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The Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2023 Air Force Young Investigator Research Program intends to support early in career scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees by 1 April 2015 or later showing exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The primary focus this round is on innovative research to advance the state of the art in quantum computing systems.
The Department of Education’s Language Resource Centers program provides grants for establishing, strengthening, and operating centers that serve as resources for improving the nation's capacity for teaching and learning foreign languages through teacher training, research, materials development, and dissemination projects.
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Anaerobic microorganisms importance within agricultural systems |
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In this podcast, we talk with Prathap Parameswaran, associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at K-State. Parameswaran’s research focuses on the use of anaerobic microorganisms in a continuous system that produces energy and isolates materials that might be used to increase soil nutrients and more. Parameswaran discusses his approach to combating water contamination and its importance within agricultural systems.
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K-State events and announcements |
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Demonstrate Broader Impacts at Girls Researching Our World on April 2 |
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K-State faculty, staff and students are invited to design and facilitate a hands-on science, technology, engineering, and/or math activity for middle school students at the Girls Researching Our World, or GROW, workshop on Saturday, April 2 on the K-State campus in Manhattan.
Activity proposals are due by March 18, 2022.
An information guide and activity proposal guide is available on the KAWSE website to help with activity development.
Event capacity is limited to 100 middle school students, grades 6-8. The GROW program is organized by KAWSE. Event registration information is available on the GROW website. Office staff can be reached at kawse@k-state.edu, at 785-532-6088 or at 1011 Seaton Hall to answer any questions.
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Global Food Systems Seed Grant Program
Submissions for the Global Food Systems seed grant program are now open.
The fiscal year 2023 GFS Seed Grants will be made for a two-year period for funding levels up to $100,000 per year or $200,000 total award. The second year of funding will be contingent upon continued state funding and sufficient progress in the first year. Two requirements for all projects are:
- The potential for the project to impact job growth and job creation, as well as retain and attract talent in the state of Kansas.
- Specific plans to attract new externally sponsored funding to solve GFS grand challenges.
Proposals are due by 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
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CAREER Nuts & Bolts Session |
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3:30 pm
Wednesday, March 23
Via Zoom
The National Science Foundation, or NSF, Faculty Early Career Development, or CAREER, Program is NSF’s most prestigious award in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars. This session will start with presentations on the requirements for submission, review criteria, submission protocol and evaluation resources. These will be followed by a panel of recent Kansas State University CAREER awardees who will provide tips on submitting to and receiving an award under this program. Session attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a CAREER Writing Clinic that will start after the session and end in July when the proposals are due.
Zoom information will be sent to registered attendees on March 22.
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Global Food System initiative presents Writing for Industry Workshop |
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3-5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 12
This Global Food System workshop aims to help train graduate students and faculty members on industry-focused relationships, proposal writing, intellectual property protection and the legal ins and outs of industry interaction.
All disciplines and research interests are welcome. The workshop will be held via Zoom.
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External events and announcements |
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Faculty Teaching Practices due to the Pandemic: IRB Approved Research |
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A team of researchers from Colorado State University is conducting a study on changes in instructional practices due to COVID-19 and which practices instructors might retain over the long term. We hope you will consider participating in this research project. The survey will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete and you will be entered in a drawing for a $50 gift card.
This survey will close on April 8.
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Seeking NIFA Partnership Awards Nominations |
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The National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or NIFA, recognizes there are many outstanding contributions that our partners in the Land-grant Universities and other cooperating institutions and organizations have achieved. To recognize these achievements, the Partnership Awards Program was established in 2007.
NIFA invites all Land-grant Universities, cooperating institutions, and organizations supported by NIFA to submit nominations for the 2022 NIFA Partnership Awards Program. This program recognizes outstanding contributions, in support of NIFA’s mission, and aligned with USDA's Strategic Goals. Awards for this year will recognize excellence in:
- Mission Integration of Research, Education, and Extension
- Multistate Efforts
- Innovative Programs and Projects
- Effective and Efficient Use of Resources
- Program Improvement through Global Engagement
Nominations can be submitted for individuals or teams of up to 20 members. Each institution may submit up to two nominations (combined total across all categories), meaning the entire institution--including research, education, and Extension functions.
Nominations should include individuals or teams who have performed truly distinguished service. We ask that deans, directors and administrators thoroughly review each submission for validity of accomplishments before signing his or her approval on the nomination form.
We have many excellent examples of success in these categories across our partnership, and NIFA looks forward to recognizing great accomplishments.
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Curious to see where Fulbright can take you? Join a webinar to learn more!
Our first webinars of the year will share details about the U.S. Scholar Program, awards and the application process. Register for these events here:
Visit the webinar schedule for details about events throughout the competition, featuring specific countries, regions and disciplines.
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Securing DOD Research Funding to Fight Infectious Disease Threats |
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Noon
Thursday, March 10
One of the many long-standing truths COVID-19 underscored: the more we know about infectious diseases and how to detect, prevent, and treat them, the safer our world will be. On March 10, Research!America will host a free workshop exploring Department of Defense, or DOD, research funding opportunities in the infectious disease arena.
Drawing on extensive experience as a DOD funding consultant, Elizabeth Barrows will guide audience members through the DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program and other DOD research funding opportunities.
It is likely that the fiscal year 2022 budget will be signed into law soon, and that DOD will kick off their FY22 grants cycle soon thereafter. Liz will discuss the nature of current funding opportunities, the timing, the application process, and key “dos and don’ts” to increase the odds of securing support through a grant or other funding mechanisms. The presentation will be followed by a live Q&A.
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Noon-2 p.m.
Thursday, March 10
The presenters will discuss program scope, eligibility, application elements, and frequently asked questions. A Q&A session will conclude the webinar. A recording will be available after the event on the NIJ website.
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Funding opportunity webinar: Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models |
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1-2 p.m.
Friday, March 11
The Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models, or IHBEM, supports research that stimulates fundamental interdisciplinary, potentially transformative research concerning the incorporation of human social, behavioral, and economic processes into mathematical epidemiological models. The IHBEM effort is motivated by the urgent need to provide more reliable modeling tools to inform decision making and to evaluate public health policies during pandemics and other public health crises, with the premise that important advances will be made by incorporating human behavioral and social processes into mathematical epidemiological models. A key reason for building such a research program is that unintended outcomes of public health interventions should not be unanticipated.
Concept papers for funding consideration are due April 1, 2022.
Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions during a live Q&A session and a panel will answer the questions.
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NSF: Smart and Connected Communities Program Webinar |
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1-2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 16
The National Science Foundation’s Smart and Connected Communities program recently released an updated solicitation. The program is now “No-deadline” and is accepting proposals at any time. Teams are encouraged to submit their proposals as soon as they are ready and are welcome to set up a time to speak with a program director to discuss questions.
For teams new to the S&CC program, this 90-minute informational webinar will provide:
- An overview of the S&CC program
- Details of the updated solicitation and important submission information for potential proposers across academia, community organizations, and state and local government
- Q&A with S&CC Program Directors
S&CC supports fundamental research that integrates technological and social science dimensions of smart and connected communities. Researchers are required to work with community stakeholders to identify local challenges and to co-develop and pilot solutions addressing these challenges. The program accelerates the creation of the scientific and engineering foundations that synergistically integrate intelligent technologies with the natural and built environments, including infrastructure, to improve the social, economic, and environmental well-being of communities.
The program supports projects in the following categories:
- S&CC Integrative Research Grants (SCC-IRG) Tracks 1 and 2. Awards in this category support fundamental integrative research that addresses technological and social science dimensions of smart and connected communities and pilots solutions together with communities. Track 1 proposals may request budgets ranging between $1,500,001 and $2,500,000, with durations of up to four years. Track 2 proposals may request budgets up to $1,500,000, with durations of up to three years.
- S&CC Planning Grants (SCC-PG). Awards in this category are for capacity building to prepare project teams to propose future well-developed SCC-IRG proposals. Each of these awards will provide support for a period of one year and up to $150,000.
To learn more about the program and its supported projects, visit the S&CC website.
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CISE IIS Office Hours: Meet Your Information Integration and Informatics Program Directors |
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Noon-1 p.m.
Thursday, March 17
The IIS Office Hours are for researchers interested in learning about programs and policies in the Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, or IIS, in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate, or CISE, at NSF. Office Hours are designed to give current and potential investigators a window into IIS. Each session will feature a topic of interest to a diverse group of researchers. Attendance at office hours is voluntary and designed to help investigators gain information that can help them strengthen their proposals. Short summaries will be posted after each session. Sessions will be closed-captioned.
Please note that the office hours are designed to answer questions for a broad range of researchers and not inquiries about specific proposals. If you would like to talk about a specific proposal you are considering submitting or which was already reviewed, please send an email to one of the programs below. This will connect you with program officers with whom you can ask questions.
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NSF: IOS Virtual Office Hour |
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Noon-1 p.m.
Thursday, March 17
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NSF: Boosting Research Ideas for Transformative and Equitable Advances in Engineering Webinar |
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11 a.m.-noon
Thursday, March 17
The goal of the BRITE solicitation is to enable and create opportunities to advance scientific discoveries and new research using a variety of approaches that harness the national talent ecosystem of experienced faculty.
Program directors will describe and answer questions about BRITE program eligibility, submission instructions, and the four funding tracks -- Synergy, Pivot, Relaunch, and Fellow.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing event details. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to attend, please email rarequest@nsf.gov in advance.
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NSF: Leading Cultural Change Through Professional Societies of Biology to host webinar
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1-2 p.m.
Monday, March 21
2-3 p.m.
Friday, April 22
The program aims to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in biology at scale through culture change by leveraging the leadership, broad reach, and unique ability of professional societies. Professional societies are uniquely positioned to help facilitate culture change in their disciplines through: publishing journals, fostering scientific discussion and debate, broad membership — including membership from academia, government agencies, and private businesses — hosting large scientific meetings that can serve as networking and professional development opportunities for people at many professional levels, and electing leaders that greatly influence views and norms within a discipline.
As we recognize that disciplines and societies may be at different points in assessing and addressing their culture, the program has three tracks — Evaluation, Design and Plan, and Implementation. The Evaluation Track is for projects focused on assessment and research of the values, norms, priorities, and practices associated with the culture of the discipline or sub-discipline. The Design Track is for projects to develop an evidence-based plan to address broad-scale culture change within a discipline or sub-discipline. The Implementation Track is for projects to implement evidence-based cultural change strategies that leverage the influence of biological professional societies.
Proposals are due on July 1, 2022.
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NSF: Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems Webinar |
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2:30-3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 23
The purpose of POSE is to harness the power of open-source development for the creation of new technology solutions to problems of national and societal importance. POSE aims to fund new managing organizations that catalyze community-driven development and growth of the subject open-source ecosystems.
This 60-minute informational webinar will provide:
- An overview of the POSE program
- Details of the updated solicitation and important submission information
- Q&A Session
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K-State research in the news |
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Agency news and trending topics |
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An international team of astronomers observed 2020 XL5 and confirmed it is an Earth Trojan asteroid orbiting the sun along the same path as Earth. 2020 XL5 is the second, and larger, Earth Trojan asteroid discovered. NSF
Digital data are a product of most scientific research, and as such, subject to NSF policy that requires sharing the primary data, samples, physical collections and other supporting materials created or gathered in the course of work under NSF grants. The implementation of this policy requires that proposals to the NSF contain a Data Management Plan, which includes a description of how the proposal follows best current practices on making data produced during the project's lifetime publicly accessible. The Division of Materials Research expects its awardees to embrace NSF's policy on sharing digital data; the purpose of this Dear Colleague Letter is to help the community better understand and meet these requirements. NSF
Ninety-three academic associations, led by the American Council on Education, have issued a joint statement opposing bills and other measures that would amount to “foreclosing evaluation of complex and challenging ideas.” Inside Higher Ed
There are many “core elements” to the mission of a great university. Teaching would seem the most obvious, but for those outside of the university, “research” (taken to include scientific research, scholarship more broadly, as well as creative activity) may be the least well understood. This creates misunderstanding of how universities invest resources, especially those deriving from undergraduate tuition and state (or other public) support, and the misperception that those resources are being diverted away from what is believed should be the core (and sole) focus, teaching. This has led to a loss of trust, confidence, and willingness to continue to invest or otherwise support (especially our public) universities. Forbes
President Joe Biden’s spotlight on his cancer moonshot and a proposed new research entity in the State of the Union address Tuesday signals the White House’s reliance on biomedical innovation as a vehicle to advance bipartisan initiatives through Congress. Lawmakers told Bloomberg Government on Wednesday they’re hoping to fund a new medical research agency as part of a forthcoming FY
2022 spending bill, which must pass by March 11. Bloomberg Law
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