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The Smithsonian Institution's Mpala Postdoctoral Fellowship promotes the study of biology, anthropology, geology, hydrology, material science, social science, soil science or related areas for research at the Mpala Research Centre in north central Kenya. Fellowships are offered for graduate students, predoctoral students, and postdoctoral and senior investigators.
The Society for American Music’s Edward T. Cone Fellowship is awarded competitively to scholars at any phase of their careers whose research interest is focused on the history, creation, and analysis of American concert music, ranging from solo or chamber music to symphonic works.
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Meet K-State’s new export controls compliance officer |
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Lisa Brummett is a graduate of Kansas State University and joined the University Research Compliance Office in March. Brummett previously spending nine years doing insect research in the Kanost Lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at K-State.
Lisa is looking forward to serving the research community. Please contact her with any export controls compliance questions or issues at lmbrumme@k-state.edu or 785-313-1884.
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Kansas NSF EPSCoR (KNE) is announcing a funding opportunity for Major Initiatives to Improve Research Infrastructure in the focus area of Adaptive and Resilient Systems. In summer 2021, Kansas NSF EPSCoR will submit a Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-1 proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). To develop the proposal, KNE is seeking proposals that will make up a key component of this multi-million dollar/multi-year request to NSF. The selected initiative is expected to foster an interdisciplinary research community of engineers, computer and computational scientists, social and behavioral scientists, and natural scientists that creates new approaches and engineering solutions for the design and operation of infrastructure, processes, or services. One major initiative will be selected to be included, along with other infrastructure-building components, in the $20 million RII Track 1 EPSCoR proposal, which will be submitted in August 2021. White papers are due on September 1, 2020.
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Call for Nominations — NAS Awards in the Biological Sciences |
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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.
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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.
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Training opportunities and forums |
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The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master’s and doctor degree. This session will take an in-depth look at the requirements for an NSF GFRP submission. A panel of faculty members who have served on review panels for this program will discuss tips and provide advice that you will not find in this program’s Request for Proposals. Students will also have an opportunity to talk about their research ideas with the panel. If you are serious about submitting to this program, this is a session you should not miss.
3:30-5 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 8
After you register, a Zoom link will be sent out a few days before the event.
This event is sponsored by the Office of Research Development, the Graduate School and the Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships.
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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.
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K-State RSCAD in the news |
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Agency news and trending topics |
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A study of blood samples taken before the COVID-19 pandemic showed that some people already had certain immune cells that recognize SARS-CoV-2.These immune cells also reacted with coronaviruses that cause common colds. The findings suggest that existing immune cells may help account for the wide range of symptoms experienced by people with COVID-19.
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A chemist who is zooming in on microbes in the human body to understand their influence on human lives and an engineer who looks to animals to build better wind turbines and other technology have earned this year’s prestigious NSF Alan T. Waterman award. Emily Balskus, a Harvard University chemist, and John O. Dabiri, a California Institute of Technology aeronautical engineer, have earned the nation's highest honor for early career scientists and engineers. nsf.gov
In a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers showed that experimental drugs designed to lower the body’s natural production of alpha-ketoglutarate extended the lives of mice harboring DIPG tumors by slowing the growth of the cancer cells. nih.gov
New research supported by the National Institutes of Health delineates how two relatively common variations in a gene called KIF3A are responsible for an impaired skin barrier that allows increased water loss from the skin, promoting the development of atopic dermatitis, commonly known as eczema. nih.gov
Neuroscientists are scrutinizing huge piles of data to learn how brains create emotions and other internal states such as aggression and desire. nature.com
New blood assays and brain scans are among the biomarkers revolutionizing clinical trials and changing the way researchers think of the disease. They may soon change the way patients are treated as well. knowablemagazine.org
The four-year study in Botswana found cattle with eye marks painted on their behinds were less likely to be killed by predators. smithsonianmag.com
The shocking size of the marine predator’s quarry may force paleontologists to rethink the marine reptile’s role in the Triassic ecosystem. smithsonianmag.com
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