10/21/08

Resubmitting a Rejected NIH Proposal

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced last week that scientists applying for grants will get only one chance to resubmit a rejected proposal. The current policy, which allows two revisions, bogged down the review process and forced investigators to wait in line for funding, NIH says. Giving applicants just one more try should fund the best science sooner. The change is in response to an advisory panel that identified problems in peer review earlier this year.

10/21/08

Faculty Funding News

Congratulations to colleagues in SHPS who recently received notification from the Health Resource and Service Administration that the Flint Health Careers Opportunity Program (FHCOP) has been funded for $345,050 for the first year of the project with an additional $733,122 recommended for second and third years of the project.

Betty Velthouse and Suzanne Selig will serve as the lead investigators of this project which aims to “develop a more competitive applicant pool in order to increase diversity among health professionals. The primary goal of the project is to provide disadvantaged students from a broad range of educational levels (i.e., elementary, middle, high school, associate degree, undergraduate, and graduate program) with the academic and social skills required to successfully compete for admission, enroll, progress, and graduate from health professions programs.”

10/14/08

Remote Consulting for NVivo

Through the Office of Research’s partnership with the Center for Statistical Consultation and Research in Ann Arbor, UM-Flint faculty and students engaged in qualitative research can receive free remote consultation in NVivo. Representatives from CSCAR use a remote software called Centra which allows them to view clients’ computer screens and provide input on software problems and questions. For more information, please contact the Office of Research at 762-3383.

09/23/08

Renovations complete!

We’re happy to announce that the renovation work our office underwent during the summer is finally complete! Some of the improvements made by renovations include:

A spacious reception area for visitors
A beautiful new workspace for our secretary and receptionist
An expanded office space for the director; furnished especially for meetings
Open area for file storage
An expanded conference room used for hosting meetings, workshops, and trainings

Here are a few shots of our newly remodeled office:

Stop by and see us anytime!

09/8/08

Faculty research news

Engineering professor Dr. Quamrul Mazumder has been selected to serve on the September 30-October 3, 2008, panel that will consider proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mazumder!

08/4/08

Over 1,000 Supplements Available to Increase NIH Research Diversity

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plan to award more than 1,000 administrative supplements for the addition of individuals from underrepresented groups to current NIH biomedical and behavioral research awards. Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-190.html) applications may be submitted at any time.

07/14/08

Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIIE) is an organization of Michigan’s fifteen public universities. The purpose of MIIE is to collaboratively enable its members to positively impact the economy of the State of Michigan. Working with a grant from the C.S. Mott Foundation, MIIE recently completed a pilot request for proposals focusing on three areas:

Technology Commercialization
Industry Engagement
Talent Retention & Entrepreneurship Education

UM-Flint received funding for two proposals submitted in the Talent Retention & Entrepreneurship Education category. Congratulations to Yener Kandogan, Brian Blume and Michael Stouder from the School of Management who received $76,500 for their “Entrepreneurship Education in Flint” proposal and Joel Rash and Renee Zientek from University Outreach who received $45,000 for their “Launch Pad” proposal. UMF was also represented in a collaborative proposal for an entrepreneurship internship initiative with Michigan State, Saginaw Valley and Central Michigan. In total 20 awards were granted representing 13 of Michigan’s 15 universities.

06/30/08

Federal Grants One Step Closer to Being Standardized

Effective July 1, 2008, ten federal agencies will implement a standard set of research terms and conditions for its grantees and partner organizations. The Defense Department’s Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Army Research Office, and Office of Naval Research, and the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Institutes of Health, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, and Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service have all adopted a Federal Demonstration Partnership-proposed model implementation of OMB Circular A–110 in an effort to create greater consistency in the administration of federal research awards.

For questions, contact the NSF Policy Office at [email protected].

06/10/08

Faculty Award Recipient

We would like to recognize Linda Pickett, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Early Childhood Education, for receiving a grant for $4,280 from the Ron Matsko-Ensel Scholarship Fund of the Biosophical Institute!

Grant funds will be used for the Creating a Caring World Summer Program. The program will promote awareness and development of peaceful practices for K-12 students, practicing teachers, and preservices teachers. The program is scheduled to take place on the UM-Flint campus this summer for four weeks in July. This is the first award from the Biosophical Institute to the University of Michigan.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Pickett!

06/3/08

NIH and AHRQ Announce Grants.gov Transition Plan

The National Institutes of Health and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality have recently announced two changes that will affect application submission.

First, the agencies will move from PureEdge to Adobe versions of the SF424 (R&R) grant application forms beginning in December 2008, provided a summer pilot proves successful. Second, they will transition from paper to electronic submission through Grants.gov using the SF424 (R&R) for the Research Career Development (K), Individual National Research Service Awards (F), and Institutional National Research Service Awards and Other Training Grants (T, D) programs from paper to electronic submission through Grants.gov using the SF424 (R&R). Each award will transition individually, beginning with the K award on February 12, 2009. Timing of the transition of NIH’s complex, multi-project grant programs has not been set.

Source

Direct questions about transition plans to [email protected].