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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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Posted on January 14, 2014 by |
The Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) will be hosting a day-long uniform grant guidance training web event on January 27th. As Victoria Collins explained at the recent Federal Demonstration Partnership meeting in Washington, DC, the event will be a…
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Posted on December 23, 2013 by |
The #1 spot on the annual top 10 list of the journal Science for 2013 went to cancer immunotherapy.  A wide array of topic befitting the broad scope of Science round out 2013’s top 10 list. Some new laboratory techniques made the…
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Posted on December 19, 2013 by |
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today announced that they will hold a webcast tomorrow to announce publication of their final Guidance on Uniform Administrative Requirements, cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards – aka Grant Reform. You…
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STEM Education in the US – The Story of the Three Bears

Posted on December 12, 2013 by |
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) graduates, and more specifically those going on (or who have gone on) to pursue advanced degrees and later into research-focused careers, represent a significant component of the work of research administrators. Thus, it behooves…
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