Updated! March Madness Brackets for STEM Education
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
UPDATED! We funded our first SIX projects of 2016! See new project below Are you ready for the madness? Over here on The Edge for Scholars, we’ve picked up on …
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New NIH Biosketch Format Required Starting January 25, 2015
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The NIH will begin requiring biosketches in the new, five-page format for all applications submitted on or after January 25, 2015. (Read the announcement.) You can download a sample of the new …
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Community Engagement and the Befuddled Academic
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
When I wrote my first Op/Ed piece as a faculty member, I was scared of out my mind. I read and re-read our faculty handbook, asked everyone I could …
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Nifty Things from Open Mike
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NIH’s Rock Talk is now Open Mike, a blog by Dr. Michael Lauer, the Deputy Director for Extramural Research. He and his team have been posting some cool stuff …
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News: Major Change to NIH Resubmission Policy
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[T]oday we have announced a policy change. While the new policy still allows a single resubmission per application, ideas that were unsuccessfully submitted as a resubmission (A1) may now …
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News: NIH's Pathway to Independence Award Aims Younger
Rebecca Helton, MA
Eligibility period for K99/R00 awards shortens from five to four years after PhD. View full article at Science.
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Rock Talk: New Funding Opportunities with a Focus on Workforce Diversity
Rebecca Helton, MA
The biomedical research enterprise relies on engaging talented researchers from all groups, including individuals from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research. As I described earlier here on the blog, NIH …
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Detouring Around the IRB: New Regulations from HHS
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The Department of Health and Human Services proposed revisions this week to modernize regulations protecting the safety of research participants. One of the most important results of the proposed changes …
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Unicorns-106; Mike Huckabee's DNA Schedule-0
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
“Life begins at conception. This isn’t just a Biblical view — it’s affirmed by modern science and every unique human DNA schedule, which is present at conception.” – Mike Huckabee, …
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Rock Talk: New Reforms to Federal Grant Policies
Rebecca Helton, MA
In February last year I blogged about the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s request for comments on proposed federal grant policy reforms. These policies, contained in multiple documents …
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