Research Administration and Development
News
Posted April 2, 2013
Thinking Matters, our annual celebration of student research and creativity, is being held Friday April 26, 2013 on the Portland Campus and is in need of volunteers help to make this year’s event a success.
Posted February 14, 2013
The Commercialization Gap Fund Program has the objective of expanding the commercialization of USM technology by providing seed support for the development of innovations with commercial potential and allowing more USM technology to reach the marketplace.
Posted February 14, 2013
All USM faculty is invited to submit proposals for the development of research clusters in which teams of USM faculty and students from a wide range of disciplines collaborate across traditional boundaries to bring knowledge to bear on issues of intellectual, scientific, social, economic, environmental and cultural importance and to work more effectively with the private sector, other institutions and the community.
Posted February 1, 2013
The Office of Research Development and Administration announces the call for applicants for the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). It is open to all current USM sophomores and juniors with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above; senior-level students may apply as long as the student is not graduating before completing the full academic year in UROP. Application deadline is March 15, 2013.
Posted January 30, 2013
Due to confusion regarding eligibility for Faculty Senate Research Grants, the deadline for grant submissions has been extended to Thursday, February 7, 2013. Tenure and tenure track faculty from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Posted January 11, 2013
The Office of the Provost and the Office of Research Administration and Development is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the Provost's Research Fellowship for the 2013-2014 Academic Year.
Posted November 8, 2012
As part of our effort to assist faculty in pursuing institutional funding opportunities for research and education in support of student success and community engagement, the Office of Research Administration and Development will be scheduling a series of Brown Bag Lunches (bring your own lunch) to discuss upcoming funding opportunities.
Posted October 3, 2012
Dr. Stephen Pelsue, Associate Professor of Applied Medical Sciences, and CSTH Associate Dean, has been awarded an MEIF grant to support his commercialization project "Pilot Project to Develop a Biomarker for Inflammation and Cancer."
Posted September 13, 2012
The Office of Research Administration and Development is offering a faculty professional development workshop in grant writing for tenure-track and tenured faculty at USM. The workshop is comprised of four, 3-hour sessions. Dr. Terry Shehata, Grants Development Specialist and Coordinator for Institutional and Research Grants Development, and Larry Waxler, Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs, will conduct the workshop.
Posted July 19, 2012
Dr. Ah-Kau Ng, a Professor of Immunology in the USM Department of Applied Medical Sciences, will be receiving MEIF funding to support the commercialization of his project Monoclonal Anibodies to C-Terminal Domains of Osteopontin, a potential cancer biomarker, a tissue development factor, and an early T lymphocyte activation marker.
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