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FINDINGS
Researcher Spotlight: Meet Ashley Kubley of DAAP

Art. Culture. Textiles. Apparel. They're Ashley Kubley's passions.

The assistant professor in fashion design is also head of the Evelyn G. Burgoyne Fashion Technology Center. Her research centers on bridging the tried and true methods of old with today's technologies.

For several years now, she has been working on a project in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.

Last year, with the help of a 2018 University Research Council grant, Kubley was able to co-create a workshop there aimed at keeping a traditional method of weaving alive in the region, with a contemporary twist.

The training program paid five local master artisans to train young women how to create the textiles using fibers endemic to the region. They also learned about how to create a viable product and bring it to market.

In the photo above, master artisan Doña Maria Reyes Maas Cab talks to apprentice Wendy Dzul Can about a fiber used to make bags and other woven products.

Learn more about Kubley and her work in our first Researcher Spotlight.

And keep an eye out for the announcement coming soon for this year's available URC grants.

To suggest a researcher or research group to be featured, contact Findings Editor Carrie Blackmore Smith at Carrie.Smith@uc.edu.
SPIN your way to funding

The University of Cincinnati offers SPIN as a platform to search for funding opportunities. It features customizable queries for funding prospects that match exactly what you are eligible to receive.

To access this tool go to spin.infoedglobal.com while on a UC network. In order to create custom searches you must create an account using the instructions found here.

You can see the SPIN Quick Start and the User Guide for more information.

If you have questions or want someone to walk you through how to use SPIN, contact Assistant Director for Research Development Sarah Clift.
Need a hand?

If it's related to advanced computing, CAD, 3-D printing (and so much more!), you're in luck.

New developments at both the Advanced Research Computing Center and the Ground Floor Makerspace + Microfactory can help you take your research to a whole new level this year. Learn more, here, in one of this month's feature articles.
Scavenger Hunt reward $1,000

Congrats to these new faculty researchers, winners of the 2020 OoR Virtual Scavenger Hunt! We know you'll put that $1K to good use!

Seokki Lee
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, CEAS

Eduardo Martinez
Assistant Professor, Philosophy, A&S

Angela (Kristy) Swift
Assistant Professor - Educator, Composition, Musicology & Theory, CCM
Time Sensitive
Not-to-miss Research and Development events

Join the OoR on Zoom and sharpen your research skills with one of these upcoming training events:

Budget Proposals - More than a bunch of numbers
Noon to 1:30 p.m., Sept. 9

12:30-2 p.m., Sept. 18

9-10:30 a.m., Sept. 25

Internal Funding Opportunities - What's New from the Office of Research?
1:30-3 p.m., Oct. 5

10-11:30 a.m., Oct. 15
Speaking of calendars ...

Don't forget about the new universal research seminar calendar, a partnership of the Center for Clinical & Translational Science & Training, UC Office of Research, UC College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation and Cincinnati Children’s Marketing and Communications.

It's the first-ever integrated research calendar for the Academic Health Center and UC West Campus.

CCTST members and the general public now have one-stop access to information on research conferences, seminars, workshops and training opportunities across our partner institutions.

Users can search and sort events by campus, event category and research area.