February 2022 Research Insights A monthly publication of the UGA Office of Research with the latest funding opportunities and announcements in support of our research community. Curious about this image? Scroll to the bottom of the email to find out what it is. In this Email From the VPR Electric mobility technology in Georgia: a research opportunity and investment in our future In December the UGA Terry College of Business released its 39th annual Georgia Economic Outlook, which predicted that—by the end of 2022—Georgia would fully recover from the pandemic-inflicted recession. According to the projection, the state economy will grow by a robust 4.3% this year, and its unemployment rate will fall to about 3.2%, lower than pre-pandemic levels... NSF: EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research
Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Grant Program
NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication
Humanities & Arts Opportunities Study in a Second Discipline Fellowships
FACE Foundation Cultural Exchange Grants
Arts & Humanities Grant Writing Month February 2022 is Arts and Humanities Grant Writing month at UGA. Jason Harshman, program officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities, will present and answer questions on NEH programs and proposal strategy on Feb. 18. Register in advance for the online session. Contact Jake Maas in the Office for Proposal Enhancement with questions.
Foundation Opportunities For more information and proposal support for foundation opportunities, please contact Matt Pruitt at mkpruitt@uga.edu.
The Whitehall Foundation Seeks Letters of Intent for Research in the Life Sciences
Limited Submissions Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program: November Cycle
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Team Science UGA Collaboration Discovery Channel on MS Teams Going after large grants requires collaboration and teamwork. Join the UGA Collaboration Discovery channel on MS Teams to share your research, find partners, build teams, discuss new ideas and get updates on the various research projects across campus.
External Honors & Awards Three faculty elected AAAS Fellows
Patricia Yager (marine sciences), Jessica Kissinger (genetics) and James E. Byers (ecology) have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and will be honored at the annual AAAS meeting in Philadelphia Feb. 17-20. Karen Burg receives White House award for Mentoring
Vice President for Research Karen Burg has been named a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. President Joe Biden made the announcement Feb. 8, naming 117 teachers, mentors and mentoring organizations as recipients of the Presidential Awards, which honor their important roles in supporting future STEM professionals. The Office of Research maintains a list of external honors and awards to encourage faculty applications.
Research Announcements New Research Advisory Group Formed The Office of Research is hosting a Research Advisory Group, made up of both faculty and staff, that will work to continuously identify opportunities to improve service and support for UGA’s research community.
Streamlining Chemical Receiving The Chemical Purchasing Workgroup continues to implement changes. Effective Feb. 7, all chemical purchases began routing to Mail & Receiving Services at the Administrative Services warehouse on Atlanta Highway rather than the Central Research Stores warehouse on Will Hunter Road. Mail & Receiving staff are receiving and completing the Chematix barcoding and redelivering chemicals to campus, a change that is expected to improve efficiency and overall delivery times.
First accredited by AAHRPP in June 2018, UGA’s Human Research Protection Program is undergoing reaccreditation in 2022. UGA’s site visit is scheduled for March 16-17.
New NIH Mentoring Network Course Launching Research Part 1 (Lab Readiness) is designed to inspire students to confidently explore research and acquaint them with skills they will use throughout the course of their education and career. The course is sponsored by the National Resource Mentoring Network.
Updated Boilerplate for Grant Proposals Need boilerplate text for your grant proposals? The Office for Proposal Enhancement has updated boilerplate for centers and institutes, core facilities, institutional commitments and more. Featured Events Global Georgia Lecture: Olúfẹmi O. Táíwò
NEH Program Officer Presentation and Q&A
2022 William A. Owens Lecture
Lecture by Sacha Sharp
2022 Virtual Live Gene Brody Symposium Wednesday, March 2, 1-2 p.m.
Image Puzzler This image shows cancer cells migrating across a microfluidic device created by a UGA team led by Leidong Mao, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering. The device can quickly sort through more than 60 milliliters of blood samples and 100,000 cells per second. Read the full story. There are more ways to connect with the UGA Office of Research
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