or select your discipline:
|
|
The National Science Foundation’s Sociology program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization — societies, institutions, groups and demography — and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes.
The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation’s Mid-Career and Society Fellowship awards research grants to mid-career professionals who have an academic background, professional experience and an established identity in one or more of the following fields: historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, environmental planning, architectural history and the decorative arts.
|
|
Virtual Meet and Greet
Noon-1 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 21 via Zoom
Register by 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 21 using your K-State email address.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
|
|
Exploring Non-Academic Job Opportunities panel discussion |
|
2:30-4 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 21 via Zoom
2-4:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 24 via Zoom
A variety of job opportunities outside of academia exist for master's and doctoral degree holders. If you are interested in a non-academic career path, join the Graduate Student Council for a panel discussion with professionals from government, industry, and non-profit sectors, many of whom hold advanced degrees. Panelists will discuss their career experiences and will share guidance on how to seek out non-academic job opportunities, talk about the skills and experience that make an applicant competitive for these types of jobs, and answer questions from attendees.
The GSC will have two offerings of this event with different panelists in each session. You are welcome to attend one of the two or both sessions.
|
|
KAWSE Brown Bag Event: Inclusion/Safety in Research Spaces |
|
Noon-1 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25 via Zoom
Vice President for Research and Professor of Chemistry Peter Dorhout and Executive Director of KAWSE and Professor of Sociology Chardie Baird will be hosting a virtual brown bag. The goal is to learn from you, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, about the challenges and successes you are facing when creating/experiencing physical and cultural safety in your research spaces. VPR Dorhout is committed to incorporating what he learns from you in programming in K-State's research office.
After submitting your RSVP, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to joining the meeting.
|
|
The biological event horizon: no return or total resilience
8 a.m.
September 24, 2020
While COVID-19 is the current biological threat we face, it will not be the last and is likely to not be the worst, and man-made disease threats are also becoming increasingly likely due to advances in technology. Innovative science and technology solutions exist or are in development that could change the game for biodefense. At this meeting, the Commission intends to discuss these emerging biological threats and the innovative science and technology solutions to address them.
|
|
Call for Nominations — NAS Awards in the Biological Sciences |
|
The National Academy of Sciences is accepting nominations for the 2021 awards presented in the biological sciences listed below. NAS membership is not required to nominate candidates or to be considered for an award. All awards being presented in 2021 can be found here.
Nominations for these awards will be accepted online through Monday, October 5, 2020.
|
|
Minerva Meeting and the Next National Defense Strategy virtual series |
|
This series of meetings will be in lieu of the annual Minerva conference. During this series, Minerva grant awardees will share their research findings and how it relates to the NDS Competition Quad framework with defense policy makers and military operations personnel.
The series will include virtual engagements in the afternoons during the five Thursdays in October.
Schedule:
- Thursday Oct 1, 1 p.m.
- Session I - Overview and Connection Research to the NDS (1hr)
- Session II – Quad 4: Regional Balances of Influence (1hr 45min)
- Thursday Oct 8, 1 p.m.
- Session III – Quad 3: Global Influence (1hr 45min)
- Thursday Oct 15, 1 p.m.
- Session IV – Quad 2: Global Freedom of Maneuver (1hr 45min)
- Thursday Oct 22, 1 p.m.
- Session V – Quad 1: Regional Military Balances of Power (1hr 45min)
- Thursday Oct 29, 1 p.m.
- Session VI – Cross-Quad (1hr 45min)
- Session VII – Aggregation, Assessment, and Wrap-up (1hr 30min)
More details, including virtual registration information, will be sent and available on the Minerva website in the coming weeks.
|
|
Training opportunities and forums |
|
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 9
The Office of Research Development will host an information session for tenured or tenure-track faculty who are interesting in receiving assistance in their scholarly activities and professional development. The Faculty Development Award program provides support for travel to international meetings. The University Small Research Grants program is a “seed” grant program to support early research, scholarly activity and other creative efforts. Please attend one of these information sessions to learn about this semester’s application and review process.
|
|
Topic: Latest news on federal agencies and new reporting and disclosure requirements, and increased oversight on Conflict of Interest disclosures.
Noon-1 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 15
Federal agencies continue to publish letters, policies, and other documents related to Conflict of Interest and time and effort reporting. We have been providing updates from funders as they come in, but this is still a complex environment to understand. Our Brown Bag virtual lunch series topic this time will focus on responding to changes and guidance for faculty.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
|
|
Researcher Academy: Research productivity webinar 'Lead your research program with a business mindset' |
|
3-4 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 29
Hear from Dean Matt O’Keefe, Carl R. Ice College of Engineering and multi-disciplinary faculty teams who have adapted a business mindset approach in building their successful research programs.
Developing a research program takes more than technical expertise; like a business, successful research programs need strong leaders with good management and communications skills. Regardless of your research program size and style, using a business mindset to make decisions and manage your program enhances your likelihood for success!
|
|
K-State RSCAD in the news |
|
Agency news and trending topics |
|
Coronaviruses are a frequent cause of the common cold. Most of us bounce back from colds without any lasting health effects. So, you might think that individuals who survive other infectious diseases caused by coronaviruses—including COVID-19—would also return to normal relatively quickly. While that can be the case for some people, others who’ve survived even relatively mild COVID-19 are experiencing health challenges that may last for weeks or even months. In fact, the situation is so common, that some of these folks have banded together and given their condition a name: the COVID “long-haulers.” directorsblog.nih.gov
A multi-site, Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational COVID-19 vaccine known as AZD1222 has begun. The trial will enroll approximately 30,000 adult volunteers at 80 sites in the United States to evaluate if the candidate vaccine can prevent symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). nih.gov
Coral conservation efforts could get a boost from a newly developed genotyping "chip" -- the first of its kind for corals.
The chip allows researchers to genetically identify corals and the symbiotic algae that live in the coral's cells, a vital step for establishing and maintaining genetic diversity in reef restoration efforts.
nih.gov
|
|
k-state.edu/research
researchweekly@k-state.edu
785.532.5110
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
