Office for Research
Affairs (ORA) Newsletter
Week ending
09/06/02
Section 1 – Don't Forget
Section
2 - What's New
Section
3 – New Funding Opportunities
Section 4 – Conferences
Section
5 – Reminders
Section
6 – Closing Information and Unsubscribe Instructions
DON'T FORGET
1. College of Medicine New Faculty Orientation
The
Office for Research Affairs will like to remind all new faculty about the
New Faculty Orientation
on September 11, 2002 in the McKnight Brain Institute, Room LG 110. The sessions
will begin at 8:00 am and will cover such topics as: College Committees/University
Service, Promotion and Tenure, Role of Mentoring for a Successful Career,
Research Resources, Education, and period of Q&A. For an outline of the
itinerary go to, New
Faculty Orientation Itinerary.
If you plan to attend please RSVP to ComFacDev@dean.med.ufl.edu. (Posted 09/06/02)
2. Departmental Administrators 101
September
16 and 17, New Ballroom, J. Wayne Reitz Union
Presented by: Society
of Research Administrators International Faculty
The sessions begins at 8:30 am.
This series is the result of coordinated efforts from throughout the UF campus, including the Office of Research and Graduate Programs, Finance and Accounting's Contracts & Grants, IFAS Sponsored Programs, Office of Engineering Research, Human Resources' Training & Development, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the College of Medicine.
(NOTE: For those who have already registered, please see below for payment information.)
The pertinent information for completing the payment authorization is as follows:
UFRF
Federal E.I. No: VF592729133-050
Vendor Name: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
Vendor Address:
288 Grinter Hall
PO Box 115500
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
Object Code: 261051 In-state registration fees
With these four pieces of information, anyone on campus should be able to complete the Payment Authorization form and successfully have a check cut to UFRF for their attendance. (Posted 09/06/02)
1.IRB
Investigator -October 1st - New Forms Become Mandatory
Beginning October 1, 2002 the use of "new" IRB-01 forms will become
mandatory. All IRB submissions turned into the IRB on or after October 1st
must be prepared on the new forms or they will be returned to the Investigator.
New forms are currently available at the IRB-01 website: Downloadable Forms.
This is a good time to familiarize yourself with these new forms. The IRB
Form Forum will take place on September 12th (see registration information
below). If you have any questions about the use of the new forms, bring them
to the Forum!
The
new forms are designed to help the IRB conduct a more thorough and complete
review of research. Please direct any problems or questions you may have regarding
the new forms to the IRB office. This
announcement appeared in the September
2002, IRB Investigator. (Posted 09/06/02)
2. IRB
Investigator -IRB-01 Deadline Changes!
Please review the new IRB Deadlines as they have been updated to accommodate administrative changes in the IRB office. The updated Deadlines can be located at the following IRB-01 website: http://rgp.ufl.edu/irb/irb01/. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and note the "New Deadlines In Effect" notice inserted into the deadline table. Reminder: Deadlines relate only to those IRB submissions that require a full Board review: initial and continuing review of full Board studies, tabled items, major revisions, and serious and unexpected adverse events must adhere to the posted deadline schedule.
New forms help the IRB maintain its responsibility to uphold human subjects protections standards and ideals. This announcement appeared in the September 2002, IRB Investigator. (Posted 09/06/02)
1. The March of Dimes in requesting nominations for the "2003 March Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology". Nominations are due before September 16, 2002. Click here to download Nomination Forms.
2.
The William T. Grant Foundation
request for proposals for "New
Grants". Applicants are asked to submit online a short (3-5 page)
concept paper by September 30, 2002. Full proposals will
be requested by February 15, 2003.
3. The William T. Grant Foundation
is accepting nominations for the "William
T. Foundation Youth Development Prize". The submission date for all
nominations is October 1, 2002. Click here to download Nomination
Forms.
For
funding opportunities annouced by Research and Graduate Programs FYI http://rgp.ufl.edu/fyi/
New
NIH notices, requests for applications and program announcements can be
found at
NIH Notice
1. IRB Education Opportunities
IRB
Form Forum: A chance to ask questions about IRB forms!
September 12, 2002
Please call 846-1494 to register
This
announcement appeared in the September
2002, IRB Investigator. (Posted 09/06/02)
2. Grants Resources
Are
you looking for $$ to fund your research ideas? Locate agencies that have
money to give away! Learn to search the Grants database by keyword, subject,
sponsor, geographic area, population type,
or program type. This class will also survey other web-based grants resources,
such as Community of Science and GrantsNet.
The Health Science Center Library will offer the following class during the autumn of 2002:
October 3 (Thursday), Grants Resources, 3 - 4 pm
The
Class will be held in the Library Instruction Lab, Communicore Building Room
C2-20. Please register at least two days in advance by using our on-line registration
form at http://www.library.health.ufl.edu/forms/classreg.htm,
by replying to this email or by calling the Reference Office at 392-2363.
(Posted 09/06/02)
REMINDERS
(INTERNAL COMPETITION ONLY)
CLOSING
INFORMATION
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