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NEH Summer Stipends Writing Clinic – Summer 2022 |
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Office of Research Development, or ORD, staff will again offer a month-long writing clinic that will use an iterative process to help interested faculty members develop and refine their submissions for the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends program. This clinic is based on the approach ORD has offered successfully for both the National Science Foundation CAREER opportunity and the NEH Summer Stipends program.
Interested faculty members must agree to participate in all sessions and assignments of the clinic. We will meet once a week via Zoom to review and discuss the writing assignments.
The steps will be as follows:
- Prewriting Questions – submit by July 11; group meeting week of July 11.
- Significance and contribution section as well as the Organization and methods section– based on answers to prewriting questions – submit by July 18; group meeting week of July 18.
- Competencies, skills and access; final product and dissemination sections as well as the work plan (1 page) and bibliography – submit by July 25; group meeting week of July 25.
- Full 3-page narrative section, 1 page work plan and resume – submit by August 1; group meeting week of August 1.
If you are interested in participating in this Writing Clinic, please send an email stating your interest to ord@k-state.edu by June 16.
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The BioNexus Science2Art program utilizes art as an expression of scientific knowledge and creativity and is a platform for regional scientists to display and describe their research.
How the Science2Art Program works:
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Submit high-resolution artwork by Friday, June 17.
- Artwork is reviewed and selected by curators.
- Selected applicants will be notified in early July.
- Chosen artwork will be: Printed on various media, featured online and in the 2022 Science2Art video and featured in Science2Art exhibit at TBD location in KC.
- Auctioned online at BioNexusKC.org and at Annual Event in Fall 2022.
PLEASE NOTE: By submitting artwork, the researcher is committing to a 1-hr video session in Kansas City on a date TBD.
All proceeds from the auction benefit STEAM education in our community.
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The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program's 2023-24 competition is open, featuring over 400 awards offered in more than 130 countries in all world regions. Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards allow U.S. citizens to teach, research, and carry out professional projects abroad. Applications are due September 15, 2022.
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NSF Future of Semiconductors Program Webinar |
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Noon-1 p.m.
Friday, June 10
The NSF will host a webinar about the Future of Semiconductors – Teaming for Co-Design Research Capacity program solicitation.
FuSe teaming grants can support capacity-building across the co-design platform, which will potentially position investigators for future competitive larger research grants and future center activity. Teaming grants can also support catalytic activities that foster stakeholder community networks to develop strategies that address the innovative co-design capacity of the U.S. for future semiconductors at the national research center level.
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1-2 p.m.
Monday, June 13
The Engineering Research Initiation, or ERI, program supports new investigators as they initiate their research programs and advance in their careers as researchers, educators, and innovators. This funding opportunity aims to broaden the base of investigators involved in engineering research and therefore is limited to investigators who are not affiliated with “very high research activity” R1 institutions.
These webinars will each feature a short overview presentation from the ERI Team about the program and will include ample time for Q&A.
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UIDP webinar and Q&A on NSF Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers |
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10-11 a.m.
Monday, June 27
The National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center, or ERC, program supports convergent research that will lead to strong societal impact. This webinar will present information and best practices, as well as provide an opportunity for robust Q&A in support of the current NSF Engineering Research Center NSF 22-580 solicitation. The live Q&A with the seven-member NSF ERC program director team will address themes of interest to ERC principal investigator teams as well as the all-important industry/stakeholder community that collaborate with these ERCs. The awards for each new ERC amount to well over $50 million over a decade in support of themes that have the potential for societal impact, translation to the marketplace, and are centered around a systems engineering approach.
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Fulbright UK University Virtual Exhibition |
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Tuesday, June 28
Noon-2 p.m.
On June 28, the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission is hosting the first virtual U.K. University Exhibition.
Fulbright Scholar liaisons, program advisors and prospective applicants from across the U.S. are invited to join and connect with representatives from U.K. universities, and those looking to build research ties across the pond.
You can visit virtual booths to meet Fulbright partner universities from across the U.K., ask questions, and forge connections with representatives.
There will be a series of presentations throughout the event to help attendees find the best fit for their academic and cultural pursuits. The themes include:
- Studying in different regions of the U.K.
- Student life in the U.K.
- Navigating UK higher education and academia.
- Discipline-specific panels — STEM, social sciences, humanities, arts.
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K-State research in the news |
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Agency news and trending topics |
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A National Institutes of Health-funded study has found that people with food allergies are less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, than people without them. In addition, while previous research identified obesity as a risk factor for severe COVID-19, the new study has identified obesity and high body mass index (BMI) as associated with increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection. In contrast, the study determined that asthma does not increase risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection. NIH
As greenhouse gas emissions continue to warm the world's oceans, marine biodiversity could be on track to plummet within the next few centuries to levels not seen since the extinction of the dinosaurs, according to a U.S. National Science Foundation-supported study in the journal Science by Princeton University researchers. NSF
On May 19, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued revisions to its existing policy for charging offenses under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) (2022 CFAA Policy). The revisions state that “good-faith” security research will not be charged as a criminal CFAA violation. Comments accompanying the revised policy statement also highlight the importance of technical barriers—in addition to contractual limits—to determinations of when access exceeds authorization. JD Supra
Engineers at Johns Hopkins University, supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation, have developed a COVID-19 sensor that addresses the limitations of the two most widely used types of COVID-19 tests: PCR tests that require sample preparation, and the less accurate rapid antigen tests. NSF
To rank the research universities that are excelling at creating new knowledge, a new analysis is measuring tech transfer—or the impact of the innovations that campuses share with the world and private industry. The first measure is whether universities are embedding that new knowledge in the graduates of their own science, technology, engineering and programs, according to the “Research to Renewal” report by Heartland Forward, an economic development nonprofit in the Midwest. University Business
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Open positions in the OVPR |
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The Office of the Vice President for Research currently has several position openings. Please take a look or share with others who might be interested.
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k-state.edu/research
researchweekly@k-state.edu
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