After an internal search, Deb Hamernik has been named associate vice chancellor for research. Hamernik, professor of animal science, has served as interim vice chancellor for research in several capacities beginning in 2011. She will report directly to Bob Wilhelm, vice chancellor for research and economic development and a professor of mechanical and materials engineering.
http://research.unl.edu/blog/hamernik-named-associate-vice-chancellor-for-research/
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New faculty are invited to an Oct. 4 reception and mixer hosted by NUtech Ventures. The reception will provide attendees an opportunity to meet NUtech staff, who provide intellectual property and commercialization services to faculty. The event is 4-6 p.m. at the Club at The Mill Coffee & Bistro, located on Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2021 Transformation Drive. For more information or to register, click the link below.
http://research.unl.edu/blog/register-for-nutechs-oct-4-reception-for-new-faculty/
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Sept. 13 is the deadline to submit information for the 2018 Major Sponsored Programs and Faculty Awards booklet, an annual publication produced by the Office of Research and Economic Development. The booklet, which is distributed and displayed at the Faculty Recognition Breakfast during the fall Research Fair, highlights major research and scholarly and creative achievements from University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018. Faculty can enter information through the Research Fair website (link below)
http://research.unl.edu/blog/submit-your-successes-for-2018-booklet/
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Two distinct funding opportunities — one from the National Science Foundation and one from the Nebraska Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research — are available for Nebraska faculty interested in acquiring major research instrumentation in 2019. NSF’s Major Research Instrumentation Program provides an opportunity to acquire or develop major shared-user instrumentation that supports an organization’s research and research training goals. NSF limits the number of applications an organization may submit to the MRI Program in any given year. Therefore, ORED is seeking notifications of intent to submit from faculty interested in submitting an NSF MRI proposal in 2019. For more information, click the link below.
http://research.unl.edu/blog/funds-available-to-support-major-instrumentation-acquisition/
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The Office of Research and Economic Development is offering the NURAMP (Research Administration Management Program) workshop series again this fall, starting Sept. 11. The NURAMP website has dates, details and registration information about these free workshops. Workshops will be in Room 152 of the Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier, 2200 Vine St.
http://research.unl.edu/blog/nuramp-series-launches-sept-12/
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The Office of Research and Economic Development is seeking applicants for the 2018-2019 Research Development Fellows Program, a yearlong program designed to help full-time, pre-tenure faculty obtain the information, resources and approaches necessary to prepare competitive grant proposals to external sponsors. The application deadline is Oct. 2.
http://research.unl.edu/blog/apply-for-2018-2019-research-development-fellows-program-class/