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The Midwest Biomedical Accelerator Consortium, an NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub, a partnership led by the NIH and the University of Missouri is requesting proposal for proof of concept milestone-driven funding and support for translational research projects. Selected projects are provided with resources and the opportunity to work with experts to pressure-test the commercial viability of their ideas using universal business criteria as well as the unique requirements of biomedical product commercialization.
The National Science Foundation’s Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future program supports activities that significantly accelerate materials discovery and development by building the fundamental knowledge base needed to advance the design and development of materials with desirable properties or functionality.
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The 2020 issue of Seek magazine, K-State's award-winning flagship research magazine, is out now and available online.
Features in the issue include:
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A pandemic battle: In the time of COVID-19, K-State scientists take the lead
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Welcome home: Architecture students use research to design affordable, sustainable housing
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A decade of research: Looking back at 10 years of K-State milestones
- The hemp frontier: Building a statewide network of research pioneers on a new crop
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Fighting the fever: As African swine fever spreads worldwide, scientists protect U.S. industry
Read these stories and more online or download the full magazine at
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Science Communication Week 2020: Science communication at the intersection of a global pandemic and social justice issues
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The Kansas Science Communication Initiative, or KSCI, is organizing the fourth Science Communication Week at K-State, with virtual events Nov. 9-16. KSCI seeks to engage communities in understanding, enthusiastically promoting and actively participating in science and research.
This year, Science Communication Week will feature a variety of timely events that intersect with the global pandemic and social justice issues.
Events include:
Sarah Winnicki, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1-2 p.m. | Monday, Nov. 9
8:15-11:30 a.m. | Tuesday, Nov. 10
Sarah Hancock, Community HealthCare System
noon to 1 p.m. | Wednesday, Nov. 11
Nicole Wade, Sunset Zoo, Manhattan
6-7 p.m. Wednesday | Nov. 11
Ashanti Davis, Fleet Science Center, San Diego
4-5 p.m. | Thursday, Nov. 12
Theresa Merrick, assistant director of the K-State Writing Center
1-2 p.m. | Friday, Nov. 13
Agna R. Skop, genetics department, University of Wisconsin, Madison
11 a.m.-noon | Monday, Nov. 16
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A series of Town Hall meetings are being held in October and early November to present the current K-State F&A distribution model and information from other institutions. Recordings of the meetings and the presentation slides are available on the OVPR website.
Following the presentation for your college, please take just a few minutes to fill out a Qualtrix survey to share your input and suggestions about how we can improve and refine the F&A model to best support research at K-State. Please note, the survey will close on November 6, 2020.
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New NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing |
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NIH has released the Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing which requires NIH funded researchers to prospectively submit a plan outlining how scientific data will be managed and shared. The Policy reinforces NIH’s continued commitment to make biomedical research findings broadly available, and reflects the Agency’s view that responsible data management and sharing advances science and benefits the public. This will replace the 2003 NIH Data Sharing Policy.
NIH will continue to engage the community to support the change and implementation of this new Policy, which will take effect January 25, 2023.
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NIH summit on state of SARS-CoV-2 antiviral therapeutics development |
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Friday, Nov. 6, 2020
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
The National Institutes of Health is hosting the Virtual SARS-CoV-2 Antiviral Therapeutics Summit on November 6, 2020, to discuss progress and remaining challenges in developing antiviral treatments for COVID-19. Experts from academia, industry, NIH and other parts of the federal government will discuss such topics as SARS-CoV-2 targets for drug development and tools to test promising antiviral drug candidates. They also will identify unmet research needs, share lessons learned from other infectious diseases, and explore opportunities for public-private partnerships. The meeting is sponsored by NIH's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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Global Food Systems Food Safety Workshop |
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8:15–11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020
This workshop will focus on current research and future needs of meat safety in the food industry.
Melanie Abley, deputy director risk management and innovations staff at the Food Safety and Inspection Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will open the session with a presentation on technologies for major challenges that the USDA sees as the population grows.
Presentations from K-State faculty include:
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Sara Gragg, associate professor in animal sciences and industry discussing meat processing — Validation of commercial antimicrobial intervention technologies to control salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli on market hog carcasses and pork products.
- Gordon Smith, director, International Grain Programs Institute — the intersection of industry and academia in solving food safety challenges.
- Sally Davis, assistant professor of experimental pathology and Randall Phebus, professor in animal sciences and industry — It Requires a Transdisciplinary Team: Tackling COVID-19 threats to the meat and poultry processing industry.
This workshop aims to inspire discussion between colleges to take an interdisciplinary approach to research and solving problems.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Early Career Funding Opportunities Information Session |
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3:30-5 p.m.
November 12
Via Zoom
Which early career funding opportunity is right for you? Come to this session and find out. The NSF CAREER program is one option, but sometimes it seems like it is the only option. Other prestigious young faculty awards are offered by the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy that are focused solely on research rather than the teacher-scholar role required by NSF.
An overview of young faculty career programs will be presented at this session followed by a panel of faculty members who have received young faculty awards from NSF and DoD. The panelists will provide insight on their awards, addressing why they applied to the program and what the award has meant to their career. Take advantage of this opportunity to ask questions and talk with the awardees.
Zoom links will be sent out after registration and a few days prior to event.
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Data Security Training Sessions |
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3:30-5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 via Zoom
Federal Data Security Requirement Training – a detailed look at federal data security requirements and how to meet them.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Industry/Proprietary Data Security Training – details from K-State Innovation Partners on handling potentially proprietary or sensitive data during collaborations with the private sector.
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NSF Mid-Career Advancement Information Session |
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3:30-5 p.m.
November 18, 2020
Learn about a new NSF program for mid-career researchers to expand and invigorate their research and scholarly programs through establishments of new partnerships. These may occur at another institution and partners may be from a different disciplinary area exploiting a new-found synergy.
Zoom links will be sent out after registration and a few days prior to event.
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2020 One Health Research Symposium: Biosensors
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11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
November 16, 17, 18
Recently, biosensors and wearable sensors have been garnering more attention as they offer opportunities to access continuous, real-time data for human, animal and environmental health. The data is often acquired using non-invasive means, which has been shown to enhance and increase patient engagement, and can provide early detection of abnormal conditions.
The use of biosensors in One Health applications has significant potential to improve the health of humans and animals by enhancing and accelerating the identification of disease conditions and by providing access to real-time data to improve decision-making capabilities.
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The National Science Foundation is hosting its first-ever NSF Virtual Grants Conference taking place during the weeks of November 16 and November 30, 2020.
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Thursday, January 14, 3 p.m.
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Friday, January 15, 2021
Registration and Abstract Submission Deadline: December 1, 2020
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K-State RSCAD in the news |
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Agency news and trending topics |
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From shifting public health needs to the unprecedented pace of biomedical discovery, everything about the coronavirus response is evolving. This goes for the plan as well, so too must it evolve.
We want your help on the next iteration of the Plan. A Request For Information released yesterday seeks public feedback on the current Plan (NOT-OD-21-018). You or your organization can submit ideas here by December 7, 2020. nih.gov
After months of limited operations, laboratory- and field-based research in the basic and natural sciences were among the first activities to resume. These activities presented relatively low risk for transmission with implementation of proper control measures such as face coverings, health screens, and social distancing….Performing human research during a global pandemic, however, raises new ethical and practical challenges on a scale never before seen. pnas.org
When humans age, we tend to favor small circles of meaningful, already established friendships rather than seeking new ones. People are also more likely to lean toward positive relationships rather than those that bring tension or conflict. No new friends, and no drama. nsf.gov
This Saturday, October 31, marks an important milestone in American public health: the 80th anniversary of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s dedication of the campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD. The President’s stirring speech, delivered from the steps of NIH’s brand-new Administration Building (now called Building 1), was much more than a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It gave voice to NIH’s commitment to using the power of science “to do infinitely more” for the health of all people with “no distinctions of race, of creed, or of color.”directorsblog.nih.org
The fact that octopus suckers can taste the world around them has been known for some time, but in the new paper, published this week in the journal Cell, researchers finally uncover some of the complex biology underlying one of this cephalopod’s many superpowers. smithsonianmag.com
Episode 9: Natascha Eckert, Siemens, on long-term partnerships and promoting women in tech leadership. uipd.org
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