The Office of Research and Economic Development is looking to foster multidisciplinary research collaborations that are necessary to effectively explore frontiers at the intersections of the sciences, engineering and medicine. The Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (SEM) Initiative looks to bring together diverse talents and mutual research interests of faculty from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) to provide an excellent opportunity for collaboration in these frontiers.
For more information about the SEM Initiative, go to: http://research.unl.edu/SEM/
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Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the final round of research listening sessions through Friday, March 8, part of the strategic planning process that will lay the groundwork for achieving the university’s ambitious research growth goals. The Office of Research and Economic Development is hosting listening sessions to gain valuable feedback to shape and guide the university’s efforts to grow and enhance research, scholarship, creative activity and economic development through 2025.
The remaining sessions are:
*Thursday, March 7, 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center breakout rooms: Industry research collaborations and technology commercialization
*Friday, March 8, from 10-11:30 a.m. in the Nebraska Union, Colonial Rooms A and B: Open faculty/staff session.
Click the link below for more information or to register.
https://research.unl.edu/blog/research-listening-sessions-wrap-up-march-8/
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Improving the science communication skills of University of Nebraska faculty is the goal of the Science Communication Workshop, Thursday, March 7 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Lied Commons, 301 N. 12th St.
Led by University of Nebraska State Museum at Morrill Hall staff trained in informal science education, the workshop will leverage best practices from the Portal to the Public Network, or PoPNet, to help scientists more effectively communicate their science to the public. PoPNet is a national organization dedicated to connecting public audiences with science in their own communities. Attendees will participate in interactive activities to build their communication skills and will leave the workshop with strategies for developing future informal science education experiences and a certificate of participation.
The workshop is free and open to faculty from all NU campuses, and a complimentary lunch will be provided. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis.
For additional information, contact Tisha Mullen, director of proposal development, 402-472-2894.
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The Office of Research and Economic Development’s spring 2019 NURAMP series, a comprehensive education program focused on research administration management, is underway. Detailed information, dates and registration information are available on the NURAMP website (link below). The series will run for seven weeks, with the in-person sessions scheduled for Wednesdays at 1 p.m. in Room 152 of the Paul Research Center, 2200 Vine St.
For more information contact Laurie Sampson, learning and development coordinator, 402-472-3136.
https://research.unl.edu/blog/nuramp-training-series-launches-feb-20/
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You are invited to attend a meeting and lunch with faculty and staff from the Great Plains IDeA-Clinical and Translational Research (GP IDeA-CTR; https://gpctr.unmc.edu/) on Friday, March 29. The Great Plains IDeA-CTR leadership team is interested in meeting UNL faculty, learning about research projects at UNL, and facilitating research collaborations.
The vision of the GP IDeA-CTR is to build “an effective system and infrastructure to transform and advance clinical and translational research” across the region. According to NIH, translation is “the process of turning observations in the laboratory, clinic and community into interventions that improve the health of individuals and the public–from diagnostics and therapeutics to medical procedures and behavioral changes.” The translational process spans basic research, pre-clinical research, clinical research, clinical implementation, and public health (https://gpctr.unmc.edu/about/what-is-ctr/).
The GP IDeA-CTR is a collaborative effort across nine institutions in the region, including the four University of Nebraska Campuses (UNL, UNO, UNK, UNMC) and Boys Town National Research Hospital, University of Kansas Medical Center, University of South Dakota, University of North Dakota, and North Dakota State University. UNMC serves as the lead institution.
The tentative agenda for the March 29 meeting is:
• 10-11 a.m.: Meetings/informal discussions with faculty associated with the Rural Drug Addiction COBRE and the Minority Health Disparities Initiative (MHDI) (Room B60 in CB3 in the East Stadium; Memorial Stadium)
• 11 a.m.-noon: Lunch and discussion. Matt Rizzo (Chair, Neurological Sciences, UNMC and Director, GP IDeA-CTR) will provide an update on the GP IDeA-CTR and then discuss plans to renew the CTR. (Room B60 in CB3 in the East Stadium; Memorial Stadium)
• Noon-12:30 p.m.: Travel to Othmer Hall (Room 114)
• 12:30-2 p.m.: Meet with faculty doing research with sensors, devices and machine learning that have potential application to a clinical setting (Othmer Room 114)
• 2 p.m.: Wrap-up and adjourn
Please RSVP for one or more of these sessions (including lunch) so that we have enough chairs and enough food:
http://research.unl.edu/events/event.php?eventID=3833