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OSP Weekly 02/16/2022 ----- Division of Research -----

Welcome!

Please join us in welcoming the newest Office of Sponsored Programs Pre Award Research Administrator Amy Smitherman. Amy will be working with the College of Sciences. Amy is a Certified Research Administrator that brings nine years of experience in Research Administration and Research Compliance to the Office of Sponsored Programs. In those nine years, Amy spent seven years in Pre-award and two years in Human Subjects research oversight, both at Clemson University. Amy has worked regularly with collaborating institutions, federal, foundational, local, private industry, and state sponsors. Amy's last role at Clemson University she worked as the Grants Coordinator to the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences and Public Service in Agriculture. In her role, she worked collaboratively with faculty and processed proposal submissions daily. She also acted as a reviewer and approver to other Grants Coordinators within the college. Amy has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Southern Wesleyan University and is currently finishing her Master’s in Public Administration at Clemson University.  Amy is excited to join the OSP team and looks forward to working with the UNLV faculty and staff!

Call for Nominations: National Medal of Science

NSF is seeking nominations for the National Medal of Science from February 7 to May 20. Click here to learn how to make nominations. NMS Call for Nominations Flyer The National Medal of Science (NMS) is the highest recognition the nation can bestow on scientists and engineers. It was established by the 86th Congress in 1959 as a Presidential Award to be given to individuals “deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences.” In 1980, Congress expanded this recognition to include the social and behavioral sciences. A Committee of distinguished scientists and engineers is appointed by the President to evaluate the nominees for the Award. Since its establishment, the medal has been awarded to 506 distinguished scientists and engineers whose careers spanned decades of research and development.

ORCID Workshop for Researchers Monday, February 21, 2022 11:00am-12:00pm Pacific Register Getting and using your free ORCID iD and ORCID record can help you save time and get credit for your work in funding, publishing, and research reporting workflows. Funding organizations, publishers, and research institutions are increasingly requiring or asking for ORCID iDs from researchers, so this workshop will help you make sure you are ahead of the game. ORCID Workshop for Researchers Flyer Faculty can also reach out to Christina Miskey, University Libraries, or schedule a consultation if you have any questions or need assistance with ORCID.

Campus Resources

Need a survey for your research? Contact the UNLV Cannon Survey Center (CSC) CSC provides the management, staff, and facilities required to collect data for telephone, internet, in person, and mail surveys. Look to CSC for expertise in collecting data while maintaining scientific rigor and ethical oversight of the process. Surveys can be conducted online, via landline or cell phones, through the mail, or face-to-face in the field. Bilingual staff is available to provide survey administration in Spanish.

Virtual Workshop

Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on the Future Careers of Women in STEM: A Virtual Workshop March 23 -24 | 1pm - 5pm EST Register Here This two-day workshop will convene experts and leaders to inform a national research agenda that ensures academic and federal institutions are prepared to monitor and mitigate the long-term negative impacts of the pandemic on the STEM careers of women—especially women of color. This forward-looking workshop aims to help institutions promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and not exacerbate existing inequities within the STEM enterprise that were further amplified by the pandemic. Learn More about this Virtual Workshop

Communicating Science

Distilling your Message with Dr. Jory Weintraub (sponsored by Arkansas NSF EPSCoR) - Recorded January 24, 2022 (1 hr)

Althea Sheets, Communications Manager for Research Development, Office of Sponsored Programs, althea.sheets@unlv.edu, 702-895-1880