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RESEARCH & COMMERCIALIZATION NEWS
University Research News
Installation of the IT Enterprises HPC Center computing cluster was completed in November 2008.
- New "Grant Basics" Resource Available about F&A Costs (also known as indirect costs). This Grant Basics PDF will be accessible through a link on the monthly newsletter an on the Publications page of the ORA web site, along with the Grant Basics: Internal Controls and Grant Basics:
Commercialization Corner
- Has a discovery or invention come from your sponsored research or during your time as a University employee? Please contact Tamara Wilgers (516-6884) for help with invention disclosure policies and procedures, or visit the ORA web site's technology transfer section.
Other News of Interest
- Centers Try to Change Focus on Diversity
Today's universities value "Diversitas over Veritas," according to the Veritas Fund for Higher Education, an initiative of the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think-tank. The fund gives seed money to campus groups and professors in the spirit of "a commitment to freedom of inquiry and the broadest possible range of viewpoints," as its Web site says.
The fund and others like it are part of a growing trend of private institutions looking to stanch what they consider a strong focus on cultural diversity in the humanities and social sciences. Brown's Political Theory Project and its initiative, the Janus Forum, is one of a variety of American academic institutions funded by Veritas.
Brown Daily Herald (10/22/08)
RECENT AWARDS
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
GRANT BASICS
- F&A Costs -- background, identification and assignment of indirect costs (PDF)
- Internal Controls -- effort verification, transaction approvals by PI, payroll, non-owned equipment (PDF)
- ORA Procedures & Deadlines -- budgets, NIH submissions, signature page (PDF)
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October 2008
External Funding Sources
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| Association |
$345,459 |
| Federal |
$125,825 |
| Gov't - Other |
$45,000 |
| MO Local Gov't |
$10,000 |
| State of MO |
$215,095 |
| TOTAL |
$741,379 |
October 2008
External Funding Purposes
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| Other Sponsored Activity |
$618,076 |
| Research |
$123,303 |
| TOTAL |
$741,379 |
Upcoming Events & Deadlines |
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IRB Meeting
Thurs., Dec. 18, 2008
9:30 a.m.
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IRB Meeting
Thurs., Jan 15, 2009
9:30 a.m.
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More Calendar Items
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The Office of Research Administration at the University of Missouri-St. Louis publishes the Spirit of Innovation Newsletter once each month. The online and e-mail publication is designed to inform the campus community of grants received; highlight the research and commercialization accomplishments of UMSL faculty, graduate students and staff; and provide information on important deadlines and events. Also included is recent news about research and commercialization at the University and elsewhere. Recipients are UMSL faculty, students and staff. E-mail wilgerst@umsl.edu if you have questions, comments or suggestions on content.
The Office of Research Administration provides leadership and support in the development, execution and operation of programs in sponsored research, technology transfer and economic development throughout the University of Missouri-St. Louis. (ORA Mission)
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