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The National Science Foundation’s Plant Genome Research Program supports genome-scale research that addresses challenging questions of biological, societal and economic importance. PGRP encourages the development of innovative tools, technologies and resources that empower a broad plant research community to answer scientific questions on a genome-wide scale.
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AAALAC Accreditation
The American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International, or AAALAC, is a private, nonprofit accreditation program that evaluates organizations that use animals in research, teaching or testing. Those that meet or exceed AAALAC standards are awarded accreditation. The accreditation process includes an extensive internal review conducted by the institution applying for accreditation as well as a comprehensive on-site assessment.
Accreditation benefits an institution and the animals in its care in many ways. AAALAC accreditation is widely recognized as representing the gold standard in animal care and use programs. Kansas State University was first accredited on June 10, 1987. AAALAC accreditation is critical to our research and teaching endeavors. Strong institutional commitment has been a critical factor in the success of our animal care and use program. The K-State triennial AAALAC site visit is scheduled for November 4-5, 2020.
IRB Manager
The University Research Compliance Office, URCO, continues to work toward release of a new electronic compliance solution for its three major compliance committees, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, IACUC, Institutional Review Board, IRB, and Institutional Biosafety Committee, IBC.
IRB Manager is a customizable software system that has allowed K-State’s forms and workflow to be incorporated with virtually no change. This means researchers will be familiar with the applications, approval letter, continuing review forms, and basic workflow of the approval process.
Beta testing is being conducted over the next few weeks for IRB. Several members of the IRB committee as well as faculty researchers are testing the forms, and user manual, for functionality. Release of the IRB portion of the new program is anticipated for later this fall. Information will be posted on the URCO website and will be announced in K-State Research Weekly as well as through an email to the K-State researcher listserv. While dates have not yet been set for beta testing the IACUC and IBC forms and functionality, the IACUC will follow closely after the completion of the IRB.
Export Control Changes Related to Cuba
The Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control is eliminating the general authorization related to attendance at, or organization of, professional meetings or conferences in Cuba. These activities may be authorized via specific license on a case-by-case basis. Other changes include a ban on lodging in hotels or properties controlled by the Cuban government, government officials and the Communist Party, or their close relatives. The rules went into effect on September 24, 2020. Please contact exportcontrols@k-state.edu with any questions.
International Travel
When planning for international travel, please review this information on the Export Controls Compliance Program website and submit the export controls review for international travel form well in advance of your travel dates. Because of the pandemic, international travel must be approved by the International Risk Advisory Working Group. Additional information can be found on the university COVID-19 website.
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Data Security Training Sessions Planned |
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The Office of the Vice President for Research, in collaboration with the Division of Information Technology, will be offering a series of interactive web sessions for researchers. Presenters will examine the broad topic of data security and describe the offices and resources that are available to enable researchers to keep their data appropriately secure.
This series will be offered twice: the first series, beginning this month, will be focused primarily on faculty researchers. The second series, to be offered in spring, will be aimed at postdocs and graduate students.
Times and topics of the first two sessions, as well as information about the third are below.
1. Overview of Data Security Training – an introduction to the types of data needing to be secured and resources.
3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 via Zoom
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
2. Federal Data Security Requirement Training – a detailed look at federal data security requirements and how to meet them.
3:30-5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 via Zoom
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
3. Industry/Proprietary Data Security Training – details from K-State Innovation Partners on handling potentially proprietary or sensitive data during collaborations with the private sector.
TBA; either December 2020 or February 2021
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Fall 2020 Global Food Systems Seed Grants awarded |
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The Office of Research Development announces the results of the fall 2020 call for proposals for the Global Food Systems Seed Grant Program.
The funding is intended to support innovative research in all aspects of global food systems, with particular interest in those projects that are interdisciplinary; promote job creation and economic development in the state of Kansas; engage graduate and/or undergraduate students; and partner with industry, particularly those based in Kansas.
All proposals were peer-reviewed by faculty members with a variety of relevant expertise.
Awardees and their project titles are:
- Manreet Bhullar, horticulture and natural resources; Trevor Hefley, statistics; Terry Griffin, agricultural economics: "Application of Ultraviolet light technology to enhance the safety of agricultural water on Kansas fresh produce farms."
- Michael Chao, animal sciences and industry; Ruth Welti, biology: "Exploring the potential effect of anti-phospholipase A2 antibody to extend beef shelf-life in a beef liposome model system."
- Jonathan Dessi-Olive, architecture; Richard Todd, plant pathology; Vincent Amanor-Boadu, agricultural economics: "Sustainable Development for Rural Kansas through Fungi-based Building Materials."
- Roman Pogranichniy, diagnostic medicine and pathobiology; Chad Paulk, grain science and industry; Cassandra Jones, animal sciences and industry: "Development of an in vitro assay to assess the infectivity of viruses in animal feed."
- Kathryn Reif, diagnostic medicine and pathobiology; Qing Kang, statistics; John Jaeger, K-State Research and Extension Agricultural Research Center/animal science and industry; Emily Reppert, clinical sciences: "Evaluation of anaplasmosis on commercial beef bull breeding soundness."
Awardees will be required to report on progress in six months as well as submit a final report and apply for extramural funding for the next stages of the project at the end of the funding year.
Congratulations to all awardees.
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9 a.m.-10 a.m. or 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
Friday, October 16
During this call, members will receive a high-level update on the current status of UIDP projects, what projects might be of value to you and your organization, and how you can get involved!
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3:30-5 p.m.
October 22
Via Zoom
Beyond Bullets and Bombs is an informational discussion on opportunities to work with the Department of Defense for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge or understanding.
This session is intended to broaden faculty understanding and awareness of traditional and non-traditional RSCAD potentials for basic and applied research that aligns your interest areas, expertise and research focus with the needs of organizations within DOD.
Zoom links will be sent out after registration and a few days prior to event.
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Virtual 2020 Urban Food Systems Symposium
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Join from anywhere each Wednesday in October
The 2020 Urban Food Systems Symposium virtual platform is now live!
Register today to gain access.
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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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Minerva Meeting and the Next National Defense Strategy virtual series |
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This series of meetings will be in lieu of the annual Minerva conference. During this series, Minerva grant awardees will share their research findings and how it relates to the NDS Competition Quad framework with defense policy makers and military operations personnel.
The series will include virtual engagements in the afternoons during the five Thursdays in October.
Schedule:
- Thursday Oct 15, 1 p.m.
- Session IV – Quad 2: Global Freedom of Maneuver (1hr 45min)
- Thursday Oct 22, 1 p.m.
- Session V – Quad 1: Regional Military Balances of Power (1hr 45min)
- Thursday Oct 29, 1 p.m.
- Session VI – Cross-Quad (1hr 45min)
- Session VII – Aggregation, Assessment, and Wrap-up (1hr 30min)
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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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NSF Virtual Grants Conference – Save the Date |
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Save the Date! Join the National Science Foundation for the very first NSF Virtual Grants Conference, to be held during the weeks of November 16 and November 30, 2020.
This event is designed to give new faculty, researchers and administrators key insights into a wide range of current issues at NSF. NSF staff will be providing up-to-date information about the proposal and award process, specific funding opportunities and answering attendee questions.
Registration will be free of charge and opens on Thursday, October 29 at 11 a.m. Each conference session will have its own Zoom registration page. Please sign up only for sessions that you are able to attend. For those who cannot attend the live conference, all recorded conference sessions will be available on-demand shortly after the event. We anticipate the sessions will reach capacity very quickly, so we encourage you to register as soon as possible.
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K-State RSCAD in the news |
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Agency news and trending topics |
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With implications for the transmission of diseases like the flu, U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers have found that ordinary conversation creates a conical 'jetlike' airflow that quickly carries a spray of tiny droplets from a speaker's mouth across an interior space. nsf.gov
A National Institutes of Health study in mice suggests that parents have an innate capacity to respond to an infant’s cries for help and this capacity may serve as a foundation from which a parent learns to adjust to an infant’s changing needs. The study was conducted by Robert C. Froemke, Ph.D., of New York University School of Medicine, and colleagues. nih.gov
For many people, getting older can unfortunately mean an increased risk of illnesses, from cardiovascular disease to cancer. University of Michigan scientists are actively researching the biological underpinnings of aging with the aim of developing interventions that could help people live longer, healthier lives. nih.gov
Greenland's rate of ice loss this century is likely to greatly outpace that of any century over the past 12,000 years, a new study concludes.The U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research was published in the journal Nature. The study employs ice sheet modeling to understand the past, present and future of the Greenland ice sheet. Scientists used new, detailed reconstructions of ancient climate to drive the model, and validated the model against real-world measurements of the ice sheet's contemporary and ancient size.
nsf.gov
New techniques could help researchers understand human diets in different times and places. smithsonianmag.com
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