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March 18, 2020

Please check the Covid-19 FAQs Related to Research for new guidance on research with human subjects, including advice on when you’re required to pause studies involving direct in-person contact and when study procedures need to be amended and approved by the IRB. In addition, we’re adding guidelines from federal funding agencies related to the coronavirus crisis as they become available.  Email fau.research@fau.edu with any questions.

Limiting the Spread of COVID-19 LeaAnne DeRigne, Ph.D., an associate professor in the College of Design and Social Inquiry, is a co-researcher on a recent study on the lack of paid sick leave in U.S. workers. The study stresses the importance of paid sick leave in correlation to stopping the spread of the flue and coronavirus. READ MORE.

Lab for Student Researchers Alexander D. Henderson University School and FAU High School were recently featured in the news for opening their own imaging lab. This one-of-a-kind research laboratory provides students access to cutting-edge equipment to work on high-level research projects, such as cancer research and vaccine development. READ MORE.

New Patent Technology The Office of Technology Development (OTD) recently filed a utility patent application for a hybrid aerial/underwater robotic system for maintenance of aquaculture fish farms, according to Dana J. Vouglitois, assistant director of OTD. This novel system can conduct automated water-quality testing with advanced accuracy and less environmental burden. The FAU inventors are Bing Ouyang, Ph.D., Tsung-Chow Su, Eng.Sc.D., and Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D., all from the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Paul Wills, Ph.D., from FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.

Hugh T. Miller, Ph.D., professor in the school of public administration in the College of Design and Social Inquiry, has a new book titled, "Narrative Politics in Public Policy: Legalizing Cannabis." The book was published by Palgrave Macmillan. Have You Recently Published a Book?  The research communications team wants to hear about your recently published (after November 2019) book, book chapter or co-authored book or book chapter, for possible inclusion in the Fall 2020   Owl Research & Innovation  magazine and/or newsletter. Submit your information   HERE.

Meet SparX at FAU: Formerly FAU Research Hub Connecting faculty to collaborators, students and funding. Post a project. Recruit students. Connect to colleagues. Find funding. Visit teamsparx.com

POSTPONED: The John & Barbara Ferrera Ocean Science Lecture Series Johnson Education Center, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Fort Pierce CANCELED: Novel Signaling Pathways Supporting Amphetamine Action Susan G. Amara, Ph.D. National Institute of Mental Health 4 p.m. March 17, BC 71, Room 126, Boca Raton Campus CANCELED: National Science Foundation Grant Conference Registration opens noon March 17, Minneapolis Marriott City Center POSTPONED: Meet the Angels 2 to 6 p.m. March 19, FAU Tech Runway, Boca Raton Campus

CANCELED: Research in Action: Wading Through the Sea Level Rise 1 to 2 p.m. March 19, Boca Raton Public Library, 400 NW Second Ave. Launch Competition FAU Tech Runway, Deadline: March 20 CANCELED: Research Cafe 4 to 5 p.m. March 25, Jaffe Center, 3rd Floor, S.E. Wimberly Library CANCELED: Brain Blitz: Hands-On Brain Science for Kids 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 28, South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach CANCELED: Second Annual National Academy of Inventors Luncheon Noon, April 15, Engineering East Building Boca Raton Campus More events here

Adam Schaefer Long-Term Health Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms

$269,285  Florida Department of Health

Andrea Cippitelli, Ph.D. Cannabidiol: A potential treatment for migraine-like pain, negative emotion and photophobia

$71,250  University of Florida

Frederick Hoffman Ph.D. Fifty-first and Fifty-second Southeastern International Conferences on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Computing

$19,970  National Security Agency

Michael DeGiorgio Ph.D. Collaborative Research: Understanding the Deep Ancestry of the Indigenous People of North America

$255,000 National Science Foundation

Limited Submissions Featured, upcoming limited submissions are listed below (with internal application due dates). To access a full list of limited submission funding opportunities and instructions for submitting an internal application, click here.   Questions about the limited submissions process? Email  limited@fau.edu   National Science Foundation – Partnerships for Innovation (PFI-RP) Internal application due date: April 8, 2020 National Science Foundation - Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA) Internal application due date: Apr il 8, 2020 National Endowment for the Arts - Grants for Arts Projects – MEDIA ARTS ONLY Internal application due date: Apr il 9, 2020 National Science Foundation - Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program) Internal application due date:  Apr il 13, 2020 Florida Department of Health - Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program (ANTICIPATED) Internal application due date: Apr il 29, 2020 Florida Department of Health – Bankhead-Coley (ANTICIPATED) – INFRASTRUCTURE ONLY Internal application due date: Apr il 29, 2020 Florida Department of Health – James & Esther King (ANTICIPATED) – INFRASTRUCTURE ONLY Internal application due date: Apr il 29, 2020

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