RESEARCH & COMMERCIALIZATION NEWS

University Research News

• UMSL Professor Recognized as Edelman Laureate
  David Ronen, Professor of Logistics and Operations Management, College of Business Administration, was recognized last month at the practice conference of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) as an Edelman Laureate and was presented with the Franz Edelman Medal. Authors of finalist papers for the Franz Edelman Award are recognized as Edelman Laureates for their significant contribution to work that is selected as representative of the best applications of analytical decision making in the world.
  
  
• The Inaugural Gateway to Innovation Conference drew 400+ regional business, technology, civic, educational and political leaders to showcase achievement within St. Louis high-tech industries and enhance the region's visibility as a technology hub.

	Pictured above, from left: Mark Showers, CIO, Monsanto: Don Tennant, Vice President / Editorial Director, Computerworld & InfoWorld; Dr. Mary Lacity; Karlos Bledsoe, General Chair, Gateway to Innovation Conference, and Business Unit Leader, Edward Jones.
	UMSL's Mary Lacity, Professor of Information Systems, College of Business Administration, is honored with the Gateway Innovator 2008 Award for having received national media coverage for her work in information technology. Also at the conference, three UMSL students were awarded an MIS Scholarship, established by the Society for Information Management (SIM) - St. Louis to promote continued growth and interest in information technology. Students Jeff Burton (senior, marketing and MIS double major; Express Scripts intern), Bakari Cooper (senior, IS major), and Annah Thieya (senior, IS major; Monsanto co-op), all received a $1,000 scholarship, which was matched for $500 by Chancellor Tom George, bringing each award to $1,500. Chancellor George served as an Honorary Advisor for this year's Gateway to Innovation Conference, and Tamara Wilgers, Director of Technology Transfer and Senior Grant Writer, served as a 2008 Event Committee member.

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

• Anti-SCNT Ballot Item Won't Make this Year's Ballot The intense electoral debate over protections for embryonic stem cell research took hold in Missouri in 2006. But such a battle most likely won't get a sequel in this year's election cycle. (Columbia Daily Tribune Politics Blog, May 2, 2008)

RECENT AWARDS

• External Funding Report, March 2008 Awards (PDF)
• External Funding, Quarterly Report, 3rd Quarter, FY2008 (PDF)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Recent Announcements - Federal Agencies, May 2008 (PDF)
• Grant Advisor Plus Newsletter & Deadline Memo, May 2008 (PDF)
• Opportunity Databases:
  • Grant Advisor Plus
  • InfoEd
  • Grants.gov

GRANT BASICS

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

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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