Announcements
New Webinar on Responsible Conduct in Research for Human Subjects
NEW LIVE WEBINAR! Human Subject Research Protection: Responsible Conduct in Research
The MSU Human Research Protection Program is introducing a new live one hour webinar, “Human Subject Research Protection: Responsible Conduct in Research,” that will be offered through Zoom. The next date is October 25, 2018, with more to be scheduled.
https://hrpp.msu.edu/news/2018-10-05-rcr.html
Tom Hollon on Campus
Tom Hollon is available from Oct. 1-5 to meet with investigators individually or in small groups to discuss funding opportunities, current grant projects, grant editing, or how to arrange for external peer review of proposals.
If you would like to schedule a meeting, please email rgs.hollonappts@campusad.msu.edu.
National Academy Award Nominations Now Open - Deadline October 1
The National Academy of Sciences is now accepting nominations. The deadline for nominations is October 1.
Internal Grant Deadlines Approaching September 13 & 20
The deadlines for several internal grant programs are September 13 and September 20. Be sure to check the internal grant opportunities for full details.
Next phase of Click to go live in August 2018
MSU is implementing an enterprise-level research compliance system, Click, to manage its Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) activities. Click will facilitate the creation, submission, and review of new IRB and IACUC protocols, and new EHS registrations for researchers and reviewers. Click for IACUC went live at the end of April. IRB and EHS will begin using click in August.
Grant Consultant On Campus
Tom Hollon, grant consultant specializing in NIH proposals, will be on campus March 12 through 15.
He is available to meet with investigators individually or in small groups to discuss funding opportunities, current grant projects, grant editing, or how to arrange for external peer review of proposals.
If you would like to meet with Tom, please send an email to: rgs.hollonappts@campusad.msu.edu.
MSU Faculty Member and Alum Win National Foreign Language Education Award
The highest national research award for foreign language education recently was awarded to the team of Xiaowan Zhang, MSU Ph.D. alumna in Second Language Studies; Paula Winke, Professor in MSU’s Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures; and Shaunna Clark, Associate Professor at Texas A&M University, for their research paper, “Background Characteristics and Oral Proficiency Development Over Time in Lower-Division College Foreign Language Programs.”
Nwando Achebe Named an American Council on Education Fellow
Following a rigorous review process, Nwando Achebe, the Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor of History, and associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion for the College of Social Science at Michigan State University, has been named one of 46 American Council on Education Fellows for academic year 2022-23.
Research Team Receives $1.7 Million Federal Grant for Research Using AI to Fight Disease
A team of Michigan State University researchers has received a $1.7 million federal grant to speed up the search for new drugs in the fight against a range of diseases by using artificial intelligence.
Grant Consultant on Campus April 16 to 20
Tom Hollon, grant consultant specializing in NIH proposals, will be on campus April 16 to 20, 2018