NAME CHANGE! IRB IS NOW HRPP

For those of you not already aware, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Office has been renamed the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP). The new name better reflects all of the components of our program which, in addition to the IRB, includes administration, researchers, and HRPP staff. We will promote the name change through outreach activities that will occur during Fall term.

BBQ MANIA!

All, please don’t forget to RSVP for our End of Summer BBQ on Sept. 15th at 5pm in McAlexander. This year we have not only invited all RO staff but also many friends of the the RO including various external board members and collaborators with our offices. RSVP here!

Additionally, the Grad School (one of our RO friends!) has generously extended an invitation to our staff for their BBQ on Sept. 12th at 5:30pm at the Student Experience Center Plaza. Please RSVP to: karen.hanson@oregonstate.edu if you’d like to attend. A full listing of Grad Welcome Week events can be found here.

CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR RECEIVES NATIONAL RESEARCH AWARD
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Douglas Keszler is an American Chemical Society (ACS) 2017 national award winner in the Chemistry of Materials. The ACS national awards program encourages the advancement of chemistry in all its branches, supports research in chemical science and industry and promotes the careers of chemists. The ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials is sponsored by DuPont, one of the world’s leading chemical companies. Read all about this wonderful accomplishment here.

HMSC FILM FESTIVAL- SEPT 22nd!

Save the Date for the first-ever HMSC Film Festival! September 22 @HMSC, in the evening. Details to follow. Enjoy films created by and/or highlighting HMSC researchers and educators.
Also, next Science on Tap will be September 28, 6pm @Rogue, “Sea Turtles, Conservation and a Little Math” with Selina Heppell, Chair of the OSU Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife. For more details contact: maryann.bozza@oregonstate.edu

CN ALERT

You may receive a mail from Box.Support@oregonstate.edu about “migrating your personal account into an Enterprise Account”. This is a valid email. Box is a secure cloud service (like Office 365, Google Drive, Dropbox) for online file sharing, collaboration and storage coming to OSU in the fall. If you receive the mail about migrating your account, you do not need to take any action. More information is here: http://oregonstate.edu/helpdocs/osu-applications/box. If you have any questions about this mail or how this tool may be used, please contact Stephen Hotard at Stephen.Hotard@oregonstate.edu

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A MESSAGE FROM BECKY JOHNSON, VP for OSU CASCADES:

We are really looking forward to seeing the Provost’s Council in Bend for the PC retreat and grand opening of Tykeson Hall on our new campus! Everything is going really well, and on schedule, but things are pretty hectic with the move and making sure everything is operational. In an ordinary year, this period of time before classes start would be a time when we would have facilities available for Corvallis colleagues to schedule meetings over here. Unfortunately, we are unable to do that this year as we are literally moving in furniture and people, and testing technology.

Our Fall term is also going to be very tight for space, because four classrooms and additional meeting space in our Dining Hall will not be finished until December. We are getting lots of requests from our Corvallis colleagues to use rooms at OSU-Cascades for meetings in Bend, and unfortunately, we will not be able to accommodate them this Fall.  In January we would be happy to entertain requests for meeting space, depending on classroom and meeting room availability. And, of course, if you’re just in Bend for some other reason and want to visit, you’re always welcome.

OSRAA CH CH CH CH CHANGES!

FROM PAT HAWK AND SANDY COBB: Today’s a great day for congratulations! Not only can we celebrate Jim Nightengale’s new position in BEBC as an Accountant 2 (his last day with us will be August 30),  I’m very pleased to announce our two Grant and Contract Officer positions have been filled. Our two newest Grant and Contract Officers are Cleo Klepzig and Dawn Wagner, and you should know both of them! Both have start date in their new positions of August 22. Please join me in congratulating Jim, Cleo and Dawn!

 UNIVERSITY DAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

The 2016 University Day Expo will be on Mon., Sept. 19 from noon-2 p.m. at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center. The expo is designed to showcase the work and opportunities provided by units at OSU, to fellow staff and faculty. We are looking for volunteers for the Research Office booth. If you would like to volunteer please contact Mimi in the front office. University Day is a fun and relaxed event…we hope you can volunteer a bit of your time or stop by and say hi!

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