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STEM Education in the US – The Story of the Three Bears

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Roger Wood |

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…

Embracing Challenges

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Cindy Bellas |

For those wise Research Administrators that plan ahead, end of the year development efforts increase dramatically, especially with regard to providing pricing. In some ways, the Business Development Department becomes…

Give Thanks For What You Have Lost

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Eddie Johnson Jr. |

I’m sure we all agree that this is definitely the time of year to be thankful. Recently, I have been reflecting upon all of the various blessings in my life…

Australian Universities Included In NSF GROW Program

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Damian Davini | 0 Comments

Eligible graduate researchers can now apply to any Australian University as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) GROW program – Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide. Universities Australia has recently signed…

No Worries, I’ll Do It All

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Eddie Johnson Jr. |

Episode 2 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…

Research Administrators Come From OZ

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Eddie Johnson Jr. |

Episode 1 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…

Creating Productive People

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Eddie Johnson Jr. |

Final episode of a 12 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with Sandra Nordahl, President, Society of Research Administrators International (SRA), to discuss the mission of…

2013 Proposal Season

Posted on November 20, 2013 by admin |

Like many of you, I have been eagerly and anxiously watching all of the changes in our government as of late. Most of these recent changes are not trivial, especially…

More Politics of Peer Review

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Roger Wood |

If the efforts by Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) to micromanage the NSF peer review process and end NSF funding of political science research respectively were not…

Your Mission – Should You Choose to Accept It

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Jeffrey Waldin |

A recent story in The Chronicle of Higher Education covered the complex relationship between academic research institutions and companies that purchase patent rights, but do not actually produce products. Known…