FEDERAL RESEARCH AGENDA- RO TOWN HALL 12/9, 1PM

OSU’s Research Office invites you to a town-hall discussion on the federal research landscape under the Trump Administration and 115th Congress. The town-hall discussion will be a forum for discussing what we know, sharing informed expectations, and providing an opportunity for us to start an ongoing dialogue to track and help keep you informed. The town hall will bring together OSU’s Vice President of Research Cynthia Sagers, NOAA’s Chief Scientist Rick Spinrad (and former OSU VPR), NIFA’s director Sonny Ramaswamy (and former OSU Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences), and OSU’s Director of Federal Government Affairs Gabrielle Serra. WHEN: Friday, December 9 from 1-2:30pm. WHERE: Kidder 202. LIVE STREAM will be available at live.oregonstate.edu. Seating is limited. Please RSVP to attend in person here.  If seating is full, please join on the web. For questions contact Roy Haggerty.

UPDATE ON INCENTIVE PROGRAMS IN THE RESEARCH OFFICE

Two faculty research seed grant programs are being replaced with new, expanded programs.  The Faculty Release Time and the General Research Fund are being replaced by a Small Grants program and a Large Program Development fund.  In collaboration with the Division of International Programs, the Research Office is nearly doubling the budget for these expanded programs, with the goal of helping more faculty get new, overheaded grants to support research.  The SG grants will assist individual PI’s launch new projects.  The LPD grants will assist groups of PIs from multiple colleges launch new interdisciplinary projects. Some of the funds will be used to expand our international research profile.  The Request for Proposals will be released to the faculty late next week, with SG proposals due on Jan. 27, and LPD proposals due on Mar. 17.  For more information, contact Roy Haggerty.

RO DEPARTMENTAL PARKING PASS- AVAILABLE TO CHECK OUT

Please make note that we have purchased (for a fairly nominal fee) a departmental parking pass hang tag for the Research office. If you are escorting a candidate around campus via car or have a business obligation that requires parking in another commuter lot on campus, this pass, along with your standard parking sticker, will allow you to park in any of the commuter lots for up to 3 hours. If you would like to rent this pass  please contact Jane Cigarran.

MONTHLY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TOPIC- FLOOD

Please click here: monthly-topic-2016-12-flood for more details on what to do in case of flooding in our community.

 
REMINDER: RO HOLIDAY PARTY NEXT FRIDAY, 5pm

Last chance to RSVP here! Come celebrate the holiday season with your colleagues and families!

 
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