Expanding the Capacity for Research and Innovation
Research ACCESS Newsletter
Search Research Access
The Research area is committed to keeping the campus community and its partners informed of news and information that helps to expand their capacity for research and innovation. ACCESS is issued approximately every 4 weeks. Circulation includes the Amherst campus and external friends and partners.
Recent ACCESS Issues
Vol. 6, Iss. 3, November 18, 2009
Research Profile: The Bovine Genome Sequencing Project
Scinece for Non-Scientists: Waking Up Sleepy Stem Cells
Online Resource Offers Tools For Improving Communication About Science
400 People Attend Clean Energy Conference in Springfield
Life Sciences Women to Meet
Effort Reporting
Funding Opportunities
- American Brain Tumor Association Grants
- American Diabetes Association, the Association of Specialty Professors
- National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Funding Opportunities
- National Geographic Conservation Trust
Foundation Funding
Fellowships
Federal Funding
Internal Funding
Announcements
- Call for Nominations: NCIIA Olympus Innovation
- Call for Abstracts
- Fall Edition Passport UMass Available
Events
- November 19: "How to Implant Fluorescence Microscope"
- November 24: The Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (M2D2) Medical Device Inventor Showcase
- December 2, 9, 16: OGCA Brown Bag Lunch Series
OGCA Histograms
October Grants & Contracts Snapshot
Vol. 6, Iss. 2, October 14, 2009
Schools Reap Benefits of Stimulus Funds
Faculty Profile: Elizabeth Chilton
FY09 Sponsored Activities Report Available
2nd Annual Clean Energy Connections Conference
Institute for Global Health Lands International Health Collaboration Grant
Funding Opportunities
- Center for Technology and Aging
- Honda
- American Association for Cancer Research / Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
- National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Funding Opportunities
Foundation Funding
Fellowships
Announcements, Awards, Calls for Nominations
- 7th Annual Water Resources Research Center Conference
- International Conference on Green Remediation: Environment ~ Energy ~ Economics
- The Politics of Open Source
- Call for Nominations: 2009 - 2010 UMass Amherst Distinguished Teaching Awards
- Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse
- 2009 Profiles in Faculty Research
Events
- October 19-23: International Open Access Week
- October 20: Pfizer Seminar presents Modeling & Simulation to Integrate and Build Knowledge in Development of Drugs, Biologics and Devices: Overview and Case Study
- October 22, 29: OGCA Brown Bag Lunch Series
- October 27: TEI Environmental Fall Lecture Series: Reading and Conserving New England
- October 28: William E. Mahoney Annual Lecture in Chemistry: "The Troubled Future of American Public Higher Education"
- October 30: Open Government: Transparency, Participation, and Collaboration
- November 3: Pfizer Seminar Series: "Forecast for the Next Decade of the Medical Device Industry"
- November 4, 10: OGCA Brown Bag Lunch Series
- November 5: The 2nd US-Korea Information and Communication Technology-Based Policy Forum
- November 6: Introduction to ATLAS.ti and CAT for Qualitative Data Analysis
- November 10: 2nd Annual Clean Energy Connections Conference
- November 11: University Research Briefing Day
- November 12-13: 5th Annual Conference on Clean Energy: Financing and Partnering for Emerging Businesses
OGCA Histograms
September Grants & Contracts Snapshot
Vol. 6, Iss. 1, September 16, 2009
Facilities Profile: Archaeological Services
Disseminating Research & Scholarship - A Call to Action
Integrated Sciences Building Dedication
Funding Opportunities
- Chorlavi Fund 2009 Challenge: Climate Change
- Center for Technology and Aging
- Colgate - Palmolive Grants for Alternative Research
- Asian Cultural Council
- American Cancer Society
- SEVEN (Social Equity Venture) Fund
- Multi Arts Fund (MAP)
- American Lung Association
- Archer Daniels Midland - ADM Cares
Fellowships
Foundation Funding
Announcements
- Call for Nominations: NCIIA Olympus Innovation
- Call for Abstracts
- New Edition of "Passport UMass" Available
Events
- September 17: TEI Environmental Fall Lecture Series: Powerhouse
- September 22: Market Opportunities Forum in Medical Devices
- September 22: PFIZER Seminar Series - Regenerative Engineering: New Avenues for Tissue Repair
- September 23: TEI Environmental Fall Lecture Series: Urban Ecology: The Challenge of Rejuvenating America's Cities
- September 24: Environmental Sensors Workshop 2009: Sensing our Environment and Responding to Change
- September 24: Dissemination of Research & Scholarship: A Call to Action 4th Annual Digital Quadrangle Series
- October 1: Effort Reporting Open Forum
OGCA Histograms
- October 14-15: Fall 2009 Polymer Event
- October 19: Expanding Access to Computing: Teaching & Design for All Abilities
New Faculty
OGCA Histograms
August Grants & Contracts Snapshot
Vol. 5, Iss. 11, August 12, 2009
New Federal Stem-cell Policy in Effect
2nd SBIR/STTR Extension-Reauthorization to Bring Change
Mass Life Science Center Celebrates First Year
Summer REUs Wrap Up
Funding Opportunities
- UMass Medical School Moment Fund
- Alaska Native, American Indian, Native Hawaiian Writing Competition
- Cottrell College Science Awards Single Investigator Awards / Research Corporation for Science Advancement
- Animal Welfare Institute
- Picturing America School Collaboration Projects Grant Opportunity
- Lung Disease and General Lung Biology Biomedical Research Grant
- Getty Research Institute's 2009-10 Theme for Research Grants for Getty Scholars and Visiting Scholars
Fellowships
Foundation Funding
Announcements, Awards, Calls for Nominations
- Approved Indirect Cost Rates Announced
- SAVE-THE-DATE: 2nd Annual Clean Energy Connections Conference Tuesday, November 10, 2009
- AUTM Foundation's 2009-10 Graduate Student Literature Review Prize Competition
- Call for Nominations: AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award
- New Book Promotes Best Practices for Undergraduate Research
- Call for Nominations: 8th Annual Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Statistical Sciences
- Call for Nominations: MA Family Business Awards Program
- Adams Arts Program
- National Science Foundation Request for Reviewers
- Call for Abstracts: 7th Annual Massachusetts Water Resources Conference
- Massachusetts Launches Business Competition
- SAVE-THE-DATE: 5th Annual Conference on Clean Energy on November 12-13, 2009
- Francis Collins, Leader of Genome Project, new director for NIH
Events
- September 22: PFIZER Seminar Series - Regenerative Engineering: New Avenues for Tissue Repair
- September 24: Environmental Sensors Workshop 2009: Sensing our Environment and Responding to Change
OGCA Histograms
June and July Grants & Contracts Snapshot
Vol. 5, Iss. 10, June 10, 2009
Project Profile: Media Giraffe
Campus Busy with Summer REU's
Online Library for Ethical Conduct of Research Underway
Instructor Gender May Affect Female Student Success
Patent Recipient Awards
Funding Opportunities
-Collaborative Biomedical Research Grants
-Thelonious Monk International Jazz Bass Competition
-2009-2010 Isenberg Scholar Awards
Announcements
-Research Commercialization Webinar Course
-Ross Awarded Armstrong Fund Grant
-The Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP)
-AAAS Now Seeking Nominations for the 2009 AAAS Mentor Awards
-Call for Nominations: 8th Annual Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Women in a Statistical Sciences
-Science, Technology and Society e-Newsletter
- Call of Nominations - Speakers for the Environmental Institute Lecture Series
Events
-June 11: Carbon Negative Seminar Series - Fuel Cells: Current Product Opportunities and Emerging Technologies
-June 9-11: Conference on the Environmental Implications and Applications of Nanotechnology
-June 18: BEACON's Pfizer Seminar Series "Physilogical Genomics and Personalized Medicine"
OGCA Histograms
May Grants and Contracts Snapshot
|
