Research and Graduate Studies @ KU

Welcome to the Research and Graduate Studies @ KU newsletter provided by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. In the March issue:

Grad students travel to State Capitol to present research
Twelve KU students will present their research as part of the Graduate Student Research Summit in Topeka on March 13. The Summit provides graduate students from Kansas State, Wichita State and KU an opportunity to present their research to a broad audience. 

Graduate research competition highlights student posters
The Graduate and Professional Association is sponsoring the annual Graduate Student Research Competition March 12.  Forty-seven students have been invited to participate in this year's competition.  The competition will award prizes to the top 15 research posters.

Undergraduate Research Symposium deadline approaching
The deadline for submission to the Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) is March 14, 2008.  Students can apply online. The 11th Annual URS will be held April 12 in the Kansas Union. The URS is an excellent opportunity for students to display their work and obtain feedback.

KU Natural History Museum seeks art for new gallery space
The Natural History Museum Student Advisory Board welcomes submissions for an exhibit until approximately April 15. The exhibit will display artwork that focuses on artistic interpretations of scientific topics. The theme of the exhibit is "Biodiversity is...".

Governor proclaims "Polar Education and Research Day"
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius proclaimed Feb. 27 Polar Education and Research Day, citing KU's involvement in educating students and the public about the importance of polar regions in global climate and sea level. The governor lauds the university's involvement in research into polar matters both past and present.

Researchers & grad students in the news

• Colombo named interim director of Life Span Institute
• KU researcher earns fellowship and $50,000 grant
• Physicists probe 'brave new world' with giant particle accelerator
• Acclaimed scientist joins KU’s molecular biosciences department
• PBS program 'NOVA' features KU paleontologists
• KU researcher says HIV vaccine will be developed through worldwide collaboration

Research administration

• "Effective Proposal Development" video workshop to be held March 11
• Graduate Studies award ceremony coming in April
• Got research? REP is for you
• Conference opportunity for postdoctoral researchers
• March postdoc workshops
• "Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute Comparative Medicine Research Awards" request for proposals

Upcoming events
A calendar of events of interest to the research and graduate studies community.

Important links
The March Funding Opportunities Bulletin is online now.

Do we have you covered? Research published in peer-reviewed journals is university news and we want to know about it ASAP. If you have a publication coming up, please contact the Office of University Relations or the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. You and your hard work deserve recognition.