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News for All Faculty and Research Staff Nov. 25, 2014
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Pivot Workshop December 11
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Learn how to get the most out of Pivot, a digital tool that enables researchers to discover the best funding opportunities and to effectively collaborate with colleagues. Designed for faculty, staff and grad students, Pivot combines the most comprehensive, well-maintained databases of funding opportunities and scholar profiles available. It uses powerful and intuitive tools to link scholars with funding. An expert trainer will conduct a Pivot workshop Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. on Cook Campus (the morning workshop on Busch is full). Please register by contacting Ana Santini (or 848-445-3080).
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December 9: Entrepreneurs and the NSF I-Corps Program
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This session will offer insights on the I-Corps process and provide an opportunity to learn from Rutgers colleagues who have participated in the program. It will be valuable for researchers, grad students and post-docs. I-Corps provides the research tools, skills and resources you need to help commercialize your NSF-funded research. The two-hour session on December 9 in the Busch Student Center will start 9:30 a.m. Learn more here.
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Solve for X, a Global Initiative from Google, is coming to Rutgers
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Do you think you have a truly transformative technology that can address a significant societal need? Apply to participate in the Google Developer Group North Jersey Solve for X initiative. Preliminary submissions are being accepted now and the final event will be held at Rutgers on February 2. Solve for X is a global initiative led by Google's R&D division, aimed at accelerating the progress of pioneers in science and technology who are working on breakthrough technologies that will might be solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems. Read more here.
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Health Care Delivery Innovation Idea-thon Generates Novel Concepts
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Novel technology-enabled concepts for improving health care delivery for vulnerable New Jersey populations and reducing health care costs emerged during last month's Health Care Delivery Innovation Idea-thon, a competition sponsored by Rutgers and the Nicholson Foundation. Each winning team in phase one earned $5,000 and mentoring by health care experts. The competition drew 14 entries, including a device for early detection of glaucoma and a technology that any adult could use to easily track her or his personal health data. During the next phase of the challenge, all existing Idea-thon teams and new teams are invited to further develop their concepts into a working prototype. The competition is open to teams of Rutgers medical, graduate and undergrads, as well as faculty and clinicians. Three finalists will be invited to present at the award ceremony next April when one team will earn a $50,000 award to support a year-long effort to test, refine and implement the technology. Read more here.
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NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Announcement
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NIH is expected to announce its 2015 Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (SIG) early next year and it is critical to begin advance planning. From our recent discussions with NIH officials, it appears that the program due date likely will be shifted from March to May, which we will announce as soon as it is established. The SIG program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of expensive, specialized, commercially available instrumentation or an integrated system in the $100,000 to $600,000 price range. Rutgers takes an active role in planning and supporting core facilities on our campuses. Read more here.
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Cayuse 424 Decommissioning
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As of December 1, the Cayuse 424 proposal submission system will be decommissioned. This is part of the broader effort to implement its replacement, the Research Administration and Proposal Submission System (RAPSS). Based on the Huron Consulting Group's Click Portal Solution, RAPSS will be rolled out in phases beginning this spring. We're working hard to ensure that RAPSS will be up and running as planned to bring its functionality to all of Rutgers. Read more here. Please contact your grant specialist or Christopher Stastny with any questions about the Cayuse decommissioning.
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Key Contacts for Research Support
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A list of key contacts has been posted here, including staff with ORED and elsewhere at Rutgers. Send suggestions to [email protected].
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You Can Contribute Content and Email Addresses
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We invite you to submit news or events that are related to research for this newsletter, which goes to all Rutgers faculty and our list of more than 530 research staff. We continue to expand that list, so please send email addresses of any Rutgers staff members who should get our newsletter to [email protected].
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