April 2020

Research @ Pace

A newsletter highlighting faculty research & scholarship from the Office of Research and the Faculty Center

Welcome to the first edition of the Research@Pace Newsletter- your information resource for research happenings around the University. See upcoming events and deadlines, learn about scholarly activity in our community, and keep informed of research news at Pace.

Faculty Spotlight

Professor Marik with her zebrafish Dr. Sally Marik , a neurobiologist on the Pleasantville campus studies brain development using a zebrafish model system. Sally was recently awarded a major instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation with Sergey Kasakov , Nancy Krucher and Aaron Steiner for a sophisticated high-throughput fluorescence microscope that will have several applications among the investigators and their students. You can read more about what the investigators will do with their microscope here. Professor Toomey (third from right) with her students Dr. Anne Toomey , an interdisciplinary conservation scientist at the Department of Environmental Studies and Science , recently served as the guest editor of a special issue of Biological Conservation , which explored the interface between research and implementation in conservation science. Together with her Pace undergraduate and graduate students, Anne conducts research in both urban and rural settings. One of these projects, carried out through a partnership with the  Gotham Coyote Project , studied  perceptions of coyotes in New York City . Anne has also carried out extensive research with indigenous communities and conservation scientists in the Madidi region of Bolivia, with her most recent publication appearing last month in the journal  Conservation and Society .  ​

News & Upcoming Events

Undergraduate Student-Faculty Summer Research Award The goal of this program is to support faculty-mentored undergraduate research or artistic projects. Application deadline is May 8.   Learn more about the award here . Important Announcement Coronavirus Research Update Pausing face to face human subjects research: Read the full memo here . Read the new guidelines for faculty and student laboratory research at Pace during the pandemic here .

Did You Know?

Looking for Funding Opportunities? Pivot is a great resource for faculty, staff and students to identify funding opportunities for their research, scholarship, teaching, and creative activities. Pace University now has a subscription to the Pivot database . Instructions for creating your account can be found here .

Submitting a grant? The Grant Clearance Form is Now Online ! Effective March 19, 2020, all signatures on the Grant Proposal Clearance Form will be accepted through Adobe sign. Information on how to request an Adobe Sign account can be obtained at Adobe Sign Support .

Faculty Center

Tenure clock extension   Pace University recognizes that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created circumstances that prevent or interrupt faculty progress toward professional and scholarly achievement. Therefore, we are offering the option to extend the tenure clock by one year for any current tenure-track faculty member whose tenure case is to be reviewed by their department, school/college and the University in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years.   More details here Faculty Tip for Keeping Your Scholarship Alive “Positive Peer Pressure to Get Your Sh*t Done" Caveday facilitates distraction-free spaces in an experience called "The Cave." It provides daily group focus sessions conducted on Zoom and led by a trained Cave Guide.

National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development Free to you as Pace faculty - see the 14-Day Writing Challenge and Core Curriculum components focused on productivity. Learn more about the Center here.

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Questions? email Elina at ebloch@pace.edu