OFFICE OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION NEWSLETTER  |  February 2006
(Volume V, No. 8)

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If your grant requires dissemination of information through a conference, institute, symposium, workshop, etc., contact the UM–St. Louis Division of Continuing Education & Outreach. The Division offers complete planning, marketing and support services for programs, on and off campus. Call Dr. Gina Ganahl, Associate Dean, at (314) 516-5925, or e-mail ganahlg@umsl.edu.

SPOTLIGHT

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research and Creativity Nominations due April 17 Read More  Other Internal Deadlines

Changes in ORA Staff Provide Enhanced Service for Faculty  Read More

Biotechnology Industry Ends 2005 with Breakthrough Product Approvals and Steady Financing Read More

Blunt and MOHELA Agree on Public-Private Partnership Proposal Read More

Commerce Drops Plan to Limit Researchers Read More

Express Scripts Wins 2005 "Spirit of St. Louis" Technology Award Read More

FDA Won't Regulate 'IRB Shopping' Read More

It May Look Authentic: Here's How to Tell It Isn't

Among the many temptations of the digital age, photo-manipulation has proved particularly troublesome for science, and scientific journals are beginning to respond. Read More

Missouri Arts Council Ends Capital Funding Program Read More

• DED Director Selects Beverly Strohmeyer to Lead Missouri Arts Council Read More

Missouri Judge Upholds Stem Cell Ballot Measure Read More

• Becton Dickinson Studies Stem Cell Market Read More

Missouri Research Park Receives Community Development Award Read More

A New DOE Emphasis on Technology Transfer Read More

New Model for Tech Transfer Read More

Outsourcing R&D: Lilly's Labs Go Global

To cut costs and speed development, the drugmaker steps up R&D outsourcing -- including clinical trials -- to countries such as India and China Read More

Professor Sued for Revealing Data Read More

Study: St. Louis Ranks No. 22 for Small Business Climate Read More

Supreme Court declines to review RIM patent ruling
The fight could lead to a shutdown of BlackBerry sales and service in the U.S. Read More

"Spirit of Innovation": We want to hear your suggestions on story ideas and other content, format and more. E-mail Tamara Kratochvil.

The Office of Research Administration supports and advocates research and technology transfer by faculty, graduate students and staff. The ORA provides services in conjunction with external and internal sources of funding for research, along with services related to commercializing discoveries through technology transfer. The goal of this newsletter is to inform the campus community of grants received and funding opportunities, to highlight the accomplishments of our faculty, graduate students and staff, and to share with you news and resources related to research, creativity and commercialization. Please direct any comments or questions regarding the newsletter to Tamara Kratochvil (kratochvilt@umsl.edu).

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