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August 2005

Private Sector Funding: August 2005
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

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Welcome to Research@Wayne!
Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2005

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) and the Sponsored Programs Administration office (SPA) are happy to announce the first edition of their new monthly newsletter for researchers and grant-seekers throughout the Wayne State University community: Research@Wayne. This new monthly...

Internal Research Support Opportunities: Working Groups in the Humanities and Arts
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Working Groups in the Humanities and Arts Program Deadline: September 23, 2005 Maximum Award: The Humanities Center will fund up to six new working groups, making available to each group up to $1,000 for photocopying, inviting speakers, and other organizational expenses. The Center will also...

Faculty Spotlight: Annmarie Cano
Posted: Monday, August 15, 2005

Major depression and chronic pain are costly public health problems in the United States. They cost billions of dollars per year in lost work, increased health care, and disability benefits. Dr. Annmarie Cano, assistant professor of Psychology in WSU’s College of Liberal Arts & Science, is doing...

HIC Revises Its Policy on the Use of Children in Research
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

When an investigator is considering the using of children as research participants there are several factors that must be considered. These include federal laws and regulations, relevant state laws, and institutional policies and procedures that must be considered in order to protect the rights...

The HIC Announces New Pre-IRB Review Services
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

In response to the needs of Principal Investigators (PI) to receive timely approval of protocols involving human participants, the Office of the Vice President for Research has created a new position to assist Principal Investigators by offering a pre-review of the IRB Protocol Summary Form, all...

OVPR to Host NCURA Video Workshop
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

On Tuesday, September 13, 2005, Wayne State University will participate in a nationwide videoconference entitled, "Best Practices in Research Compliance: Update on Policies and Regulations and Implementation at Institutions." The Office of the Vice President for Research would like to extend an...

HIC Welcomes a new IRB Coordinator
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

The HIC office has a new member, Matt Aldridge, who joined our office on May 10, 2005. Matt is the new Research Compliance Administrator for the Behavioral IRB (B3) and the Medical/Pediatric 4 IRB (MP4). He is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree in English. His previous research...

Federal Funding Opportunities: August 2005
Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

As well as federal funding opportunities, included in this section are programs with internal deadlines and programs from volunteer health agencies. For more information and/or application materials for these programs, please contact Julie O'Connor, Office of the Vice President for Research at...

Faculty Spotlight: Merlin E. Ekstrom
Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Merlin E. Ekstrom, DVM, MS, DACVP, director of WSU’s Division of Laboratory Animal Resources, recently received a $632,778 award from NIH’s National Center for Research Resources for the project, “Modernization and Upgrading – C.S. Mott Center Vivarium.” Of the 115 applications received...