1. Executive Director of Research Integrity and Oversight Hired
Vice President for Research Tim Mulcahy is pleased to announce that Michele Chin-Purcell, Ph.D., has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Office of Research Integrity and Oversight in the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Currently the Director of Global Compliance at Boston Scientific, Dr. Chin-Purcell will join the OVPR on September 8. An alumna of the University, Dr. Chin-Purcell brings a wealth of relevant experience to the position and will be a great addition to the University’s compliance environment.
With Dr. Chin-Purcell's hire the OVPR is also restructuring some of its compliance functions. A revised org chart reflecting these changes is available at http://www.research.umn.edu/
contact/documents/OVPROrgCharts_SeniorStaffJuly2008.pdf.
Please contact Associate Vice President for Research Frances Lawrenz with any questions at lawrenz@umn.edu or
612.625.2046.
2. Grants.gov and Adobe Reader
Grants.gov announced last week that it had completed testing of the recently released Adobe Reader 9, and concluded that it is compatible with the Grants.gov Adobe forms packages. Adobe Reader 9 joins versions 8.1.1 and 8.1.2 as options for users when completing their Grants.gov packages.
Remember that Grants.gov has naming conventions for attachments for their form sets. Each attachment must carry a
unique name with fewer than 50 characters, containing no spaces or special characters.
3. Powell Center for Women’s Health Internship Program
The Powell Center for Women’s Health is continuing their internship program that connects students with faculty members and community organizations that have an interest in women’s health issues. They are currently accepting applications from interested students for this fall and winter. Both undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply. University faculty and staff (who are members of the Powell Center) are encouraged to submit project proposals related to research in women’s health.
Please visit www.womenshealth.umn.edu/wmhlth/intern.html to view current opportunities, download an application, and to receive more information.
If you have any questions or would like to have an intern work with you on your project, please contact the Powell Center at wmhealth@umn.edu or 612.626.1125.
4.
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
The NIH Guide is
the official publication for NIH medical and behavioral research
grant policies, guidelines and funding opportunities for the National
Institutes of Health. To subscribe to the Guide’s
weekly listserv or to read it online, go to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/.
The following institute(s)/center(s) have grant opportunities in
the current Guide: NIA and NIMH. Other information includes:
Findings of Scientific Misconduct.
5.
Funding Opportunities and Program Announcements
- The Alexander Dubcek Fund supports academic exchange between the University of Minnesota and the countries of Eastern Europe. The Office of International Programs invites proposals from University faculty, staff, and students that will support the general goals of the fund. For details, visit http://www.international.umn.edu/funding/
dubcek/.
Deadline: August 1, 2008
- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's New Directions Fellowships assist faculty members in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who are between five and 15 years from receiving their PhDs and who wish to acquire systematic training outside their own disciplines. This opportunity limits the number of applications from an institution. To register interest with the University, visit http://www.research.umn.edu/
opportunities/extramural/UMGuidelines.cfm?oppid=163&yearid=2008.
U of M Internal Review Deadline: August 13, 2008
Sponsor's Application Deadline: September 19, 2008
- The
Minority Biomedical Research Support
(MBRS) Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) was created in response to a legislative mandate to “increase the numbers of underrepresented minority faculty, investigators and students engaged in biomedical and behavioral research, and to broaden the opportunities for underrepresented minority faculty and students for participation in biomedical and behavioral research.” To accomplish these goals, the Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program will provide institutional grants for students from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research with well integrated developmental activities that will increase their preparation and skills as they advance academically in the pursuit and successful completion of the Ph.D. degree. This opportunity limits the number of applications from an institution. To register interest with the University, visit http://www.research.umn.edu/opportunities/extramural/
UMGuidelines.cfm?oppid=19&yearid=2008.
U of M Internal Review Deadline: August 8, 2008
Sponsor's Application Deadline: September 18, 2008
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