OSP Weekly 08/30/2023
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UNLV Libraries Third Annual Research Impact Challenge
September 25-29, 2023 

Increase the impact and reach of your scholarly research by participating in the University Libraries' Third Annual Research Impact Challenge. The challenge takes place over 5 days during the fall semester and will help you learn more about citation metrics, altmetrics, and other methods by completing daily challenges.

Advantages of increasing your research impact and reach
Demonstrating research impact helps to show the importance of your work and how it affects and influences different communities within your discipline and outside of it. Sharing your research widely also helps to raise the profile of UNLV as a whole. 
The challenge will help UNLV faculty, staff, and graduate students improve the impact of your research, locate useful metrics, and find potential collaborators for future research.
 
Completing each daily task is optional - you can complete one day’s challenge, a few days, or complete them all. This year, there are also daily events (such as workshops) and bonus challenges tied to each challenge. Attendance at these events or completion of a bonus challenge is optional, and is not required to complete a challenge. Once you’ve completed that day’s challenge, fill out the challenge completion form to let us know you’ve participated.
 
Participants will be entered to win a prize package, which includes University Libraries’ swag, ORCID swag, your scholarship featured on the Digital Scholarship@UNLV home page, and your scholarship showcased on University Libraries’ social media. The winner will also be announced in UNLV Today. For each challenge you register as complete, your name is entered to win the prize package. The more challenges you complete, the greater your chances of winning.
By completing the daily challenges, you will:
  • Learn to tell the story of your research's impact on your field, the community, and the world.
  • Discover valuable resources to help navigate career milestones such as graduation, job searches, funding applications, and tenure reviews.
  • An understanding of how to demonstrate the impact of your research using a variety of methods.


Research Impact Challenge Events

Enhance your Research Impact Challenge experience!




NASA Grants 101 - Recorded Training
"Grants and Cooperative Agreements 101" explores the historical evolution of Federal awards, and describes the various types of Federal assistance available. This training also provides participants with insights into the intricacies of the financial assistance process, valuable knowledge on how the various financial assistance mechanisms operate, and the statutory authorization and regulations that serve as the bedrock for Federal assistance awards at NASA.

This pre-recorded training is designed for individuals at any experience level to deepen their understanding of grants within the context of NASA. Whether they're a novice seeking foundational insights or a seasoned professional aiming to refresh their knowledge, "Grants and Cooperative Agreements 101" provides an approachable and self-paced exploration into the realm of Federal assistance awards at NASA.
Althea Sheets, Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Development Manager, Office of Sponsored Programs, althea.sheets@unlv.edu, 702-895-1880