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Jan. 16, 2019

Higher Mortality Risk for Some Osteoarthritis Patients Researchers recently identified common characteristics, such as age, gender, ethnicity, body mass index, physical activity and smoking, in people with osteoarthritis that might be at higher risk of death. Collaborators from FAU, the University of Iowa  and  Florida International University were the first to examine the differences in a study published in the  International Journal of Epidemiology that involved more than 51,000 participants. READ MORE .

State's First NSF-funded AIDL Laboratory FAU will host the state’s first National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Major Research Instrumentation Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning (AIDL) Training and Research Laboratory.   FAU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, College of Medicine and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, secured the $652,000 NSF grant to establish the laboratory. READ MORE .

Changes to NIH Grant Language Starting Jan. 25, the term “rigor of the prior research” will replace the words “scientific premise” under the Significance section for most research grant and career development award applications. In addition, the National Institutes of Health has revamped its Rigor and Reproducibility webpage in an effort to make it easier for applicants, investigators and reviewers to find information. Click here to read updates to application instructions for Career Development Awards. Click here to read new instructions for Research Grant applications.

Ocean Science Lecture Series 4 and 7 p.m. TODAY , Jan. 23 and 30, Johnson Education Center, Harbor Branch Campus I-SENSE Seminar Series   11 a.m. - noon TOMORROW , EE-96 room 303 Boca Raton Campus Research in Action   2 - 3 p.m. TOMORROW , Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW 2nd Ave., Boca Raton Neuroscience Seminar Series   4 p.m. Jan. 18, 22 and 29, MC-17, Room 119, Jupiter Campus

Postdoc Career Talk   11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Jan. 25, Board of Trustees Conference Room, ADM-10, room 305 Florida Israel Institute Lecture Series 1 - 2 p.m. Jan. 30, SO-44 room 190 Boca Raton Campus Meet the Angels 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Feb. 28, FAU Tech Runway Boca Raton Campus 2019 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Talks 3 - 5:30 p.m. March 9, FAU University Theatre Boca Raton Campus More events here

COECS/I-SENSE Joint Seed Funding Competition Due: Jan. 25 Center without Walls for PET Ligand Development for Alzheimer's disease related dementias Due: Feb. 13; letter of intent due 30 days prior Peace, Justice Rights Initiative Spring 2019 Grant Call for Conference Travel Due: Feb. 15 Emerging Global Leader Award Due: Nov. 7; letter of intent due 30 prior Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement Multiple deadlines More funding opportunities here

Connect, Collaborate, Find Research Funding  Join the hundreds of faculty and students who have signed up for the FAU Research Hub, a new web and mobile platform that connects researchers with students, collaborators and funding opportunities. Investigators are encouraged to post projects in just minutes.  LEARN MORE.

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