Attend lunch with a UDP 

Unlock invaluable insights for your academic journey by signing up for a one-on-one lunch with a distinguished university professor. This is a unique opportunity to engage in a personal, in-depth conversation with a colleague that has attained the highest honor K-State can bestow on its faculty Whether you’re seeking guidance on research, teaching or career advancement, this relaxed, informal setting provides the perfect chance to ask questions, exchange ideas, expand your professional network and gain mentorship from someone with a wealth of experience and knowledge . Don't miss out on the chance to build connections, expand your perspective, and get tailored advice to help you thrive in your faculty role. This opportunity is open to all tenure-track faculty in the first 3 years of their appointment at K-State. Sign up before November 1, 2024. 

Register here.

On November 14, 2024 from 3:30 to 5 pm via zoom, the Office of Research Development will host an information session on the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program which offers nearly 400 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards for U.S. faculty in more than 135 countries. The session will open with a brief overview of this program's submission requirements and introduction to the Fulbright Scholars website. This presentation will be followed by presentations from two recent K-State Fulbright Scholar awardees. They will talk about their Fulbright experience, including the logistics of setting up an extended stay in another country, finances, and tips for the Fulbright Scholars submission. Attendees will have plenty of opportunities to ask questions. If you are interested in the Fulbright Scholarship program, this is a session you should attend. Please go here to register (closes at 12 pm November 13, 2023). Contact mlmarino@ksu.edu with any questions.

Note this session is part of the Office of International Programs’ International Education Week occurring November 10^th through 22nd.  To find out more about the other activities during this week, please visit: K-State International Education Week 2024.

In today’s digital research environment, standing out and ensuring your work is properly attributed is more important than ever. The Office of the Vice President for Research encourages creating an ORCID iD for a simple yet powerful way to enhance your visibility and streamline your academic journey.

Why ORCID?

• Unique Identifier: ORCID provides you with a unique identifier that distinguishes you from other researchers, even those with similar names.
• Improved Visibility: ORCID integrates with a variety of platforms, helping your work reach a wider audience and ensuring your contributions are accurately recognized.
• Easy Management: Automatically link your publications, grants, and professional activities to your ORCID profile, saving you time and ensuring comprehensive documentation of your career.

Take a few minutes today to create your ORCID iD. Visit ORCID.org to get started!

Tuesday, November 7, 10 - 11 a.m.

Sanofi develops and produces vaccines to protect against diseases that once ravaged entire populations. Through innovative research and large-scale global R&D efforts, it aims to improve vaccine effectiveness and response times for emerging infectious diseases. Companies and universities have the opportunity to collaborate with Sanofi Vaccines to reach this goal and play a role in stimulating breakthroughs in preventative medicine.

Hear from Danilo Casimiro, chief science officer & global head of External Scientific Affairs for Vaccines R&D at Sanofi, to learn about R&D priorities, partnering programs, and areas of interest for collaborations. The webinar is open to members and nonmembers.

Learn more.

Nominate yourself or a colleague for a Golden Goose Award 

The Golden Goose Award celebrates the importance of federally funded research that has led to major breakthroughs and resulted in significant societal impact. 

The Golden Goose Award tells the stories behind the research, to show the public and Congressional leaders the tangible outcomes behind the federal research dollars spent. The Golden Goose Award was envisioned by former Congressman Jim Cooper of Tennessee in coordination with several science and higher education associations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

If you have a story or idea to share – please consider submitting a nomination. For consideration for the 2025 Award, nominations should be received by Friday, December 13, 2024. More information about the nomination process is also available on the AAAS website. 

Representatives from academia, government, industry, and nonprofits/private funders are keenly interested in examining how cross-sector partnerships can maximize resource investment for greater impact.

Last week, during UIDP’s fall conference, UIDP Board Chair Nerissa Draeger and I announced a groundbreaking new initiative to explore effective strategies and tactics for dramatically increasing the power of these partnerships.

The Strengthen and Modernize U-I Partnerships initiative is envisioned to revolutionize how the sectors collaborate (university, industry, government--federal, state, and local-- and nonprofit) by addressing four areas of specific need identified by science and technology leadership.

Learn about the focus areas and read the full article here.

NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate is seeking subject matter experts to serve as peer reviewers of proposals submitted to the recently released NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO) solicitation. These reviews are conducted electronically via NSPIRES.

Through NSTGRO, NASA seeks to sponsor graduate student research that has significant potential to contribute to NASA’s goal of creating innovative new space technologies for our Nation’s science, exploration, and economic future.

If you are interested in serving as a peer reviewer for the NSTGRO solicitation, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/xD5riqwdZrqtQo51A. You can also access the form from the NSPIRES homepage under Site News.

If your skills match NASA’s needs for the review, and considerations for any organizational conflicts of interest allow, we will contact you to discuss further steps.

Participating in a review is a service to the community. Eligible reviewers will receive a nominal honorarium.

Please direct questions to hq-nstgro-call@mail.nasa.gov.

NCR-SARE Seeking Review Committee Members

The North Central Region - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) is seeking nominees for the following grant review committees: 

• Research and Education Grant Program Review Committee (Technical Committee)
• Farmer Rancher Grant Program Review Committee
• Partnership Grant Program Review Committee
• Professional Development Grant Program (PDP) Review Committee
• Graduate Student Grant Program Review Committee
• Youth Educator Grant Program Review Committee

NCR-SARE’s review committees review proposals and make recommendations to the Administrative Council, which can be a rewarding and educating experience for those interested in sustainable production and the grant-making process.

Each NCR-SARE review committee has varying requirements, but review committee members are generally required to review proposals, discuss the proposals on a conference call or in person, and provide recommendations to the Administrative Council. An NCR-SARE review committee member may not apply to that particular grant program while serving on that committee.

Complete this online form to apply for one of NCR-SARE’s grant review committees. In addition to completing the online form, you will be asked to upload a resume or curriculum vitae (CV). Recommendations can also be emailed to ncrsare@umn.edu. We will acknowledge receipt of the materials and reply regarding the selection process's outcome.  

This fall, the Office of Science (SC) is transitioning to one SC-wide monthly virtual Office Hour to share information about our programs and provide opportunities to ask questions. Researchers at all institutions are welcome to attend and learn more about our programs; no existing relationship with DOE or the DOE national laboratories is required to attend. Research administrators are also encouraged to attend.

Office Hours will take place on the first Tuesday of each month, from 1 - 2 p.m. Each office hour will begin with a brief presentation followed by questions and answers on a monthly topic. After the presentation and questions, we will move to breakout rooms by program office to answer general questions. We will then move to breakout rooms by individual program office for general questions from the community.

For more information on SC Office Hours, including registration and upcoming topics, and to view slides and recordings of past Office Hours, please visit the DOE website.

The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) held a Virtual Office Hour (VOH) on October 17th, 2024, providing information on current solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters the community might wish to investigate.   

This month, attendees met with IOS program directors (PDs) to learn more about IOS clusters and programs. If you missed this special VOH, we will have similar opportunities in the future for you to meet with PDs. The slides are available HERE.

Join us on November 21^st, 2024, for our next VOH where we will talk about Interpreting Panel Summaries, Reviews, and PO Comments. You can register here for next month’s VOH.  

The National Science Foundation is hosting a variety of office hours and webinars throughout 2024 covering a wide range of programs and topics. Links to register and more information for each series can be found below:

• STEM Education Individual Postdoctoral Research Fellowships program Office Hours: September 16, 2024 - November 25, 2024
• Division of Biological Infrastructure Virtual Office Hours: August 20, 2024 - December 17, 2024
• Decision, Risk and Management Sciences Office Hour: July 17, 2024 - December 18, 2024
• ExpandAI Virtual Office Hours: April 15, 2024 - December 16, 2024
• Innovation Corps Teams Q&A Webinar: October 3, 2024 - December 5, 2024
• IUSE Office Hours: October 15, 2024 - January 7, 2025
• Human Networks and Data Science Program Office Hour: October 17, 2024 - November 13, 2024
• OCE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Office Hours: October 18, 2024 - November 7, 2024
• Molecular Foundations for Biotechnology Office Hour: October 30, 2024
• Office Hours: Safe-OSE Preliminary Proposal Preparation: November 4, 2024
• NSF Safe-OSE Program Office Hour: November 4, 2024
• CISE Research Expansion Program Webinar: November 7, 2024
• I-Corps Teams webinar: November 7, 2024
• Sociology Program Office Hour: November 12, 2024
• Science of Science - DCI Office Hours: November 13, 2024 - January 17, 2025
• Addressing Systems Challenges through Engineering Teams Program Webinar: November 14, 2024
• Engineering for Civil Infrastructure Office Hour: November 18, 2024
• RCN-UBE Community Hours: November 21, 2024

Following up on the sneak peek we provided a few weeks ago, we are pleased to announce that NIH launched the new NIH Grants and Funding website this week. Designed with the needs of the extramural research community in mind, the new site is intended to enhance your journey through the NIH grants process with a modernized interface and powerful features to make finding critical information easier than ever. We encourage you to explore the site at your leisure, and to familiarize yourself with the new content and layout.

Read the full announcement here.

Back in April, we announced that Common Disclosure Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support would be required for all applications and progress reports submitted in 2025, amongst several other changes. These Common Forms aim to standardize disclosure requirements and processes across federal research agencies, with the goal of reducing the time and effort researchers spend providing disclosure information to federal funders and ensuring integrity throughout the research process. We recently released a Guide Notice with additional information and expectations for applications and progress reports effective May 25, 2025, including the requirement that Senior and Key Personnel use an Open Researcher and Contributor Identification digital identifier (ORCID ID).

Read the full announcement here.

Staff from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) will be attending various scientific meetings this Fall. Please check the meeting programs for more details as we will be hosting informational sessions/workshops at some of these meetings and will have a booth in the exhibit hall at other meetings. 

At the meetings (and all the time), we’re happy to answer questions about submitting proposals to NSF, reviewing proposals, serving on panels, rotator and job opportunities at NSF, and much more! 

Meeting information:

• 2024 NDiSTEM Conference (by SACNAS) - October 31- Nov 2, 2024 
•  Entomology 2024 - November 10-13, 2024 
• Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) - November 13-17, 2024 

The Kauffman Foundation has announced new grant opportunities in coordination with the release of their new strategic priorities: Grant types (kauffman.org)

Research Grants provide funding to design and implement or scale a research project that builds deeper understanding of our strategic priorities and focus areas, addresses gaps in our research base, and translates research findings into practice: Strategic priorities

Together with our community, we believe we can shift the landscape in three strategies — college access and completion, workforce and career development, and entrepreneurship — prioritized because of their anticipated power to advance economic mobility: Focus areas



In alignment with these priorities, we are seeking projects at the intersection of innovation and impact through the focus areas of essential competencies and skills, education and employer connection, participation and belonging, and equitable access.

Letters of interest open Oct. 15.

The University of Kansas Office of Research seeks nominations for the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards. Late Distinguished Professor Takeru Higuchi and his wife, Aya, partnered with KU Endowment to create four awards that recognize individuals for their accomplishments in research, scholarship and creative activity.

Faculty from any Kansas Regents institution are eligible, and your assistance in identifying outstanding candidates is critical. Winners receive $10,000 in support of research activities.

Awards include:

• The Balfour Jeffrey Research Award in the field of the Humanities and Social Sciences
• The Olin Petefish Research Award in the field of Basic Sciences
• The Dolph Simons Research Award in the field of Biomedical Sciences
• The Irvin Youngberg Research Award in the field of Applied Sciences

Submit a nomination here!

Nomination deadline: November 1, 2024

Thursday, November 7, 2024, 9 a.m.

Join us in celebrating the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research's (FFAR) 10-year anniversary during our November webinar that will feature a dynamic discussion on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and the importance of integrating producer experiences and needs into research programs.

Webinar speakers include FFAR-supported social science researchers who are evaluating CSA programs and feature perspectives from producer organizations supporting these transitions. Learn about opportunities for and barriers to CSA practice adoption and how science can incorporate producer input to ensure research findings are relevant and supported by farmers.

There will be time at the end of the webinar for audience Q&A.

Register for FFAR's Climate-Smart Agriculture Webinar

For more information, contact FFAR Scientific Program Associate Olivia Shoemaker at oshoemaker@foundationfar.org.

November 13, 2024, 3 - 4 p.m.

This EPSCoR Live! will be of particular interest to early- and mid-career researchers.

In this session, Drs. Chinonye Whitley, Hongmei Luo, Lisa Cliggett, and colleagues, will discuss the EPSCoR Research Fellows opportunity, which aims to transform the career trajectories of non-tenured and tenured investigators through extended visits to private, government, or academic institutions. EPSCoR Program Officers will also facilitate a Q&A session related to this funding opportunity. 

Advance registration is required. Click here to register. Please use an institutional email address for registration. 

How to Submit Questions: EPSCoR Live! participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance through the registration form or by sending an email to epscor-live@nsf.gov. 

While real-time captioning will be available, requests for additional accommodations may be sent to epscor-live@nsf.gov.

If you missed the last event or would like to review the presentation again, please visit our EPSCoR Live! webpage. 

This past spring, OER and CSR partnered to present a 1-hour webinar, A Walk-Through of the NIH Grants Process. We are again combining efforts for an expanded, two-part, interactive virtual event – NIH Grants Process Primer: Application to Award – taking place on November 13-14, 2024, from 12 – 3 p.m.

Led by NIH experts, this event will cover key aspects of the grants process, available resources, and related systems. The content and interactive approach are designed for institutional grant administrators and investigators new to NIH grants processes. But anyone seeking a better understanding of the grants process is encouraged to attend.

Part One is an overview of the grants process, where attendees will learn about pre-award activities and resources – from application planning through the review process to award determination. In Part Two, attendees will interact with live demonstrations focused on NIH systems and resources. NIH experts will be available to address live and pre-submitted questions during both parts.

Topics being covered include:

• Roles and responsibilities of key NIH staff and key personnel at the applicant institution
• NIH grant application and peer review processes
• Application materials, instructions, and required electronic systems
• NIH resources to help you stay informed

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is pleased to share with you the nomination call for 2025 Moore Inventor Fellows. 

Inspired by Gordon Moore’s passion for discovery, this fellowship seeks to identify outstanding early-stage inventors. We are looking for individuals who are harnessing science and technology solutions to enhance scientific research, strengthen environmental conservation, or improve the experience and outcomes of patient care. 

We invite you to nominate two individuals from your institution for this opportunity. 

Fellows will receive funding for three years at a level of $200,000 per year from the Moore Foundation. In addition to funds for the fellow, the foundation will provide $25,000 each year to the institution to cover costs associated with administering the grant award, resulting in a total three-year award of $675,000 from the foundation. As host institutions are required to contribute $50,000 in annual support of the inventor’s work, each fellow receives a total award of $825,000.

To begin the nomination and application process, please complete this submission form. Formal nominations are due November 15, 2024.

College and university faculty at emerging research institutions are invited to apply to collaborate with national laboratory scientific research staff on research projects of mutual interest, the Department of Energy Office of Science announced today.

The Visiting Faculty Program (VFP) is offered in two tracks:

• The VFP Research Collaboration
• The VFP Teaching Initiative Track (available for returning VFP participants)  

Two application assistance workshops will be held for all faculty eligible to apply to VFP. The first workshop will introduce the program and provide strategies for submitting a compliant application. At the final workshop, the application process will be reviewed and then the collaborative experience the programs provide will be highlighted via a panel discussion.  

• Application assistance workshop: November 22, 2024 (register here) 
• VFP Alumni panel workshop: December 5, 2024 (register here)    

In addition, prospective VFP applicants can engage with recruiters and scientists from the DOE national laboratories at the summer internship fair sponsored by WDTS and hosted by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. The fair will take place on November 14, 2024 (register here). WDTS and national lab staff will be on hand to answer questions.

Applications are now being accepted for the Summer 2025 term. The application deadline is January 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. EST.  

We are thrilled to announce the release of the 2025 Requests for Applications for the prestigious Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute's training programs. This is your opportunity to advance your career with our respected KL2 Career Development, Postdoctoral TL1, and Predoctoral TL1 Programs.

KL2 Career Development Program:

Letters of Intent Deadline: October 25, 2024

Full Application Deadline: December 20, 2024

For more information and to apply, click here.

Postdoctoral TL1 Program:

Letters of Intent Deadline: October 25, 2024

Full Application Deadline: December 13, 2024

For more information and to apply, click here.

Predoctoral TL1 Program:

Pre-Meeting Requirement: By December 7, 2024

Full Application Deadline: December 13, 2024

For more information, click here.

This is your chance to join a community of pioneering researchers and dedicated professionals who are shaping the future of clinical and translational science. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to drive your research career to new heights.

If you have any questions regarding the KL2 and TL1 programs, please do not hesitate to reach out to Holly Zink, Ph.D.

Request for Information in Support of the Implementation of the United States Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting information related to the Implementation Roadmap for the U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology.

In this Request for Information (RFI), NIST is seeking information about the following topics:

• Existing awards and recognition programs that the U.S. government and U.S. standards community can use to encourage and support participation and leadership in standards development for critical and emerging technologies.
• Ways the U.S. government and the U.S. standards community can educate and empower the standards workforce and business and technology decision-makers.
• Feedback on how NIST can best maintain an open dialogue and sustained communication with the U.S. critical and emerging technologies and standards communities regarding the ongoing implementation of the roadmap.

The U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology promotes technologically sound standards that help American industry compete internationally on a level playing field. It is intended to support and complement existing private sector-led standards activities.

The full RFI is available in the Federal Register, including information on how to submit comments. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Dec. 9, 2024.

How to run a successful internship program

Five researchers from around the world share advice for helping students and their mentors benefit from short-term internships. nature

Lead pollution in a remote Tibetan glacier reveals far-reaching human activities

The Tibetan Plateau's glaciers are among the world's most remote and untouched places. Researchers say these ice fields provide water for millions of people and play a vital environmental role. Now, geoscientists have tracked pollution in the form of lead in the glaciers. NSF

 

Genomic variants that increase risk of kidney disease are found in nearly one-third of West Africans

NIH study suggests potential for earlier health interventions for people with West African ancestry. NIH

Did the human kiss begin as an ape grooming ritual?

An evolutionary psychologist talks with Science about his hypothesis on the origin of locking lips. Science

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