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UNL Office of Research February 2010
Office of Research conducting service assessment
The Office of Research and Economic Development invites faculty and staff to participate this spring in an assessment of the services the office provides to the campus research community.A previous service assessment in 2002, conducted by Signa Solutions, produced useful ideas and suggestions that led to new and enhanced services. Some of those services include NUgrant, the customized online research administration system; the NURAMP training and development program; and enhanced communications through Research News and an interactive Web site, said Mike Zeleny, assistant vice chancellor for research. more ...
UNL's ARRA
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Postdoc office supports mentoring
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UNL's Digital Commons offers research info worldwide
The 38,075 documents in UNL's Digital Commons make it the second largest institutional repository in the nation. With more help from faculty and students, repository manager Paul Royster has set his sights on being the biggest and the best.
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2010 off to a great start
The new year is off to a fantastic start with good news on the funding front, progress on several initiatives and plans for several excellent and important events this spring.
As the ARRA story in this newsletter details, UNL faculty members continue to successfully compete for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding,
As the ARRA story in this newsletter details, UNL faculty members continue to successfully compete for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding,
earning more than $26.7 million in ARRA funding as of Dec. 31, the close of the second quarter. My thanks to all our faculty and staff campuswide who have worked long and hard to make the most of this extraordinary opportunity.
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- Water for Food update
- Weissinger, Espy take on new roles
- 2010 Research Development Fellows named
- Research Fair slated April 6-8
- Dead Sea Scrolls Nebraska Lecture topic
- Write Winning Grants seminar March 12
- ADVANCE events slated
- NUgrant training opportunities
- NSF CAREER award roundtable
- NURAMP workshops offered this spring
- 2011 COBRE internal competition
- Research Council proposals due March 22
Water for Food update
More than 100 faculty members were updated on plans and progress for the Water for Food Institute at a recent forum.Prem S. Paul, vice chancellor for research and economic development, said many people are working to advance plans for a university-wide international research institute to be located at UNL. During the past year, university administrators and the faculty planning committee have focused on establishing international partnerships and exploring private funding sources needed to establish the institute.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for Nebraska," Paul said. "We've made progress but this is going to take time. We're still in the planning stages." more ...
Weissinger, Espy
take on new roles
Two Office of Research and Economic Development administrators have temporarily assumed additional responsibilities. Ellen Weissinger, dean of graduate studies, is serving as interim senior vice chancellor for academic affairs. Kimberly Andrews Espy, associate vice chancellor for research, is acting dean of graduate studies.more ...
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Research Fair slated April 6-8
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Dead Sea Scrolls Nebraska Lecture topic
Excitement, intensive research, rumor and controversy have surrounded the Dead Sea Scrolls since their discovery more than 60 years ago. The scrolls will be the focus of the spring Nebraska Lecture at UNL. more ...
Navigating recent NIH application changes
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Write Winning Grants seminar March 12
UNL faculty can learn strategies and tips for preparing successful funding proposals at the Writing Winning Grants seminar March 12.The Office of Research and Economic Development will host the seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Nebraska Union auditorium. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. Lunch is included. more ...
ADVANCE events slated
The ADVANCE-Nebraska program is sponsoring several speakers and workshops this semester.The goal of ADVANCE-Nebraska, funded by a National Science Foundation grant, is to create an environment at UNL where all science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) faculty thrive. The grant supports best practices to recruit, retain and promote women STEM faculty and efforts to study what practices best support their academic success. more ...
NUgrant training opportunities
Training sessions to help faculty and staff get up to speed with various modules in NUgrant, UNL’s electronic research administration system, are scheduled for February through May. Each workshop is offered at least twice. more ...NURAMP workshops offered this spring
The Office of Research will offer another series of NURAMP (Research Administration Management Program) workshops this spring for UNL faculty, staff, postdocs and graduate students who conduct, support or administer research projects. more ...2011 COBRE internal competition
The Office of Research and Economic Development is running an internal competition to identify a team to develop the UNL proposal that will be submitted to NIH’s Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program during 2011. more ...NSF CAREER award roundtable
The National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program offers one of the most prestigious awards for pre-tenure faculty. CAREER awards provide up to five years of funding to enable faculty to develop careers as outstanding teacher-scholars.more ...
Research Council proposals due March 22
Proposals for UNL Research Council Visiting Scholars and Symposia/Distinguished Lecturer grants are due March 22. This competition provides funding for visiting scholars, symposia and distinguished lecturers from July 1 through Dec. 31. more ...
Feb. 11: ADVANCE-Nebraska, Paths to Success luncheon, Judy Walker, Nebraska Union
Feb. 16 or 17: Research service assessment roundtables, Nebraska Union or East Union
Feb. 16 or 17: EHS Laboratory Safety Colloquium Series, Cryogen Safety, various locations
Feb. 17: NSF CAREER Roundtable, Nebraska Union
Feb. 22: ADVANCE-Nebraska, “Perceptions of Climate,” Christina Falci and Julia McQuillan, Nebraska Union
Feb. 24 or April 28: Filing IBC Protocols in NUgrant, Alexander West
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Research News is an electronic and Web-based newsletter for the UNL research community that features information to enhance the success of our research, scholarship and creative activities. The UNL Office of Research and Economic Development electronically publishes the newsletter to provide news about research, faculty resources, services, policies and procedures, accomplishments and coming events. It is e-mailed to research-intensive faculty, staff, administrators and other interested parties. Feel free to share it with UNL colleagues.
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