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OFFICE OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION NEWSLETTER  |  August 2006
(Volume VI, No. 2)

 

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Federal Notification Service

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GRANT RESOURCES:

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.


 

 

RECENT AWARDS

 
 

UM-St. Louis researchers finished off FY 2006 bringing in more than $1.1 million in June. Watch for a complete funding report for FY06 in next month's newsletter.

 

EXTERNALLY FUNDED AWARDS, June 2006

 

Joel Glassman, Center for International Studies, awarded $5,000 for “The International Performing Arts Series” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

Robert Harris, Psychology, awarded $19,500 for “Psychology Clerkship” by the Missouri Department of Mental Health.

 

Kathleen Haywood, Teaching & Learning, awarded $60,000 for “AIR - Institutional Research Certificate Program” by the Association for Institutional Research.

 

Deborah Henry, Continuing Education & Outreach, awarded $13,000 for “28th Annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

John Hoover, Mercantile Library, awarded $25,000 for “Exhibit for the Missouri Wine and Grape Board” by the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

 

Robert Marquis, Biology, awarded $67,589 for “Timber harvesting effects on the Missouri oak herbivore fauna associated with the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project” by the Missouri Department of Conservation.

 

Robert Paul, Psychology, awarded $152,024 for “Career Improving adherence to HAART in HIV” by the National Institute of Mental Health.

 

Lois Pierce, Social Work, awarded $295,906 for “Title IV E Child Welfare Training” by the Missouri Division of Family Services.

 

Lois Pierce, Social Work, awarded $147,267 for “MSW Graduate Training for Public Child Welfare” by the Missouri Division of Family Services.

 

Lloyd Richardson, Jr., and Cody Ding, Educational Leadership & Policy, Educational Psychology and Mathematics & Computer Science, awarded $13,520 for “Investigation of Middle and High School Future Educator Program Characteristics” by the Hoenny Center for Research and Development.

 

Robert Ricklefs, Biology, awarded $41,000 for “2002 Predoctoral Fellowship in Biological Sciences” by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

 

Patricia Saleeby, Social Work, awarded $249,170 for “Komen Foundation- Improving Access to Breast Health Facilities and Services for Women with Disabilities” by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

 

Terry Suhre, Art & Art History, awarded $9,000 for “Gallery 210 Exhibition Season” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

Diane Touliatos, Center for the Humanities, awarded $3,700 for “The Monday Noon Cultural Series and Poetry and Short Story Reading Series” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (project performance dates: 6/1/2006 to 5/31/2007)

 

Mark Tranel, Public Policy Research Center, awarded $10,000 for “Technology Applications: Tools for Community Development in St. Louis City” by Saint Louis University.

 

Mary Troy, English, awarded $3,400 for “Natural Bridge” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

Xuemin Wang, Biology, awarded $15,000 for “REU Supplement: Metabolomic Profiling of Lipids and Their Compositional Dynamics in Plant Stress Responses” by the National Science Foundation, Molecular and Cellular Biosciences.

 

Mel Watkin, Public Policy Research Center, awarded $10,000 for “PPRC Gallery and Photography Project” by the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

Mel Watkin, Public Policy Research Center, awarded $6,800 for “PPRC Gallery and Photography Project” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

Patricia Wente, KWMU FM Radio, awarded $5,500 for “Cityscape” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

Total: $1,152,376

 
 
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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, to highlight the accomplishments of our faculty, graduate students and staff, and to share with you a calendar of important events and deadlines. Please direct any comments or questions regarding the newsletter to Tamara Kratochvil (kratochvilt@umsl.edu).

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