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The Environmental Protection Agency National Priorities: Evaluation of Pollutants in Biosolids is seeking applications proposing research that will provide the best available science needed to support states, municipalities, and utilities in determining potential risk from pollutants found in biosolids and developing standards and policies for biosolids management.
The National Science Foundation’s Law & Science Program considers proposals that address social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules, as well as studies of how science and technology are applied in legal contexts. The Program is inherently interdisciplinary and multi-methodological.
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The Facilities & Administration Task Force, or F&A Task Force was established last year by the Provost to make recommendations to the budget committee regarding F&A distribution to support the research enterprise on campus in the new budget model. The Task Force has spent the better part of the spring and summer working to understand the current model as well as surveying more than 90 peer public research universities about their budget models and how they approach F&A.
A series of Town Hall meetings have been planned in October and early November to present the current K-State F&A distribution model along with the information we have collected from our national survey.
In order to help us realize our charge as a task force, we want to gather your feedback and input about our current budget model, which will inform our recommendations to the Provost at the end of the calendar year. Following the presentation, we are asking you to please take just a few minutes to fill out our Qualtrix survey to share your input and suggestions about how we can improve and refine the F&A model to best support research at K-State. All responses will be anonymous; we are asking you to identify your college or unit so we are better able to understand perspectives across disciplines.
F&A distribution is a complex but important issue, particularly as it relates to K-State’s budget modernization efforts. We look forward to your feedback.
Sincerely,
F&A Distribution Task Force
Peter Dorhout, co-chair, Vice President for Research
Bonnie Rush, co-chair, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
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Soil Chemistry: What’s In It For Us? – food science from the ground up, with Dr. Ganga Hettiarachchi, professor in the Department of Agronomy at Kansas State University
In this episode, we discuss the importance of what is in our soil and how its nutrients or contaminants affect plant growth and the food we eat. Dr. Ganga Hettiarachchi, is one of the world’s leading scientists in the fields of trace metal and nutrient chemistry in soils. Hettiarachchi’s research focuses on understanding the chemistry of both nutrient and contaminant elements in soils, with the goal of developing solutions to agricultural or environmental problems.
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Data Security Training Sessions Planned |
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3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 via Zoom
Overview of Data Security Training – an introduction to the types of data needing to be secured and resources.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
3:30-5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 via Zoom
Federal Data Security Requirement Training – a detailed look at federal data security requirements and how to meet them.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
TBA
Industry/Proprietary Data Security Training – details from K-State Innovation Partners on handling potentially proprietary or sensitive data during collaborations with the private sector.
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3:30-5 p.m.
October 22
Via Zoom
Beyond Bullets and Bombs is an informational discussion on opportunities to work with the Department of Defense for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge or understanding.
This session is intended to broaden faculty understanding and awareness of traditional and non-traditional RSCAD potentials for basic and applied research that aligns your interest areas, expertise and research focus with the needs of organizations within DOD.
Zoom links will be sent out after registration and a few days prior to event.
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Virtual 2020 Urban Food Systems Symposium
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Join from anywhere each Wednesday in October
The 2020 Urban Food Systems Symposium virtual platform is now live!
Register today to gain access.
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NSF Convergence Accelerator |
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The National Science Foundation published a Request for information via a Dear Colleague Letter requesting input on potential NSF Convergence Accelerator tracks for FY 2022.
Because NSF wants your best ideas for future NSF Convergence Accelerator tracks, you are invited to join in the NSF Convergence Accelerator on October 21 or 27, 2020 to learn about the program’s ideation process, specifically focusing on the FY 2022 Request for Information on future topics. Attendees will learn about the Convergence Accelerator’s model and fundamentals, designed to leverage a convergence approach to transition basic research and discovery into practice. The goal of this webinar is to bring awareness of this exciting opportunity to accelerate NSF-funded research and discovery to further societal impact.
After registering a confirmation email containing the meeting information, including how to join will be provided.
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Early Career Funding Opportunities Information Session |
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3:30-5 p.m.
November 12
Via Zoom
Which early career funding opportunity is right for you? Come to this session and find out. The NSF CAREER program is one option, but sometimes it seems like it is the only option. 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, addressing 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.
Zoom links will be sent out after registration and a few days prior to event.
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Minerva Meeting and the Next National Defense Strategy virtual series |
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This series of meetings will be in lieu of the annual Minerva conference. During this series, Minerva grant awardees will share their research findings and how it relates to the NDS Competition Quad framework with defense policy makers and military operations personnel.
The series will include virtual engagements in the afternoons during the five Thursdays in October.
Schedule:
- Thursday Oct 22, 1 p.m.
- Session V – Quad 1: Regional Military Balances of Power (1hr 45min)
- Thursday Oct 29, 1 p.m.
- Session VI – Cross-Quad (1hr 45min)
- Session VII – Aggregation, Assessment, and Wrap-up (1hr 30min)
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2020 One Health Research Symposium: Biosensors
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11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
November 16, 17, 18
Recently, biosensors and wearable sensors have been garnering more attention as they offer opportunities to access continuous, real-time data for human, animal and environmental health. The data is often acquired using non-invasive means, which has been shown to enhance and increase patient engagement, and can provide early detection of abnormal conditions.
The use of biosensors in One Health applications has significant potential to improve the health of humans and animals by enhancing and accelerating the identification of disease conditions and by providing access to real-time data to improve decision-making capabilities.
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NSF Virtual Grants Conference – Save the Date |
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Save the Date! Join the National Science Foundation for the very first NSF Virtual Grants Conference, to be held during the weeks of November 16 and November 30, 2020.
This event is designed to give new faculty, researchers and administrators key insights into a wide range of current issues at NSF. NSF staff will be providing up-to-date information about the proposal and award process, specific funding opportunities and answering attendee questions.
Registration will be free of charge and opens on Thursday, October 29 at 11 a.m. Each conference session will have its own Zoom registration page. Please sign up only for sessions that you are able to attend. For those who cannot attend the live conference, all recorded conference sessions will be available on-demand shortly after the event. We anticipate the sessions will reach capacity very quickly, so we encourage you to register as soon as possible.
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October 27-30, 2020
This free seminar has been designed to provide a unique opportunity to learn about the NIH grants process, programs, and policies directly from NIH & HHS experts.
This event is intended to help:
- Demystify the application and review process;
- Clarify federal regulations and policies; and
- Highlight current areas of special interest or concern.
Who Should Attend?
This seminar is designed for those who are new to working with the NIH grants process – administrators, early stage investigators, researchers, graduate students, etc. For those with more experience, NIH experts provide a few sessions that are designed for participants that are more advanced and are focused on more in-depth polices and processes.
What to expect?
- This event is scheduled over four days in the afternoons only. Exhibit Hall: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sessions: noon-4:45 p.m.
- There are three tracks of sessions which are open to any participants on any given day without any further registration: Track A - NIH Grants Process, Track B – NIH Policies and Programs, Track C – Let’s Talk About It.
- All sessions are 45-minute sessions with a 15-minute break before the next session begins. Some are live, while others are simulive (a combination of a pre-recorded video and live Q&A).
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Representatives from NIH programs, offices, and Institutes and Centers will be presenting and attending booths in the Meet the Experts Exhibit Hall.
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Department of Energy Announces Early Career Research Program for FY 2021 |
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U.S. Department of Energy is accepting proposals for the fiscal year 2021 DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program to support the research of outstanding scientists early in their careers. The program will support more than 50 early career researchers for five years at U.S. academic institutions and DOE national laboratories.
To be eligible for the competition, a researcher must be an untenured, tenure-track assistant or associate professor at a U.S. academic institution or a full-time employee at a DOE national laboratory. The applicant must also have received a Ph.D. within the past ten years. University awards average around $750,000 for five years.
Early career researchers may apply to one of eight Office of Science program offices:
- Advanced Scientific Computing Research
- Biological and Environmental Research
- Basic Energy Sciences
- Fusion Energy Sciences
- High Energy Physics
- Nuclear Physics
- Accelerator R&D and Production
- Isotope R&D and Production.
Proposed research topics must fall within the programmatic priorities of DOE’s Office of Science, which are provided in the program announcements. Funding will be competitively awarded on the basis of peer review.
Pre-applications are mandatory and are due on Monday, November 20, 2020, at 4 p.m. Full proposals will be due on Monday, February 16, 2021, at 4 p.m. Only those applicants that receive notification from DOE encouraging a formal proposal may submit full proposals.
This is the 12th year of the annual competition. For each of the last 11 years, an average of 40 university and 22 national laboratory awards have been initiated each year.
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K-State RSCAD in the news |
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Agency news and trending topics |
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With implications for the transmission of diseases like the flu, U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers have found that ordinary conversation creates a conical 'jetlike' airflow that quickly carries a spray of tiny droplets from a speaker's mouth across an interior space. nsf.gov
It’s been truly breathtaking to watch the progress being made on a daily basis to develop safe and effective vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Indeed, months sooner than has ever been possible for a newly emerging infection, several promising vaccines are already working their way through Phase 3 studies, the final stage of clinical evaluation. nih.gov
A National Institutes of Health study in mice suggests that parents have an innate capacity to respond to an infant’s cries for help and this capacity may serve as a foundation from which a parent learns to adjust to an infant’s changing needs. The study was conducted by Robert C. Froemke, Ph.D., of New York University School of Medicine, and colleagues. nih.gov
For many people, getting older can unfortunately mean an increased risk of illnesses, from cardiovascular disease to cancer. University of Michigan scientists are actively researching the biological underpinnings of aging with the aim of developing interventions that could help people live longer, healthier lives. nih.gov
Greenland's rate of ice loss this century is likely to greatly outpace that of any century over the past 12,000 years, a new study concludes.The U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research was published in the journal Nature. The study employs ice sheet modeling to understand the past, present and future of the Greenland ice sheet. Scientists used new, detailed reconstructions of ancient climate to drive the model, and validated the model against real-world measurements of the ice sheet's contemporary and ancient size.
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The National Institutes of Health has launched an adaptive Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of three immune modulator drugs in hospitalized adults with COVID-19. nih.gov
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