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Physician Shortage, Stepping Up
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Florida is facing a shortage of physicians that sets off a cascade of consequences in patient care. In response, the College of Medicine is building programs in residency training and developing pipeline programs to provide opportunities for local students to attend FAU’s medical school.
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InFocus Research Workshops
The Division of Research is offering a series of workshops for faculty focused how its units can help you and your research program.
Research Development
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
TODAY
AD-10, Rm. 305 (Board of Trustees conference room)
This session will explain the proposal development process and how we can assist with identifying funding sources and with editing or refining the proposal. Questions? Contact
Jo Smith
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Sponsored Programs
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Oct. 3
ME-104, Rm. 319
This session will describe the unit's services, from proposal review and submission, to contract negotiations and award management. Contact
Miriam Campo
if you have questions.
To RSVP and see the revised workshop schedule, click
here
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Studying Survivin in Colon, Breast & Lung Cancers
FAU's
Marine Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Program
was awarded a $622,683 grant through the Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program and the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program. The team will screen chemically diverse materials for their ability to reduce levels of survivin in cancer cell lines.
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Drones Give STEM Ed a Boost
TechGarage’s Robot Drone League kicked off a 30-hour build this weekend at
FAU Tech Runway
. Faculty members Dani Raviv, Nancy Romance and Hari Kalva are among those who dropped by to check out the fun and challenging opportunities for pre-collegiate STEM learning. To view photos from the event, click
here
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12 - 1:30 p.m. Oct. 9, Boca Raton campus
Faculty and staff are invited to the Office of Sponsored Programs training on NIH ASSIST and the new Forms E requirement. For details and to RSVP to reserve a limited spot, click
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4 p.m. Oct. 10, Jupiter campus
Gary W. Miller, Ph.D., of Emory University, will discuss "Parkinson's Disease: Environmental Clues and Transporter Blues." For details, click
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Oct. 15 - 17, The Vinoy Renaissance
St. Petersburg
Two days of scientific advancements, business achievements and public policy debates. For details, click
here
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11 a.m. Oct. 12 & Oct. 26
The Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE) will be holding two special lectures next month. The first lecture features the chair of UCF's Department of Computer Science. For details, click
here
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4 p.m. Oct. 5
Austin Becker, Ph.D., of the University of Rhode Island, will present new tools that policy makers, the public and other stakeholders need to weigh the costs and benefits of resilience investments that will be necessary in the coming decades.
To learn more,
click
here
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Save the Date
Oct. 24
Mark Roltsch, Ph.D., a former NIH Program Officer and Scientific Review Officer, will share his insight from years of career development awards review experience and program management. For more information, click
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Applications are being accepted any time.
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Letter of Intent due: Dec. 30, applications by Jan. 30
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Proposal window: Jan. 10 - 24
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Expand Your Search for Research Funding
To find funding opportunities, visit GrantForward. To find university-based resources, expertise and collaborators, use Florida ExpertNet. Click on the images below.
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Now, more than ever, it's important to broadcast your scientific and scholarly achievements.
Please send research news and accomplishments to
Luis F. Perez or Beth C. Barak
here
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