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Miguel Ruiz
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Brian O'Connor
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ProfessorDepartment of Library and Information SciencesUniversity of North Texas -
Barbara Schultz-Jones
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Ph.D.
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Library and Information SciencesUniversity of North Texas -
Jiangping Chen
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Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Library and Information SciencesUniversity of North Texas -
William E.Moen
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Director, TxCDK and Associate ProfessorDepartment of Library and Information SciencesUniversity of North Texas
Printer-friendly versionWorkshops
| Title | Key Points | Workshop Date |
|---|---|---|
| NSF: Understanding NSF Broader Impacts |
Broader impacts can no longer be ignored on federal grants Consider scientific, technological, societal, educational, institutional, and international impacts Science is not just for the scientist, it's for everyone Broadening participation (diversity) involves actions, not just words Dr. Prasad's talk is available on audio at Research Office Website |
04/14/2009 |
| UNT: Community of Science |
COS has over 400,000 Funding Opportunities totaling more than $33 billion COS Scholar Universe has over 2 million Scholar profiles COS PapersInvited has the largest database of Calls for Papers |
04/16/2009 |
| UNT: International Research and Scholarly Work |
Funding is available for faculty and students to research abroad Funding is available for international faculty to be brought here Use UNT's International Office (www.international.unt.edu) to pursue international research opportunities |
04/10/2009 |
| NIH: Education and Research Opportunities |
Interdisciplinarity between different fields is important in tackling biomedical problems. Mandated NIH priorites include rare conditions, underfunded areas, and health disparities. There are many student and faculty research opportunities at NIH's over 1250 labs 1-2 concise, specific AIMS are most important part of NIH application, along with Research Design |
03/23/2009 |
| DOD: Small Business Technology Transfer |
UNT wants to nurture patentable ideas and partnerships with business With STTR, a U.S. small business has to submit the proposal During pre-release period, talk directly with Topic Authors |
03/05/2009 |
| UNT: Federal Stimulus Funding |
When the Stimulus bill passes, federal agencies will need to spend $13 billion in 120 days If you already have federal funding, look at adding students Talk to program officers, if you have a relationship and have something in the pipeline |
02/10/2009 |
| NSF: Advising Researchers on Broader Impacts - Approaches at UW-Madison | 04/29/2009 | |
| NSF: Career Grant |
Career Grants are for 5 years and $400k minimum Only untenured faculty can apply Of 2600 proposals in 2007, 458 were awarded (31% CISE, 14% SBE, 20% non research institutions) Key is to target the right NSF Directorate/Division/Program; each has its own culture At the core MUST BE integrated research and education plan TxCDK has successful proposals to view in hard copy |
02/03/2009 |
| NSF: Tackling NSF’s Broader Impacts |
Informal Science Education (ISE) is an effective Broader Impact area Museums make good partners for creating educational opportunities for public out of science Check out NSF iTest grant opportunities for educational impact Know your pedagogy; know the literature; go beyond the norm Show how your work has been informed by what's already been done |
04/23/2009 |
| IRB Updates |
IRB Review required for 1) Research: designed to contribute to generalizable knowledge (journals, conferences, dissertations, etc.) and 2) Human subjects: involves living human subjects involving a) intervention or interaction, b) identifiable private information Only faculty or staff can be PIs due to liability Two types of applications: 1) Minimal review (meets "exempt" criteria), 2) Expedited or Full review IRB doesn't request permission letters, just asks whether you've got them If getting funding, ask Boyd for which category of exemption applies "Just in time" IRB applications are okay; for example, If you won't pursue project if funding doesn't come through, you can just do a brief IRB submission to satisfy funder; just know no data collection can begin until approval IRB would like to see certificates of IRB training for all key personnel, if possible UNT Libraries have a good consent notice for online data collection It is acceptable to combine Consent Form with HIPAA authorization |
09/30/2009 |
