UCR Research and Economic Development
Newsletter: May 27, 2015
Michael Pazzani
Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
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Grant Opportunity Search: http://pivot.cos.com
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Limited Submission: Pew Scholars Program
in the Biomedical Sciences: June 18, 2015
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Limited Submission: National Endowment for
the Humanities Summer Stipend: August 8, 2015
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NEH Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions: June
25, 2015
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UC Team Science Retreat - Oct 23-26 at Asilomar,
Deadline Monday, 6/15/15
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REMINDER: New Biographical Sketch Format Required for
NIH and AHRQ Grant Applications
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Temple Physics Dept. chair accused of selling sensitive
information to China
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National Endowment for the Humanities: audit of Eastern
Michigan University
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Western Tanager
Limited
Submission: Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences: June 18, 2015
The
Pew Charitable Trusts has invited UCR to submit a candidate for the 2016 Pew Scholars
Program in the Biomedical Sciences award. The Pew scholars program supports
assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the
advancement of human health. The award provides $240,000 in flexible
support—$60,000 per year for four years. The deadline for
submitting applicants to UCR for consideration is June 18
Interested applicants should submit pre-proposal materials, including a
research project summary, curriculum vitae, and a letter of support from the
chair of their division, to the office of sponsored research, which will submit
them to an internal selection committee for consideration. See http://research.ucr.edu/ord/limitedsubmissions.aspx
Unsuccessful
candidates who still meet eligibility criteria may reapply once (two
applications in total) in a future competition by
submitting new pre-proposal materials.
Candidates
must have been awarded a doctorate in biomedical sciences or medicine.
A
complete description of the Pew program, its terms, and its eligibility
requirements can be found at www.pewscholars.org.
Limited Submission: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer
Stipend: August 8, 2015
UCR may nominate two faculty to apply for NEH summer stipends for summer 2016. (see http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/summer-stipends-oct-1-2015.pdf for NEH guidelines).
Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development.
See http://research.ucr.edu/ord/limitedsubmissions.aspx for UCR application process. Deadline to UCR is August
8, 2015
NEH Humanities Initiatives at
Hispanic-Serving Institutions: June 25, 2015
NEH Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving
Institutions are intended to strengthen the teaching and study of the
humanities in subjects such as history, philosophy, and literature. These
grants may be used to enhance existing humanities programs, resources, or
courses, or to develop new ones.
NEH Humanities Initiatives may
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create opportunities for faculty members to study together, in order to
improve their capacity to teach the humanities;
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support new humanities programs (which may include but are not limited to new
humanities minors, first-year seminars, and capstone courses), and enhance
existing ones;
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support humanities contributions to professional training (in such fields
as business, law, economics, technology, and nursing and medicine);
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develop bridge programs for at-risk and nontraditional students;
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help institutions take advantage of humanities resources, especially in the
digital humanities; and
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support collaborative projects in the
humanities between the applicant institution and another institution, such as a
college or university, a school or school system, a museum or library, or a
historical or cultural society.
Each project must be organized around a
core topic or set of themes.
Details and sample applications available
at http://www.neh.gov/grants/education/humanities-initiatives-hispanic-serving-institutions,. Helen Magid helen.magid@ucr.edu can assist with this and other NEH proposals.
UC Team Science Retreat - Oct
23-26 at Asilomar Deadline: Monday, 6/15/15
Applications are now being
accepted for the
2nd
Annual UC Team Science Retreat
October
23-26, 2015
Join UC colleagues, Team Science
experts, and federal program directors, to
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expand
your capacity to conduct Team Science
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enhance
your research leadership skills and competencies
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learn
winning proposal writing techniques and strategies
The Retreat will be held at the
beautiful Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, CA. All expenses
for travel, lodging, and meals are provided for successful applicants, along
with on-site child care (sponsored by the Elsevier Foundation).
More information about the UC Team
Science Retreat can be found here: https://oru.research.ucsb.edu/teamscience/
Information about eligibility is
here: https://oru.research.ucsb.edu/teamscience/apply/
For questions, please contact
Susan Carter, scarter3@ucmerced.edu, (209) 228-4695
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MONDAY, JUNE
15, 2015
REMINDER:
New Biographical Sketch
Format Required for NIH and AHRQ Grant Applications –
NIH and AHRQ now require a new Biographical Sketch Format,
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-032.html for details and http://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2014/05/22/changes-to-the-biosketch/ for background andhttp://www.ipscell.com/2015/03/newnihsketch/ for some advice
The new format applies to all programs (e.g, research, training, fellowship) and all types of applications (e.g., new, resubmission, revision, renewal, progress reports).
Temple Physics Dept. chair
accused of selling sensitive information to China
Here’s a practice to avoid
The
chairman of Temple University's physics department was charged Thursday in an
alleged scheme to provide sensitive U.S. defense technology to entities in
China, including its government. Federal prosecutors allege Xiaoxing Xi, a world-renowned expert in the field of superconductivity,
sought prestigious appointments in China in exchange for sharing information on
a device invented by a private company in the United States…. Prosecutors
allege he took a sabbatical from his university position in 2002 to work with
an American firm identified in court filings only as "U.S. Company."
Around the same time, experts at the company invented a device that prosecutors
say "revolutionized the field of superconducting magnesium diboride thin film growth… Prosecutors allege that starting
in 2004, Xi took steps to buy the device from the company and eventually
obtained a Defense Department grant to finance the purchase.
National Endowment
for the Humanities: audit of Eastern
Michigan University
Here’s
another practice to avoid.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has performed a limited audit of
the Eastern Michigan University: 5/1/2006- 4/30/2012 Amount Awarded $228,026
Grant Expenditures: The intent of the grant award was to document Wichi, an indigenous language of South America. Resulting
materials were to include a dictionary, grammar reference guide, collection of
morphologically analyzed and translated texts in two versions - one for
linguists and one for non-specialists, related website, online database, and
archived recordings.
OIG determined that the grantee erroneously double-billed NEH for plane
tickets associated with the 2007 site visit to Argentina ($3,093.60). It
appears that a lack of communication between the two primary researchers, who
work at two separate institutions -- EMU and University of Utah, resulted in
both individuals submitting the expense for payment.
Source http://www.neh.gov/about/oig/reviews
Western
Tanager
Here’s a photo of a western
tanager. They migrate through Riverside in Late April and May, with a few
stopping at my loquat tree.
Michael Pazzani
Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
University of California, Riverside
200 University Office Building
Riverside, CA 92521
Assistant: Linda Bejenaru
Email: VCREDadmin@ucr.edu
Michael Pazzani
Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
University of California, Riverside
200 University Office Building
Riverside, CA 92521
Assistant: Linda Bejenaru
951-827-4800