RESEARCH & COMMERCIALIZATION NEWS

University Research News

• The PeopleSoft System will be down the week of November 24, 2008. Investigators submitting proposals will not have access to prepare signature pages that week. For more information, contact Brenda Stutte (516-5897).

• SciFest to Feature Ambitious Content, Intriguing Sessions and World-renowned Speakers: Chancellor Thomas George and Professor Barbara Harbach to demonstrate similarities in the creativity involved in music and science
  SciFest 08

Commercialization Corner

• Technology Transfer at UMSL
  
  
• 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

• Should Conflicts Mean No NIH Grant?
  NewsBlog: The Scientist.com (9/29)
  
  
• Zerhouni Resigns as NIH Head
  President George W. Bush appointed Zerhouni in May 2002, on the tail end of a five year NIH budget doubling. These halcyon days at NIH led Zerhouni to craft the "NIH Roadmap for Medical Research," a sweeping $2 billion, five-year plan meant to invigorate the biomedical enterprise. On Zerhouni's watch, the NIH budget plateaued, and federal funding of the agency remains level today. He also watched the success rates for new RO1 grants plummet from about 18% in 2002 to about 9% in 2005.
  NewsBlog: The Scientist.com (9/24)
  Also see the NIH Press Release (9/24)

RECENT AWARDS

• External Funding Report, August 2008 Awards (PDF)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Recent Announcements - Federal Agencies, October 2008 (PDF)
• Additional NSF Funding Opportunities, September 26, 2008 (PDF)
• Grant Advisor Plus, October 2008 Issue (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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