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The Department of Agriculture’s Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program supports the generation of new information that will assist Federal regulatory agencies in making science-based decisions about the effects of introducing into the environment (both managed and natural) genetically engineered organisms, including plants, microorganisms — such as fungi, bacteria, and viruses — arthropods, fish, birds, mammals and other animals except humans.
The Department of Transportation’s Enhancing Mobility Innovation program provides funding for projects that enhance mobility innovations for transit, supporting a vision for carefree mobility for all – a safe, reliable, equitable and accessible mobility ecosystem that supports complete trips for all travelers.
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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
Nov. 17, 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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BIO Virtual Office Hours on RaMP and BRC-BIO |
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Noon
Thursday, Nov. 18
To help the community become acquainted with new efforts focused on broadening participation, Program Directors from across the Directorate for Biological Sciences will hold a Virtual Office Hour at noon on November 18.
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Funding opportunity webinar: Human Networks and Data Science program |
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Noon-1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 30
The Human Networks and Data Science program supports research that enhances our understanding of human behavior by leveraging data and network science research across a broad range of topics. The program supports research that can identify ways in which dynamic, distributed, and heterogeneous data can provide novel answers to fundamental questions about individual and group behavior.
An informational webinar will be held from noon-1:30 p.m. on November 30.
Researchers, administrative staff and others in the social, behavioral and economic sciences community are encouraged to attend. Featured speakers include NSF Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Division Director Marc Sebrechts and NSF program director Trisha Van Zandt.
Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions during a live Q&A session.
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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
Via Zoom
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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NSF101: Expanding pathways to STEM careers for veterans |
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Every year, approximately 200,000 men and women leave U.S. military service and return to civilian life. The National Science Foundation, or NSF, is committed to making sure that our nation’s veterans have pathways into science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, education and careers.
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Research Weekly scheduling note |
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Research Weekly will not be published on Wednesday, November 23. Please look for our next issue on Wednesday, December 1. |
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K-State research in the news |
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Agency news and trending topics |
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Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have found that a process in cells may limit infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, and that mutations in the alpha and delta variants overcome this effect, potentially boosting the virus’s ability to spread. The findings were published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study was led by Kelly Ten Hagen, Ph.D., a senior investigator at NIH’s National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. nih.gov
Scientists at the Ohio State University, sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation, are developing a breath test that uses nanosensors to screen for COVID-19. The device measures biomarkers in breath unique to the virus and can detect COVID-19 in 15 seconds. nsf.gov
When nations gathered in Glasgow, U.K., earlier this month for the major U.N. climate summit, “Keep 1.5 alive” was a ubiquitous mantra, repeated on protest banners and in speeches by politicians. By the end of the meeting last week, however, it was clear that the international effort to limit global warming to 1.5°C above preindustrial levels—the stretch goal set by the 2015 Paris agreement—is on life support. The Glasgow deal reached on 13 November takes important steps toward limiting warming and “still leaves the door open” to achieving the 1.5°C goal, says Sonia Seneviratne, a climate scientist at ETH Zürich. “But only slightly.” science.org
When the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved biotechnology firm Biogen’s drug for Alzheimer’s disease in June, regulators hoped to usher in a new era of treatment for the neurodegenerative condition. But the decision followed an independent advisory committee’s near-unanimous vote to reject the drug, called aducanumab — and instead divided the community. Some researchers think that the approval will bolster the development of drugs for treating brain disease, but others see it as a blemish on the FDA’s integrity and an obstacle to progress.nsf.gov
Only a small fraction of dams actually produce electricity. Transforming them into hydropower plants might stop new ones from being built. wired.com
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