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Research Prizes and Honors
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PROF ELECTED VP OF RELATIONSHIP RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Anita Vangelisti, the Jesse H. Jones Centennial Professor in Communication, has been elected vice-president of the International Association for Relationship Research (IARR). She will become president in July, just prior to the association’s meeting in Israel next year.
Vangelisti studies interpersonal communication in the context of close, personal relationships such as those in families.
News and Information
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QuotedUT Researchers in the News
[A sampling of recent quotes by university faculty members and researchers. To be included in this section, let the Research Alert know when you or a colleague have been quoted.]
Austin American-Statesman
Aug. 3, 2009
HEADLINE: How much will city tax bills go up for typical homeowner?
City says $72, appraisal data suggests $145
(From an article about how City of Austin officials calculate property taxes.)
Using sales prices to estimate a tax bill is problematic, said University of Texas accounting professor Michael Granof, because sales prices “are not always as indicative of appraised values.”
“In other words, I don’t know that all of the houses that were sold last year represent a cross section of all the houses in Austin,” Granof said.
However, an average appraised value also isn’t the best figure because there are multimillion-dollar homes in Austin that push the average upward, said Granof, who specializes in government finance issues at the McCombs School of Business.
Research Opportunities
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Awards and Grants
Limited Submissions
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT
The University of Texas at Austin Stimulus Package Web page is online.
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Recovery Act Limited Competition: Academic Research Enhancement Award
Deadline: Sept. 24, 2009
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
FY2010 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2009
Generation of Actionable Intelligence from an Enterprise Environment
Deadlines: Thrust Areas 1 and 2, White Paper, Aug. 14, 2009; Full Proposal, Oct. 12, 2009
Thrust Area 3, White Paper, Oct. 1, 2009-June 30, 2010
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Reading for Understanding Research Initiative
(Opens PDF)
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2009
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
The Early Detection Research Network: Biomarker Reference Laboratories
Deadlines: Letter of Intent, Sept. 29, 2009; Application, Oct. 29, 2009
Exfoliated Cells and Circulating DNA in Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
Deadline: Oct. 16, 2009
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Environmental Implications of Emerging Technologies
Deadline: Sept. 17, 2009
GeoMechanics and GeoTechnical Systems
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2009
Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Deadlines: Interdisciplinary fields of Study, Nov. 2, 2009; Mathematical Sciences, Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering, Nov. 4, 2009; Social Sciences, Psychology and Geosciences, Nov. 5, 2009; Life Sciences, Nov. 6, 2009; Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Nov. 10, 2009; and Engineering, Nov. 12, 2009
Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants
Deadline: Nov. 15, 2009
Organization of Projects on Environmental Research in the Arctic
Deadline: Dec. 11, 2009
ARTS, HUMANITIES AND CULTURE
Sundance Institute
2010 Sundance Institute / Alfred P. Sloan Commissioning Grant
for Films Related to Science or Technology
Deadline: Sept. 8, 2009
OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
American Federation for Aging Research
AFAR-GE Healthcare Junior Investigator Award for
Excellence in Aging-Heart Research
Deadline: Sept. 7, 2009
Research Project
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