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The Department of Defense, DARPA Environmental Microbes as a BioEngineering Resource aims to leverage the diversity, specificity, and customizability of environmental microbiology to enable new biomining methods for the separation, purification, and conversion of Rare Earth Elements, or REEs, into manufacturing-ready forms to help overcome REEs domestic supply challenges.
The National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning program seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning opportunities for the public in informal environments; provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and engage the public of all ages in learning STEM in informal environments.
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New application, submission process for research involving biological agents |
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Beginning Monday, July 26, the Institutional Biosafety Committee, or IBC, will be updating the application and submission process for research involving the use of animals to IRBManager, an online software solution.
IRBManager allows K-State’s forms and workflow to be incorporated with virtually no change. This means researchers will be familiar with the applications, approval letter, continuing review forms and basic workflow of the approval process. There will be a 30-day grace period for submitting applications using the old PDF file via email to comply@k-state.edu. This grace period will end on August 30.
Open forums and training sessions will be offered in July via zoom:
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2 p.m., Tuesday, July 27.
- 9 a.m., Thursday, July 29.
- 10 a.m., Friday, July 30.
Please register to attend. Zoom details will be sent to registrants the day prior to the session.
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National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award |
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Congress established the Alan T. Waterman Award in August 1975 to mark the 25th Anniversary of the National Science Foundation and to honor its first director. The annual award recognizes an outstanding young researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by the National Science Foundation, or NSF. In addition to a medal, the awardee receives a grant of $1,000,000 over a five year period for scientific research or advanced study in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, social, or other sciences at the institution of the recipient's choice. NSF seeks excellent and diverse nominations. Nominations for the 2022 Alan T Waterman Award are accepted from July 19 to September 20, 2021. Nominations must be submitted through the NSF Fastlane system.
NSF encourages potential nominators to review Tips for Submitting a Strong Nomination. The tips were created by the 2020 Alan T. Waterman Awards Review Committee to support nominators and letter writers in their efforts to expertly showcase the talents and expertise of nominees. NSF does not limit the number of nominees a university can put forward.
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Reminder Regarding Recipient and Applicant Grants Policy Related Inquiries |
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The purpose of this notice is to remind the extramural research community of best practices regarding submission of grants policy related inquiries to NIH.
Background
The NIH grants policy inbox is experiencing an increasing volume of inquiries that are
a) from non-designated contacts, or
b) best directed to the
- recipient or applicant organization’s internal grants administration contacts (e.g., Office of Sponsored Programs),
- NIH contacts named in the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA),
- NIH grants management contact at the awarding Institute or Center (IC).
This notice serves as a reminder regarding recipient and applicant grants policy related inquiries.
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Notice of Information: Guidance Regarding Minimum Level of Effort for NCI-Funded Awards |
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This Notice describes the National Cancer Institute (NCI) guidance on the minimum level of effort that will be a part of the funding consideration for NCI-funded grants.
Please note that this Notice replaces NOT-CA-20-047 "Revised and Corrected Notice on Policy Regarding Minimum Level of Effort for NCI-Funded Awards".
In addition to previously established guidance for specific grant mechanisms that have been described in funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), Principal Investigators (PIs), including Project Leaders on multi-project grants, will be required to commit a minimum level of effort to be eligible for NCI funding through R01, U01, P01, and R21 grant mechanisms. Effective immediately, competing applications that do not meet the minimum criteria will not be considered for funding unless the level of effort is raised to comply with the guidance. In addition, a request to reduce the PI’s level of effort in subsequent years of funding will not be approved if the proposed level of effort falls below the minimum level. The minimum effort guidance described in this notice will not apply when the grant is in a no-cost extension.
Requisite levels of effort for grant mechanisms not listed in this table are stipulated in the FOA. Grant mechanisms without levels of effort listed in the table or stipulated in the FOA do not have a minimum requirement, e.g. R03, R15, etc.
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DOE’s Office of Science Is Now Accepting Applications for Spring 2022 Undergraduate Internships |
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Applications are currently being accepted for the Spring 2022 term of two undergraduate internship programs offered by the DOE Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program and the Community College Internships, or CCI, program. The application deadline is October 6, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Through SULI and CCI, undergraduate students discover science and technology careers at the DOE National Laboratories and gain the experience needed to transition from intern to employment. Interns work directly with National Laboratory scientists and engineers, assisting them on research or technology projects that support the DOE mission. SULI is open to students attending 4-year institutions and community colleges, while CCI is exclusively for community college students. Both programs are stipend-based and are offered three times annually.
SULI and CCI are managed by the Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) in the Office of Science. More information can be found at https://science.osti.gov/wdts.
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Explore the Advantages of Research Onboard the International Space Station! |
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August 3-5, 2021
The 10th annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference, or ISSRDC, is open for registration!
ISSRDC 2021, which will take place virtually August 3-5, is hosted by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, manager of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory; NASA; and the American Astronautical Society.
The event is free to attend; however, registration is required.
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K-State RSCAD in the news |
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Agency news and trending topics |
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The US government is investing heavily to breed more monkeys at the national facilities that house primates for biomedical research, Nature has learnt. The goal is to offset an ongoing shortage of these animals, which grew worse in 2020 as scientists tested scores of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments on primates before trials began in people. nature.com
In a perspective published in Neuropsychopharmacology, leaders from the National Institutes of Health address how using appropriate language to describe mental illness and addiction can help to reduce stigma and improve how people with these conditions are treated in health care settings and throughout society. The authors define stigma as negative attitudes toward people that are based on certain distinguishing characteristics. More than a decade of research has shown that stigma contributes significantly to negative health outcomes and can pose a barrier to seeking treatment for mental illness or substance use disorders. nih.gov
A new study published in Nature Communications suggests that gene therapy delivered into the brain may be safe and effective in treating aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency. AADC deficiency is a rare neurological disorder that develops in infancy and leads to near absent levels of certain brain chemicals, serotonin and dopamine, that are critical for movement, behavior, and sleep. Children with the disorder have severe developmental, mood dysfunction including irritability, and motor disabilities including problems with talking and walking as well as sleep disturbances. Worldwide there have been approximately 135 cases of this disease reported. nih.gov
Under a concrete drainage culvert at the edge of a town in Botswana, a troop of banded mongoose is getting ready to leave its den. Moving from shade into light, the cat-sized animals scan the area for signs of danger and for opportunities to find something to eat in an increasingly crowded neighborhood. nsf.gov
A farm in Bangladesh has produced a cow named Rani that is just 20 inches tall, likely earning her the title of world’s shortest cow, Reuters reports. This beast of the field in miniature weighs in at 57 pounds, and she's so small that farmers can carry her around. smithsonianmag.com
Football-sized goldfish have authorities in one Minnesota community urging residents not to release in local waterways.
Officials in Burnsville, Minnesota, captured nearly 30 gigantic goldfish, some measuring more than 18 inches and weighing up to 4 pounds, the Associated Press reports. The fish are believed to have been released by owners thinking it was a humane way to dispose of the unwanted pets.
smithsonianmag.com
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