Read the research blog Further Findings.
Research Prizes and Honors
[Have you or a colleague won a research-related prize or honor? Let the Research Alert know.]
PROFESSOR EMERITUS RECEIVES MYCOLOGY AWARD
Dr. Paul Szaniszlo, professor emeritus in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, was presented the 2010 Rhoda Benham Award by the Medical Mycology Society of the Americas for “meritorious contributions to medical mycology.” This year’s award was presented at society’s annual meeting in May.
News and Information
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR CPRIT CONFERENCE
The deadline is Aug. 6, 2010 for abstracts for presentations at the Innovations in Cancer Prevention and Research Conference organized by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Read the submission guidelines (PDF).
The conference is Nov. 17-19 at the Austin Convention Center.
Contact Ellen Read at 512-305-8483 or eread@cprit.state.tx.us with questions.
REMINDER: SNAP PROGRESS REPORTS GOING ALL ELECTRONIC
Beginning Aug. 1, 2010, the NIH progress reports for SNAP (Streamlined Noncompeting Award Process)-eligible awards must be submitted electronically using the eSNAP module in eRA Commons. (See the June 2010 Nexus article.)
An eSNAP User Guide can assist first-time users. For technical assistance, contact the eRA Help Desk.
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.]
NPR
Tell Me More
July 22, 2010
HEADLINE: What Digital Divide?
Craig Watkins, associate professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film, talked on NPR about a recent survey that showed young African Americans and Hispanics are getting on the Web with mobile devices.
WATKINS: “And given that the mobile device is something that’s considered more personal, something more social, something more entertainment driven, when you don’t have access to other means of the Internet, other means of a sort of digital media environment, I think it does create limited opportunities for black and Latino youth who are going online primarily via their mobile device.”
Research Opportunities
Important university research deadlines:
Awards and Grants
Limited Submissions
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT
The University of Texas at Austin Stimulus Package Web page is online.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR)
Program
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2010.
2011 REPP; Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico-Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys
Deadline: Oct. 21, 2010
National Estuarine Research Reserve System Land Acquisition and Construction
Deadline: Nov. 30, 2010
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Climate Change and Health: Assessing and Modeling Population Vulnerability to Climate Change
Deadlines: Letter of Intent, Aug. 28, 2010; Application, Sept. 28, 2010
NCMHD Health Disparities Research
Deadlines: Letter of Intent, Aug. 29, 2010; Application, Sept. 29, 2010
Instrument Development for Biomedical Applications
Deadline: Oct. 8, 2010
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Program Project (P01) Applications
Deadline: Sept. 25, 2010
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
Deadline: Oct. 19, 2010
Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering
Deadline: Nov. 15, 2010
ARTS, HUMANITIES AND CULTURE
GRAMMY Foundation Grants
Scientific Research Projects
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2010
Preservation Implementation
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2010
CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS
Multi-Investigator Research Award
Deadline: Pre-application (for new applicants and those resubmitting proposals), Sept. 7, 2010; Application, Nov. 15, 2010 (for new applicants and those resubmitting proposals)
Company Commercialization Funding Award
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2010
OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
William T. Grant Foundation
Investigator Initiated Grants (on youth settings)
Deadline: Letter of Inquiry, Sept. 8, 2010
[Please submit your letter of inquiry through the Office of Sponsored Projects via the Proposal Review Form. For questions, please call 471-6424 or email osp@austin.utexas.edu.]
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
Texas Fund for Geography Education Grant
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2010
Research Project
[Let the Research Alert know about your research projects.]
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