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Aug. 12, 2020
In Conversation with Scientific Editor Ata Sarajedini

Ata Sarajedini, Ph.D., a professor and Bjorn Lamborn endowed chair in astrophysics, department of physics, in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, was recently featured on the AAS Journals Scientific Editors series. READ MORE.

Sarajedini is also the keynote for tomorrow's virtual Research in Action where he will talk about the most important pictures ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, launched 30 years ago. To register for the event, click here.
Research Integrity Update

Congratulations to Ximena Levy, MD, MPH, on her new role as director of FAU's Clinical Research Unit.
 
Levy was previously the associate director of FAU's Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) in the Office of Research Integrity. Elisa Gaucher, assistant vice president
for Research Integrity, will assume the role on an interim basis working with the current HRPP team members Donna Simonovitch, manager human subjects research protections program, and Judith Martinez, manager of training and unit operations.
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Zoom in on Research: Join FAU Institute Leaders

FAU's pillar leaders will be the guest speakers at this month's Zoom in on Research. The event is intended to keep researchers up to date on the fast-changing research environment during these uncertain times. 

The directors will give a brief update on their respective institute and answer your research-related questions, concerns and/or suggestions. Event moderators are Daniel D. Flynn, Ph.D., vice president for research and Karin Scarpinato, Ph.D., senior associate vice president of research.

Pillar directors, from left:
  • Randy Blakely, Ph.D., executive director, FAU Brain Institute
  • Gregg Fields, Ph.D., executive director, Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-Health)
  • Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., executive director, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
  • Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D., executive director, Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE)

The event is slated for 2 on Tuesday, Aug. 25. To register, click here.
NEXT: The Most Important Hubble Photos Ever Taken

Almost 160 people joined last week's virtual Research in Action as Raquel Assis, Ph.D., assistant professor, in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and a fellow in FAU's Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention, talked about how a person's genes can reveal information about their past and future. Watch previous Research in Action presentations here.

Join us this week as Ata Sarajedini, Ph.D., talks about the most important Hubble photos ever taken. Sarajedini is a professor and Bjorn Lamborn endowed chair in astrophysics in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and scientific editor for the Journals of the American Astronomical Society. Register here.
S. Marek Muller, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, recently authored a a book called "Impersonating Animals: Rhetoric, Ecofeminism, and Animal Rights Law."

The book was published by Michigan State University Press.

Have You Recently Published a Book?

The Research Communications team wants to hear about your recently published (after January 2020) book, chapter or co-authored book or chapter, for possible inclusion in an upcoming issue of Owl Research & Innovation magazine and/or newsletter.

Submit your information HERE.
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Call for Presentations

The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science invites researchers to submit presentation proposals for the third annual Data Science, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Conference.

The 30-minute presentations should be original research, or conversation topics, that help users of data science and artificial intelligence in south Florida. (Student poster presentations are also accepted for consideration.)

The deadline to submit is Aug. 17. Submit your presentations, here.

The virtual conference, which will address challenges and issues local leaders face with big data, is slated for Nov. 14. To register, click here.
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Due to COVID-19, most FAU events are canceled, postponed or moved to an online platform.
Michael Brady, Ph.D.
ACI Enhancement 2020-2023
$900,000
University of Central Florida
Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D.
Linking the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Museum to the Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory
$40,000
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation
Karethy Edwards, Ph.D.
Nurse Education Practice Quality Retention Registered Nurse in Primary Care COVID
$78,571
Health Resources and Services Administration
Beth King, Ph.D
Nurse Education Practice Quality Retention Veteran Nurse in Primary Care COVID
$64,285
Health Resources and Services Administration
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 

Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)

Critical-Zone Collaborative Network

National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program

ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE)

Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research

Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
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