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"Effective Proposal Development" video workshop to be held March 11
Date: Tuesday, March 11
Time: 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Location: Simons Auditorium, Higuchi Biosciences Center, West Campus
(Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch.)
The broadcast is part of the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) broadcast series. The program will cover a number of best practices in proposal development functions, including:
Moderator:
Ed Herran, director, Office of Sponsored Projects, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Faculty:
Robert Lowman, associate vice chancellor for research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jerry Pogatshnik, dean of the graduate school & associate vice president for research, Eastern Kentucky University; and Samantha Westcott, grant manager, division of biology, California Institute of Technology
Continuing Education Credits:
Participants may receive .3 CEUs or 4 CPE units for attending the entire video workshop. Attendees should indicate their interest in earning credits when registering (please indicate CEU or CPE credits).
To register, contact Susan MacNally, compliance coordinator of research integrity, at sumac@ku.edu or 864-4148.
Graduate Studies award ceremony coming in April
The Graduate Studies Award Ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 3 p.m. in the Courtside Room, Burge Union.
Graduate faculty and students will be recognized for their accomplishments. Refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.
Got research? REP is for you
The Research Experience Program (REP) is identifying undergraduates who have completed a combination of research coursework and a research product, which could meet the qualifications for certification with the REP program. For more information about the REP, go to http://www.rgs.ku.edu/depts/training/rep/rep.shtml.
Conference opportunity for postdoctoral researchers
The 2008 National Postdoctoral Association annual conference will be held April 25-27, 2008 in Boston. For information about the conference, vist the association's website.
March postdoc workshops
The following workshops for postdocs will be held in the month of March:
Collaborative Research--Thursday, March 6, 2008
Co-sponsored by the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC)
LSRL, 1501 Wakarusa Dr., Building A Conference Room
Facilitator: Dr. Claudia Bode, CEBC Education Coordinator
Data Management--Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets.
Nichols Hall - Rm. 129 - Apollo Auditorium
Facilitator: Professor David Braaten, Geography
"Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute
Comparative Medicine Research Awards" request for proposals
Application Deadlines--Issued Feb. 22, 2008
1. Letter of Intent is due by 5 p.m., April 4, 2008
2. Full application must be received by 5 p.m., May 2, 2008. Applications received after 5 p.m. will not be accepted.
The Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute (KCALSI) is pleased to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Research Development Grants to be submitted to the KCALSI for funding consideration. Background, Scope, Eligibility, Review Criteria, Application Procedures, the Review Process and submission instructions are provided on the website.
