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The National Science Foundation’s multi-disciplinary Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program seeks fundamentally new, principled approaches to protect and defend cyberspace against harmful actions by determined adversaries, and to assess their effectiveness.
Research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress
The Dirksen Congressional Center invites Applications for Grants to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The competition is open to individuals with a serious interest in studying Congress. Political scientists, historians, biographers, scholars of public administration or American studies, and journalists are among those eligible.
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Seek magazine wins six awards |
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Seek magazine, the flagship research magazine for K-State, has received six awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE, for 2020, including grand gold for Targeted Constituency Magazine. Seek has received 19 total CASE awards since publication began in spring 2016, including an international Circle of Excellence Award.
The 2020 awards include:
GRAND GOLD:
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Magazines: Targeted Constituency Magazines: Seek magazine
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Design: Periodicals and magazines: Fall 2019 Seek magazine
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Magazines: Magazines on a Shoestring: Fall 2019 Seek magazine
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Writing: Feature: Minding the mind: How scientists study our changing brains
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Publications: Institutional Relations Publications: Research Publications: Fall 2019 Seek magazine
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Photograph: Individual Photographs: Biosafety BRI Seek Photo
Seek magazine invites readers to "See" "K"-State's research, scholarly and creative activities, and discoveries. Seek is produced by the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Division of Communications and Marketing.
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Faculty Development Award and University Small Research Grant programs now open for proposals
The Office of Research Development announces the Spring 2021 Faculty Development Awards, or FDA, and University Small Research Grants, or USRG, call for proposals for K-State tenured or tenure-track faculty who are interested in receiving assistance in their scholarly activities and professional development.
The Faculty Development Awards program provides support for travel to international meetings — primarily at international locations — or to meet with program officers from potential external sponsors. Due to travel constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA program will, for the current funding round cover either registration expenses to present at a virtual professional meeting, or travel and registration costs to present at an in-person professional meeting, but these awards will be contingent on the in-person meetings actually occurring with funds not being released until this can be confirmed.
The University Small Research Grants program is a seed grant program to support early research, scholarly activity, and other creative efforts.
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Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2021 |
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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), signed into law on December 27, 2020, provides funding to NIH for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2021. The intent of this notice is to provide current requirements outlined in the following statutory provision that limits or conditions the use of funds on NIH grant, cooperative agreement, and contract awards for FY 2021.
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Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements FY 2021 |
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This Notice provides information regarding the salary limitation for NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards and extramural research and development contract awards.
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Notice of Fiscal Policies in Effect for FY 2021 |
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This Notice provides guidance about the NIH Fiscal Operations for Fiscal Year 2021 and implements the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), signed into law on December 27, 2020.
The agreement provides $42.93 billion for NIH, including $404 million from the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114-255), a three percent increase above FY 2020. The agreement provides a funding increase of no less than 1.5 percent above fiscal year 2020 to every Institute and Center (IC).
The agreement appropriates funds authorized in the 21st Century Cures Act along with mandatory funding for the Type 1 Diabetes Program – which includes funding for the following initiatives:
- Cancer Research
- Brain Initiative
- All of Us Precision Medicine Initiative
- Common Fund
- Type 1 – Diabetes Program
The mandatory funding for Type 1 Diabetes provided in PL 116-260 for FY 2021 is $150 million.
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NEH Fellowships 2021 Information Webinar |
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11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
February 9, 2021
The National Endowment for the Humanities is now accepting applications for the 2021 Fellowships program.
The NEH will be offering a live webinar for administrators and prospective applicants to introduce the program, describe the application process, and offer application writing suggestions. There will be a chance to ask questions and captions will be available. The webinar will be recorded so that others can watch it later.
NEH Fellowships are competitive awards granted to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Fellowships provide recipients time to conduct research or to produce books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions. Projects may be at any stage of development. The maximum award amount is $60,000, and the application deadline is April 14, 2021. For more information, please see the program webpage.
NEH invites applications from scholars in all humanities disciplines, and it encourages submissions from independent scholars and junior scholars.
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Global Foods Systems invited speaker: Jack Bobo |
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9-10 a.m
Thursday, Feb. 11
Jack Bobo is the CEO of Futurity, a food foresight company that works with food and agriculture organizations to better understand emerging food trends and consumer attitudes and behaviors so they can position themselves to thrive in an ever more complex world.
Bobo previously served as the chief communications officer and senior vice president for global policy and government affairs at Intrexon Corporation. He is a globally recognized thought leader, having delivered more than 300 speeches in 50 countries on the future of food, the role of science and technology in sustainably and nutritiously feeding the world and how to build consumer trust.
In 2015, Bobo was named one of the 100 most influential people in biotechnology by Scientific American.
Event details and registration to follow.
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Running to Stand Still: Legislative Realities for the New Administration and 117th Congress Webinar |
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This webinar will explore major federal research and economic development initiatives on the horizon and the road to passage in the 117th Congress. While the Biden administration and many democrats in Congress have goals of substantially expanding the scope of federal funding for research, development, and commercialization of technologies in certain areas, the realities of a closely divided Congress will likely slow the movement of the president’s agenda and limit the scope of what can be achieved. Many pieces of legislation will be crafted quickly and policy platforms will be shaped early, but passage and final compromises will inch forward slowly. Leslee Gilbert will discuss how organizations should approach the new administration and Congress to maximize their chances of success in the long run.
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1-5 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 18
This training is aimed at informing graduate students and post-docs about various aspects of the grant writing process. Whether you are new to grant writing, or have some experience, information presented will be very relevant and valuable for you.
The training will include:
- Grant writing orientation
- Writing the narrative and project summary
- Budget justification
- Reviewing criteria and evaluation
- Developing objectives and goals
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HBCU/MI and Special Programs Webinar |
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7-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research would like to invite you to virtually attend the “AFOSR Engage: HBCU/MI and Special Programs Webinar” on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST. This half-day webinar will provide you with a closer look at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Research Enterprise.
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PI Launchpad: Developing Your First Flight Mission Proposal
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Applications due via NSPIRES: March 22, 2021
Workshop Dates: June 14-25
Workshop Location: Virtual via WebEx
Are you thinking about developing your first flight mission proposal in the next few years but have no idea where to start? If you are a researcher or engineers who would like to submit a NASA space mission proposal in the next few years but don’t know where to start, this June virtual workshop is for you! We are interested in broadening the pool of potential NASA space mission PIs. People with marginalized identities are strongly encouraged to apply. There is no cost to attend the workshop.
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The PI Launchpad: From Science Idea to NASA Mission |
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Applications due on NSPIRES: March 22nd, 2021
Selections made no later than: May 3rd, 2021
Workshop Dates: June 14th-June 25th
Workshop Location: Virtual via WebEx
Are you thinking about developing your first flight mission proposal in the next few years but have no idea where to start? If you are a researcher in any NASA Science Mission Directorate discipline who wants to take your career to the next level but have not yet held a leadership position on mission proposals or large science teams, this is the workshop for you.
NASA SMD, the University of Arizona, the University of Michigan, JPL, and the Heising-Simons Foundation will host the PI Launchpad to guide participants through turning their science question into a mission concept. Participants will go step-by-step through the process of developing a science case, defining requirements, building a team, securing partnerships, and obtaining support from the home institution. Participants will also have time for networking and personal reflection as they mature their mission concepts.
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K-State RSCAD in the news |
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Agency news and trending topics |
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It’s truly encouraging to witness people all across our nation rolling up their sleeves to get their COVID-19 vaccines. That is our best chance to end this pandemic. But this is the third coronavirus to emerge and cause serious human illness in the last 20 years, and it’s probably not the last. foundationfar.org
Have you ever wondered what your dog or cat does when you’re not around? Our team at Kansas State University has the same question, but we wonder about cows. nih.gov
NORC, a research institute at the University of Chicago, released the results of a survey of 208 senior officers from science master’s and Ph.D. programs on the impact of COVID-19 on operations. Findings suggest that while science have been severely disrupted due to the pandemic, some aspects of COVID-19-era instruction and operations are here to stay. insidehighered.com
President Biden's executive order requiring all agencies to examine if they are perpetuating systemic racism is raising hopes for changes in higher education policies. insidehighered.com
Rewarding researchers who publish first pushes them to cut corners, their model shows. And although some proposed reforms in science might help, the model suggests others could unintentionally exacerbate the problem. sciencemag.org
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