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Are you looking to learn more about the U.S Department of Agriculture and its application process? Come join the Research Office for its next “Agency 101” workshop, talking all things USDA. The workshop will be presented by accomplished USDA researchers Erin Connor, Shreeram Inamdar, and Mark Parcells. The event will overview the mission of the USDA, its funding mechanisms and application process.

Lunch will be provided. A video recording of the workshop will be available after the event. Deadline to register is 4/24/2024.

PRESENTERS: The UD Research Office and the Office of Communications and Marketing
TIME: 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
LOCATION: STAR Tower Audion

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The UD Research Office, in collaboration with the Office of Communications and Marketing (OCM), is excited to announce the launch of this free communications training program for UD faculty, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students. The aim is to help our researchers — in any discipline — strengthen their ability to explain their work to broader audiences, fostering greater understanding and appreciation of UD research and its impact on our lives.

As a valued member of the UD research community, we invite you to participate. The program will give you practical ways to connect with many kinds of audiences, which will help them gain a deeper understanding of science and research and the value this work brings to all of us. You also will receive a certificate of completion.

PRESENTERS: UD Research Office and the Graduate College
TIME: 1 – 4 p.m.
LOCATION: STAR Tower Audion

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UD Research Office and Graduate College are pleased to announce the annual Responsible Conduct of Research Conference, back in person on February 1, 2024.  This half-day conference will focus on research ethics and topics relevant to UD, and provides a collected reference to the guidelines and resources available at UD to conduct research ethically and responsibly.  In order to fulfill training requirements, participants will also need to complete the online RCR course detailed below prior to the conference.

Online training is available throughout the year at citiprogram.org. This training offers an overview of the basic principles and regulations that apply to the responsible conduct of research–from ethical considerations in performing research, to requirements related to the involvement of human subjects or the use of animals. More information about the RCR training options at UD can be found in the Research Office website. Online RCR training is valid for four years and sufficient to fulfill the NSF, and NIFA requirements. NIH prescribes that formal and informal in-person discussions on these topics should also be part of RCR instructions. 

Attendance to the UD RCR conference, in addition to completion of the CITI online training, is a requisite to satisfy the NIH training requirement.

PRESENTERS: LaRuth McAfee, Graduate College
TIME: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
LOCATION: AP Bio Room 140 (Ammon Pinizzotto Building, 590 Avenue 1743)

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The Graduate College’s next opportunity for faculty research mentor training will be on January 9th and 10th, 9am-1pm each day. Topics will include research-based, best practices in variety of topics maintaining effective communication, addressing Equity and Inclusion, aligning expectations and fostering independence. Investigators will learn essential skills to be more effective with students and craft more competitive mentoring plans and broader impact statements that are now expected for internal and external proposals. More opportunities will be scheduled for spring. Last year, 55 faculty participated in mentor training workshops. Join the team!

For questions contact LaRuth McAfee (mcafee@udel.edu).

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Are you looking to learn more about the Department of Energy and its application process? Come join the Research Office for its next “Agency 101” workshop, talking all things DOE. The workshop will be presented by Dion Vlachos (Director, UD Energy Institute) and Yushan Yan (Director, UD Center for Clean Hydrogen), and will overview the mission of the DOE, its funding mechanisms and application process.

Lunch will be provided. A video recording of the workshop will be available after the event. Deadline to register is 11/27/2023.

PRESENTER: Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS)
TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Perkins Ewing Room

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Broader Impacts, or the potential for research to benefit society, is an important component of not only NSF proposals, but a growing number of other sponsors as well. Understanding and strategically implementing broader impacts activities are critical steps in writing a successful research proposal.

The UD Research Office and Community Engagement Initiative will host a workshop on Broader Impacts Tuesday, November 7, 10AM-4PM. Presented by Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS), the workshop will cover an overview of Broader Impacts (BI) and teach strategies for design and implementation of BI activities. Other topics discussed will include how to cultivate effective BI partnerships and how to effectively evaluate BI activities.

Registration is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. All researchers planning to submit to the NSF, including those who plan to participate in the upcoming NSF CAREER Academy, are encouraged to attend.

PRESENTER: Research Office Leadership
TIME: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
BPI Room 140 (Ammon Pinizzotto Building, 590 Avenue 1743)

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Are you looking to learn more about the National Science Foundation and its application process? Come join the Research Office for its “Agency 101” series, all about the NSF. Amy Slocum, Director of Delaware EPSCoR, will over the mission of the NSF, its directorates, and funding mechanisms.

PRESENTER: Research Office
TIME: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
STAR Health Sciences Complex Atrium

Are you looking to learn more about the National Institutes of Health and its application process? Want to know the difference between R01 and R35? Come join the Research Office as it kicks off its “Agency 101” series talking about all things NIH. Melinda Duncan, Associate Vice President for Research and Principal Investigator for Delaware INBRE will lead the discussion on the mission of the NIH, its institutes, and funding mechanisms.

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The Research Office welcomes new faculty, as well as all who want to learn about the Research Office and will be engaging in extramural research to attend the annual Research Orientation. The in-person program includes a networking lunch, remarks from the Interim Vice President for Research, Scholarship & Innovation, and an opportunity to meet and speak with members of the Research Office staff and available campus resources. Deadline to register is 9/25/2023.

PRESENTERS: Senate Research Committee & Research Development Office
DATE: February 7, 2023
TIME: 10 – 11 a.m.
Virtual Zoom Webinar

The GUR seed grant program is designed assist full-time UD faculty with seed funding towards research or creative projects that will grow and sustain their scholarly development. The GUR Exchange, presented by the Research Office and the Faculty Senate Research Committee, will feature an overview of the program, a panel of former recipients to provide guidance on crafting a competitive proposal, and a discussion of the review criteria. Time will be reserved to answer questions. Faculty interested in applying are strongly encouraged to attend the webinar.

PRESENTERS: Research Development, OEIP & Chemours
DATE: February 16, 2023
TIME: 2 – 3 p.m.
Virtual Zoom Webinar

The University of Delaware Research Office invites UD faculty and researchers to attend an information session to explore seed grant opportunities with the Chemours Company, LLC. Technical leaders from Chemours will present an update about the company’s R&D hub on the STAR campus, identify priorities for research and product development, and discuss the topic areas for the 2023 call for proposals.

PRESENTERS: Research Development Office – Jessica Mankus, Ciara O’Connell, Caroline Wellington
DATE: March 2, 2023
TIME: 2 – 3 p.m.
Virtual Zoom Webinar

Ever wonder who runs limited submissions, seed grants, and helps get those institutional letters of support? Wonder no more! Come meet the dynamic Research Development team who assist with proposal development, limited submissions and more. Learn what grant facilitators do and how you might request the help of the RDO for a future proposal.

PRESENTER: UD Research Development Office
TIME: 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Virtual Zoom Webinar

UD’s research core facilities—high-tech instruments and advanced analytical know-how supporting research across campus—are available to UD faculty, their collaborators, and others pursuing advanced research. Join the Research Office and representatives from UD’s core facilities as they overview their facilities in UD Core Facilities Part One: Analytical and Fabrication Cores. Attendees will hear from each core and then have an opportunity to meet in small breakout rooms for follow-up questions and information.

Participating cores include:
• Advanced Materials Characterization Lab • Mass Spectrometry • W.M. Keck Center for Advanced Microscopy & Microanalysis • Nanofabrication • Materials Growth • X-ray Crystallography

PRESENTER: Laura Pastor, Customer Success Manager at BioRender
TIME: 3 – 4 p.m.
Virtual Zoom Webinar

This is a special introductory webinar for researchers and scientists at University of Delaware using BioRender to design better science figures.

In this one-hour webinar, learn actionable tips and techniques for designing science figures for your posters, presentations, publications and more! This session includes an introduction to the BioRender software.

ABOUT BIORENDER

BioRender is the easy-to-use science illustration tool that’s quickly becoming a staple in academic institutions and labs around the world!

You’ve probably spent countless hours trying to create biological diagrams using Powerpoint, Illustrator, or even pen and paper. Scientists in academia, industry, government and publishing will inevitably require clear communication of ideas in order to advance their research and careers.
To get premium access through the University of Delaware please access through https://app.biorender.com/portal/university-of-delaware.

PRESENTER: UD Research Development Office
TIME: 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Virtual Zoom Webinar

UD’s research core facilities—high-tech instruments and advanced analytical know-how supporting research across campus—are available to UD faculty, their collaborators, and others pursuing advanced research. Join the Research Office and representatives from UD’s core facilities as they overview their facilities in UD Core Facilities Part Two: Biological & Health Cores. Attendees will hear from each core and then have an opportunity to meet in small breakout rooms for follow-up questions and information.

Participating cores include:
• UD DBI BioImaging • UD Center for Biomedical & Brain Imaging • UD Center for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology • UD Center for Human Research Coordination • UD Sequencing & Genotyping Center • College of Arts & Sciences NMR Laboratory • College of Health Sciences Biostatistics

PRESENTER: UD Community Engagement Initiative Staff
TIME: 2 – 3:00 p.m.
Virtual Zoom Webinar

The Community Engagement Initiative (CEI) is charged with strengthening UD’s identity and contributions as an engaged research university. Come hear about CEI mission and goals, including enhancing university-wide capacity to support community engagement, launching new knowledge-based partnerships addressing critical societal challenges, and many more.

PRESENTERS: Research Development Office and Corporate and Foundation Relation
TIME: 2 – 3 p.m.
Virtual Zoom Webinar

Join the Research Development Office and Corporate & Foundation Relations to discuss the upcoming W.M. Keck Foundation funding opportunity. The W.M. Keck Foundation makes grants in support of medical, science, or engineering research that is distinctive and novel in its approach, questions the prevailing paradigm, or has the potential to break open new territory in their field. Representatives from both offices will provide an overview and answer questions about the submission process.

This workshop is open to UD faculty and staff. Registration is required. Once registered, you will receive an email with details how to join via Zoom.

PRESENTERS: John D. Robertson, Grant Writers’ Seminars & Workshops
TIME: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
In Person Workshop

UD Research Office is hosting the biennial Grant Writing Workshop on the mornings of June 7th. This year’s program will be 100% virtual. The workshop will be delivered by Grant Writers’ Seminars & Workshops, and the primary workshop presenter will be John D. Robertson, Ph.D. This workshop comprehensively addresses both practical and conceptual aspects important to the proposal-writing process. Emphasis is given to idea development, identification of the most appropriate granting agency, how to write for reviewers, and tips and strategies that are of proven value in presenting an applicant’s case to reviewers. Regardless of the agency, participants will learn to write with a linear progression of logic, which leads reviewers through their applications. Strategies designed to merit a fundable review score are emphasized.

Faculty interested in attending the workshop should fill out the registration below. Final approvals will be made by your primary unit’s Research/Deputy Dean, and you will be notified in early June if your registration has been approved.

PRESENTERS: UD Research Office
TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
In Person Workshop

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The UD Research Office is pleased to announce the return of its annual Research Administration Conference on Wednesday, July 12th at Deerfield Golf Club. The day-long conference will feature sessions in key areas of pre and post award administration.

In order to ensure safety, the conference will have limited capacity. Registration is required and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Please fill out the registration below.

We hope you can join the UD Research Administration community for a day of networking!