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Two Faculty Members Honored as Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors

Jeffrey D. Laskin, one of the most cited scientists in the field of chemical toxicology, and Thomas Nosker, whose plastic recycling technologies have been commercialized worldwide, are elected senior members of the National Academy of Inventors. The Rutgers professors are among a group of 66 academic inventors elected to the inaugural class of NAI senior members.  Read more
Announcements
New Jersey Center for Biomaterials Symposium to be Hosted in March

The New Jersey Center for Biomaterials is hosting a symposium on March 20-21 to formally introduce the biomaterials group of the newly established initiative for Materials Research at Rutgers University. The initiative is a collaborative effort for faculty to strengthen the competitiveness and visibility of materials research. The symposium, themed "Emerging Challenges in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine for the Next 15 Years: Discovery - Innovation - Translation," will feature speakers and panelists from academia and industry and cover additional topics such as biomanufacturing and biofabrication . Read more
Revised Procurement Policy Takes Effect

Effective immediately, all invoices related to sponsored research from subrecipients or subcontractors, regardless of the invoice amount, must be approved by the designated "Approver" prior to payment by Accounts Payable. This individual is listed as the "Prepared For" on the relevant purchase order. This change to the Procurement policy regarding " Pay an Invoice " is being implemented to ensure compliance with Uniform Guidance §200.301 and §200.331 regarding the proper monitoring of subawards.
Resources for Researchers
National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Webinar on Civility in Research - March 12

Offered through ORED's Grant and Contract Accounting unit, the NCURA Webinar offers a  thought-provoking conversation between panelists on Civility, Compassion, Respect, Kindness, and Service discussing the practical and ethical roles of Civility in Research Administration. Panelists include Kim Moreland, associate vice chancellor for research administration at University of Wisconsin - Madison, and Stephen Hansen, Emeritus Professor and dean at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Participants can receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits or 0.2 continuing education units .   Register by navigating to the "Business and Research Administration" category in the Course Registration System, and select ROP236. 
Funding Spotlight
Limited Submission Opportunities
The National Institutes of Health's Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25) Funding Opportunity Announcement will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on Research Experiences and Mentoring Activities for underrepresented undergraduate freshmen and sophomores in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field, especially those fields which broadly impact bioengineering. Proposals are limited to one per DUNS number and pre-proposals must be submitted through the Rutgers   Limited Submission process .  The internal application deadline is March 4, 2019.

Research Council Grants and Subventions
The Research Council supports studies leading to significant outside funding and publication in all fields of learning represented in the University as well as for creative work in the arts. Applicants may request funds for a variety of research needs, such as equipment and supplies, research assistance, subvention for publication of scholarly books, and essential travel related to research. Subventions provide partial subsidies to university and other highly regarded scholarly presses for the publication of scholarly books authored by full-time faculty, given that in some cases, such presses ask authors to cover a portion of the cost of publishing a scholarly book in order to make it more affordable. Deadline: March 29, 2019.  Learn more

Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Institutes for Data-Intensive Research in Science and Engineering - Frameworks (I-DIRSE-FW)
The National Science Foundation released a solicitation, titled Institutes for Data-Intensive Research in Science and Engineering - Frameworks (I-DIRSE-FW), intended to accelerate data-intensive science and engineering through convergence between science and engineering researchers and researchers with expertise in data science foundations, systems, and applications. The Frameworks solicitation will support already formed interdisciplinary teams that are ready to conceptualize and pilot new modes of engaging in data-intensive science and engineering that identify and solve challenges associated with making discoveries from complex data analysis. Deadline: May 7, 2019.  Learn more
Grants & Awards
Congratulations...  to the following Rutgers researchers for their recently-awarded grants: 

Sridhar Kannurpatti  - New Jersey Medical School
Nada Boustany - School of Engineering
Joachim Kohn - New Jersey Center for Biomaterials, School of Arts and Sciences  
Suchismita Ray  - School of Health Professions
Soko Setoguchi Iwata - Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research; Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 

Learn about their research under Grant Announcements .
Upcoming Events
March 1   - RDI2 Distinguished Seminar: The Role of Architecture and Software Researchers in Making Quantum Computing Practical
March 7 - NSF CAREER Workshop
March 20-21 - New Jersey Center for Biomaterials Symposium: "Emerging Challenges in Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine for the Next 15 Years"

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