Category: infoedge

Posted on February 8, 2014 by |
When folks think of the “goals of research”, most will say the goals are to improve the human condition or contribute to the general scientific knowledge base.  Investigation into Agriculture may not be in their Top 10.  A recent report…
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Posted on February 5, 2014 by |
525,600 minutes.. how do you measure a year? This is the opening line from the opening song  of the Broadway musical Rent. It is an interesting way to think about the passage of time. For me however, it speaks to…
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Posted on February 4, 2014 by |
Are Universities a product of the quality of their national higher education system? We see various world rankings of Universities published by numerous sources. Institutions place high value on their position and standing in these lists. Therefore it would be…
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Posted on February 3, 2014 by |
Episode 5 of a 9 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with Campbell Thomson, Director Research Services at The University of Western Australia, to discuss Research Administration “down under.”
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Tick Tick Tick Your Way To Silence

Posted on January 15, 2014 by |
The holidays come and go with the blink of an eye, each year seemingly faster than the last. Likewise, my work days fly by in a dizzying blur. Blissfully unaware of the ticking clock in my head, it’s not unusual…
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Proposal Submission in the Internet Age

Posted on January 15, 2014 by |
Have you ever wondered what happens after the signing official clicks the ‘submit’ button on an electronic proposal submission via Grants.gov? That was essentially the topic of a forum I was pleased to moderate, along with Debra Nixon from Duke University,…
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State And Commonwealth Fire Play

Posted on January 15, 2014 by |
Episode 4 of a 9 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with Campbell Thomson, Director Research Services at The University of Western Australia, to discuss Research Administration “down under.”
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G’Day NIH

Posted on January 15, 2014 by |
Episode 3 of a 9 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with Campbell Thomson, Director Research Services at The University of Western Australia, to discuss Research Administration “down under.”
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