research Grants.
Two Faculty Development Award proposals were submitted, and awarded for a total amount requested of $3,965:
- Rebecca Hackemann Bahlman, art; “Exhibit, Lecture, Workshop;” $1,510.
- Tianjun Sun, psychological sciences; “Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, April 28-30, 2022, Seattle, WA;” $2,455.
Six University Small Research Grant proposals were submitted and will be funded. The total award amount is $15,861. The successful proposals were:
- Alyssa Morris, music, theatre and dance; “Aglow Trio: Composition Commission, Performance at National Flute New Music Consortium Conference, and World Tours;” $4,923.
- Byungsoo Kim, interior architecture and industrial design; “The HFE Data Visualization and Interdisciplinary: The Impact of Different HFE Data Visualizations on Industrial Design Process;” $603.
- Kutay Guler, interior architecture and industrial design; “Augmented Reality Based Egocentric Spatial Exploration as a Design Learning Tool;” $2,159.
- Craig Parker, music, theatre and dance; “Research at the University of California, Los Angeles Department of Special Collections on "Igor Stravinsky at the Ojai Music Festival;" $4,376.
- Valerie Padilla Carroll, gender, women and sexuality studies; “Indexing for book Who Gets to Go Back to the Land? Gender and Race in US Self-Sufficiency Popular Culture;” $1,600.
- David Pickering, music, theatre and dance; “Posture at the Organ: Gateway to Increased Musical Freedom;” $2,200.
Congratulations to all awardees!
Faculty Development Awards and University Small Research Grants are awarded each fall and spring by the Office of the Vice President for Research through the Office of Research Development.
Faculty Development Awards support travel expenses to present research, scholarly or creative work or a performance at an international meeting or to visit an external funder or sponsor. University Small Research Grants are seed grants to support small research projects, scholarly activity, and other creative efforts. Both programs are meant to catalyze a faculty member's RSCAD career success. As such, new faculty and faculty from disciplines with minimal outside support are given priority for both awards, as are trips or projects that enhance awardees' abilities to compete for extramural funding. All proposals are peer-reviewed and discussed in a panel. Unsuccessful applicants are given feedback on how to improve their proposals.
University Small Research Grant reviewers were Mary Lou Marino, Office of Research Development; Joel Anderson, Office of Research Development; Sam Bell, Political Science; Sim Jung Jun, Sociology; Amy Rosine, Music; Adulsak Chanyakorn, Architecture.
The contributions of our peer reviewers are greatly appreciated.
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New/Early Career Faculty Research Development Program |
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K-State’s Office of Research Development, in collaboration with the Associate Deans for Research, continues our new/early career faculty research development program. This year the program includes an in-person boot camp initial session to develop new researchers’ understanding of the funding process and proposal writing skills, leading to virtual visits with federal funding agency program managers. We will arrange some group sessions with several funding agencies/subunits of agencies based on research interests.
Because of the added value of meeting other early career researchers from across the campus, this effort is a cohort-based process that will result in better understanding the breadth of research across the university, providing shared experiences, identifying potential collaborators and supporting you in finding potential funding opportunities.
Faculty interested in participating in the faculty development program should complete the following form and return it to their associate dean for research by December 17, 2021. The program kicks off with a boot camp from 1-5 PM. on January 13, 2022. Participants should bring a laptop to the boot camp. Dates for follow-on activities will be announced at a later time.
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Research Weekly publication schedule |
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An issue of Research Weekly will not be published on December 22 or December 29. Regular publications will begin on January 5, 2022. Happy holidays! |
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Advancing Careers Through Industry Immersion |
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Ph.D and master’s students in STEM degree programs and Postdocs are invited to apply for the BioKansas Industry Immersion Program. Take part in an immersive seven-module training experience to gain valuable knowledge of the industrial bioscience landscape; from the discovery of an idea, navigating the legal and regulatory process, all the way through moving a product into the marketplace or clinic. Lessons are taught within regional companies and feature executives and staff that provide participants with a deeper understanding of basic business concepts, strategies for thinking entrepreneurially, the economic framework that drives the private sector, and more.
Participate in the program to:
- Gain a deeper understanding of basic business concepts
- Learn tips for thinking entrepreneurially
- Understand the economic framework that drives the private sector
- Build a broad understanding of the state's bioscience industry
- Experience different working environments through company site visits
- Interact with bioscience executives and employees
Deadline to Apply: December 16
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1-2 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 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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3-4 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 5
The MPS-Ascend External Mentoring program aims to fund an institution — or collaboration of institutions — to provide a mentored career development program specifically designed for two cohorts of MPS-Ascend Fellows funded through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowship programs.
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NIH Issues Request for Information on Proposed Updates and Long-Term Considerations for the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy |
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On November 30, 2021, NIH published a Request for Information on potential updates to the NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy to keep pace with evolving scientific opportunities and stakeholder expectations. Comments will be accepted through February 28, 2022. NIH will use the responses to the RFI to consider options to update the GDS Policy and to harmonize with the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy.
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With this Dear Colleague Letter, the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences within the Directorate for Geosciences together with the Division of Human Resources Development in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources announces an intent to expand the breadth of researchers investigating the dynamics and processes within Earth’s Critical Zone, the region that ranges from the weathered bedrock beneath the soil profile up to the top of the vegetation canopy.
The proposal submission deadline is April 30, 2022.
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K-State research in the news |
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Agency news and trending topics |
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An experimental HIV vaccine based on mRNA—the same platform technology used in two highly effective COVID-19 vaccines—shows promise in mice and non-human primates, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Their results, published in Nature Medicine, show that the novel vaccine was safe and prompted desired antibody and cellular immune responses against an HIV-like virus. nih.gov
On September 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14042, requiring executive agencies to include a clause in certain federal contracts and contract-like instruments that will require contractors and subcontractors to comply with various COVID-19 safety measures as set forth by the Safer Federal Workforce Taskforce... On December 7, 2021, the federal court in Georgia issued a preliminary injunction temporarily halting the enforcement of EO 14042 (Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors) for all covered contracts nation-wide. New guidance from OMB also followed suit giving federal agencies input on how to go about non-enforcement provisions until legal challenges have been resolved. The updated guidance will remain applicable despite any change to new or existing court decisions. The new guidance does not impact the Safer Federal Workforce Taskforce Guidance. cogr.edu
With Omicron now on so many people’s minds, public health officials and virologists around the world are laser focused on tracking the spread of this concerning SARS-CoV-2 variant and using every possible means to determine the effectiveness of our COVID-19 vaccines against it. Ultimately, the answer will depend on what happens in the real world. But it will also help to have a ready laboratory means for gauging how well a vaccine works, without having to wait many months for the results in the field. directorsblog.nih.gov
Study of millions of people from diverse ancestral groups substantially improves identification of genomic variants associated with blood lipid levels. nih.gov
Scientists helped to create the United Nations system. Today, people look to UN agencies — such as the UN Environment Programme or the World Health Organization — for reliable data and evidence on, say, climate change or the pandemic. And yet, shockingly, the UN leader’s office has not had a department for science advice for most of its 76-year history. That is about to change. nature.com
The global supply chain is key to keeping society humming, making sure that manufacturers have what they need to get products like medicines, computer chips or Christmas toys to market. With the COVID-19 pandemic now affecting supply chains across the world, the research that helps us understand how these networks function is even more critical. nsf.gov
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