June 2023

Comparative Medicine Leaders Win National Competition

Congratulations to Helen Munchow, assistant director of Comparative Medicine, and Ken Salleng, DMV, director of veterinary care, who recently won grand place in a poster competition at the Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange conference in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Munchow, originally hired as the training coordinator, has developed various Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee required hands-on training modules, and helps new researchers learn difficult procedures. "Her calm demeanor provides confidence to trainees to hone their skills," said Sylvia Gografe, DVM, Ph.D., assistant vice-president for Research, Comparative Medicine. Munchow and Salleng assist researchers in the field and troubleshoot difficult models. Their numerous training materials are located on Comparative Medicine's website.

From left: Jayson Egeler, poster committee chair of Laboratory Welfare Training Exchange, and Helen Munchow, assistant director of Comparative Medicine.

New Series Spotlights FAU Research - in Seconds

2023 Small Business Week

Palm Beach County celebrated the kickoff of the 2023 Small Business Week with a breakfast hosted at the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County on May 1. Carole Hart, member of the Florida Small Business Development Center and Apex Accelerators, provided an opening presentation.

From left: Javin Walker, Amy Angelo, Clementine Fleuranvil and Lorna Anderson, Palm Beach County's Small Business advisory board members, Tonya Davis Johnson, director at Office of Equal Business Opportunity, Carole Hart and Bob Lesko, both also advisory board members

Photograph by Yamel Vasquez, Palm Beach County Office of Equal Business Opportunity

New APLU Committee Member

Sandra Marin Ruiz, Ed.D., assistant vice president and regional director of the Florida Small Business Development Center at FAU, part of FAU's Innovation and Business Development pipeline of programs for entrepreneurs, was recently appointed as Florida Atlantic's representative to the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities committee.

National Science Foundation Updates Training Requirement

The National Science Foundation updated the training requirement for Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research.

Update to FAU Postdoctoral Policy

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs recently updated the FAU Postdoctoral Policy, including changes in clarity on various position types, definitions and the creation of a separate Postdoctoral Fellows Procedures appendix that offers guidance and further practical details.

For more information, contact postdocaffairs@fau.edu.

Enhanced Funding Opportunities Webpage

The Office of Technology Development recently updated its funding opportunities webpage for researchers looking to advance their existing innovations or partner with industry to develop new innovations.

For more information, contact techdevelop@fau.edu.