RESEARCH & COMMERCIALIZATION NEWS

University Research News

• IT Enterprises: UMSL's New Technology Business Incubator to Open Mid-Month (See updated information and photographs)
  
  
• New Research Expertise Database Launched
  • More information: How will this help me?
  • Create/Edit your Research Profile
  • Search Expertise, Instrumentation, etc

• Informal Meeting Planned to Discuss Grant Training Needs, Policies and Procedures
  • Join Joe Sanning, Assistant Controller; Erika Kranitz, Director of Financial Compliance Training; and Karen Boyd, Manager, Business/Fiscal Operations for this meeting that will serve as a guide to structure future sessions.
  • Two informal meetings on Friday, Feb. 8, in Room 229, J.C. Penney Building:
    • 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (lunch provided
    • 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
  • RSVP to boyd@umsl.edu or ext. 5923

Other News of Interest

• Google.org Announces Core Initiatives: Reveals its plans for philanthropy; announces new grants and investments
• Government-wide Standard Research Terms & Conditions Established
• NIH Announces FY2008 Fiscal Policy

AWARDS

• External Funding Monthly Report, December 2007 (PDF)
• External Funding Quarterly Report, 2Q FY08

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Recent Announcements (PDF)
• Grant Advisor Plus Newsletter & Deadline Memo, February 2008 (PDF)

GRANT BASICS

• Internal Controls -- effort verification, transaction approvals by PI, payroll, non-owned equipment (PDF)
• ORA Procedures & Deadlines -- budgets, NIH submissions, signature page (PDF)
• 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.

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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