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E-NEWSLETTER APRIL 2017
    IN THIS ISSUE
  1. Commitment to Research
  2. In the Spotlight
  3. News Briefs
  4. Coming Events
  5. Recent Award Recipients
  6. Funding Opportunities
  7. For Research Administrators
UD Ranks 12.8 Percentile in R&D Expenditures -- Source NSF Herd Report 2015

The University of Delaware is an engaged community of scholars committed to discovery, open inquiry and the relentless pursuit of knowledge for the betterment of society. The scholarly and educational efforts of our faculty, students and staff have been life-changing and will continue to transform our world.

At a time when public discourse questions the value of research — including the need for public investments in a broad array of disciplines, from the arts and humanities to STEM fields — we, the UD community, stand together to affirm our steadfast commitment to open inquiry, engaging and respectful dialogue, and fact-based decision making. It is in this context that President Assanis, Provost Grasso and I penned “A Commitment to Research” and invited the entire UD community to add their signatures to this institutional reaffirmation of our shared values.

Visit this site to learn more about what you can do.

Sincerely,

Charlie Riordan
Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Innovation
In the Spotlight

HOW MATH COULD
MAKE BONES STRONGER

They may seem rigid and set in their ways, but your bones are actually under constant construction and deconstruction. They give up their nutrient treasures (calcium) to the body and then rebuild in a constant give-and-take sort of rhythm. When that rhythm shifts, bones lose density and strength and become more prone to fracture.

More than 10 million people in the United States live with osteoporosis, and the resulting fractures demand more than $17 billion in related health care each year.

Now two UD researchers and their students have joined forces—applying the mathematical modeling expertise of one to the biological inquiry of the other—to point the way to a promising remedy.
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News Briefs & Coming Events
IN BRIEF

 

UD International Research
APRIL
29

Ag Day 2017
10 a.m. - 4p.m.
Townsend Hall
Learn More
MAY
10

CHS Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series: Research to Promote Function and Minimize Disability in Later Life
Register
MAY
12

Delaware Data Science Symposium
Register
MAY
12

Biomechanics Research Symposium
Learn more
MAY
18

Reproducible Research Seminar Series: Research Project Management and Collaborative Writing
Register
MAY
19

Engineering Research Showcase and Lectures featuring Senator Coons and Ralph Begleiter
Register
Did You Know? In FY16, UD researchers won 679 new awards, totaling $183 million.
Recent Award Recipients

Hiebert receives national award for distinguished research in teacher education

UD doctoral student to conduct research at national history museum

Recently Funded Projects

TITLE PI SPONSOR AMOUNT
FY17 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Plan for Delaware Sue Snider USDA $591,066
Undergraduate Research and Education Exploring One Health: Protecting Our Food Supply, Animal Health and the Environment Mark Parcells USDA $350,179
Linking Gas Phase Precursors with Aerosol Size, Number and Chemical Composition in New Particle Formation Murray Johnston III NSF $442,657
New Directions in the Development of Atomic Clocks Marianna Safronova DOD $624,677
Delaware School Surveys Sharon Merriman-Nai HHS $108,000
Executive Leadership Academy (ELA)—Preparing Aspiring Superintendents and Executive Leaders to Successfully Lead School Districts and Charter Schools Jacquelyn Wilson DE DEPT of ED $27,258
Pressure in Lung Development and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Paul Gleghorn HHS $1,940,972
List of 2017 Funded Projects
Funding Opportunities

Research-Practice Partnership Program

$400,000 | Deadline: June 1, 2017

Health Disparities and Alzheimer’s Disease (RO1)

Budget not limited | Deadline: June 5, 2017

Division of Preservation and Access: R & D

$350,000 | Deadline: June 8, 2017

Global Research Outreach (GRO) Program

$300,000 | Deadline: June 12, 2017

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative- Food Security Challenge Area- Breeding and Genomics of Food Crops and Animals

$1,000,000 | Deadline: July 7, 2017

Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)

$1,500,000 | Deadline: July 17, 2017

Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research
to Build a Culture of Health

$26,000 | Deadline: Rolling
For Research Administrators

UPDATED: Clinical Trials Guidance

The Research Office has updated its website to include key information and detailed guidance for researchers needing to register their studies at www.clinicaltrials.gov. As previously announced, NIH implemented a new requirement that imposes registration and submission of results of NIH-funded clinical trials. All UD investigators with studies already registered are reminded to log in to the protocol registration and results system (PRS) to check on the status of their current registrations and to address any warnings and errors the system may have flagged on those studies. Please contact  the UD PRS administrator at clinicaltrials@udel.edu with any questions you may have.
 

NSF Releases
First Issue of a
Quarterly Proposal and
Award Newsletter

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is now publishing a quarterly newsletter designed to provide information about upcoming changes and clarifications to their policies and procedures that impact how we prepare and submit proposals and manage NSF awards. The February/March issue of the NSF Proposal and Award Policy Newsletter is now available on their Policy Office website.

 

NIH UPDATES
Continuing Resolution
and Salary Cap Guidance

• The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), including NIH, is operating under a continuing resolution funding government operations through 4/28/2017.  Non-competing research grant awards are being funded for less than the anticipated amount, typically at 90%. 

• Effective 1/8/2017: the Executive Level II salary was increased from $185,100 to $187,000.

 
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