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OFFICE OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION NEWSLETTER  |  August 2007
(Volume VII, No. 2)

 

What's Inside

 

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RECENT AWARDS

 

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

 

NEWS

 

CALENDAR

 

RESOURCES

Federal Agencies

Non-Federal Agencies

Federal Notification Service

Technology Transfer FAQs

 

NEED HELP?

 

June 2007 EXTERNAL

FUNDINGSources

Corporation
$20,000
Federal
$22,300
Foundation
$11,500
Government - other
$35,783
MO Local Government
$205,604
Other University
$105,760
State of Missouri
$452,018
TOTAL
$852,965
 

June 2007 EXTERNAL

FUNDINGPurposes

Instruction
$452,018
Other Sponsored Activity
$93,783
Research
$307,164
TOTAL
$852,965
 
 

RECENT AWARDS

 
 
 

EXTERNALLY FUNDED AWARDS, JUNE 2007

 

Marvin Berkowitz, Educational Psychology, awarded $35,783 for “Leadership Training Series in Character Education in the Floresville (TX) Independent School District” by the Floresville Independent School District.

 

Godfrey Bourne and Andrea Loayza, Biology, awarded $11,460 for “DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Closing the seed dispersal loop for Guettarda viburnoides: Connecting patterns of avian seed dispersal with population growth in a Neotropical savanna” by the National Science Foundation.

 

John Cattanach, Performing Arts Operations, awarded $3,500 for “St. Louis Symphony/Touhill Performing Arts Center Fusion Series” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

Jerry Dunn, Child Advocacy Center, awarded $7,500 for “Follow Up  Evaluation Project-Continued Funding” by the Norman J Stupp Foundation.

 

Joel Glassman, Center for International Studies, awarded $5,500 for “The International Performing Arts Series” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

Joel Glassman, Center for International Studies, awarded $4,000 for “Conference on Entrepreneurship in China, Japan and the USA” by the Japan Foundation.

 

Wenjie He and Charles Chui, Mathematics & Computer Science, awarded $105,760 for “Irregular representations of terrain for navigation and mobility applications” by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

 

Deborah Henry, Continuing Education & Outreach, awarded $14,000 for “Annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

Lois Pierce, Social Work, awarded $156,112 for “MSW Graduate Training for Public Child Welfare 2007-08” by the Missouri Division of Family Services.

 

Lois Pierce, Social Work, awarded $216,706 for “IV-E Child Welfare Training BSW 2007-2008” by the Missouri Division of Family Services.

 

Lois Pierce, Social Work, awarded $79,200 for “IV-E Child Welfare Training BSW 2007-2008 Participant Costs” by the Missouri Division of Family Services.

 

Peter Stevens and Monica Carlsen, Biology, awarded $10,840 for “DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Understanding the origin and rapid diversification of the genus Anthurium (Araceae) integrating molecular phylogenetics, morphology and anatomy” by the National Science Foundation.

 

Terry Suhre, Art & Art History, awarded $10,000 for “Gallery 210 Exhibition Season” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

Diane Touliatos, Center for the Humanities, awarded $4,000 for “The Monday Noon Cultural Series and Poetry and Short Story Reading Series” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

Mark Tranel, Public Policy Research Centers, awarded $151,604 for “Evaluation of the Transitions to Work for Youth” by the St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment.

 

Mary Troy, English, awarded $3,500 for “Natural Bridge” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

Mel Watkin, Public Policy Research Centers, awarded $7,500 for “Photography Project and Pint-of-View Exhibition Series” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

Patricia Wente, KWMU FM Radio, awarded $6,000 for “Cityscape” by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.

 

Keith Womer, Dean College of Business, awarded $20,000 for “Meta Structured Optimization” by the Opttek Systems Incorporated.

 
 

Total Awarded: $852,965

 
 
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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 Wilgers (wilgerst@umsl.edu).

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