The Office of Research and Engagement has awarded research seed funding to 12 research projects for 2020. Reflecting the university’s reunification initiative, four of the projects involve collaborations between faculty at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. When combining funding from ORE, departments, and colleges, the total investment in these projects is $766,159.

The next NSF Grants Conference will be May 18-19 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This conference can help introduce faculty who are new to NSF to agency priorities and current solicitations. In addition to proposal preparation and merit review workshops, there will be opportunities to meet program officers from each directorate. Faculty attending may request SARIF support from the Federal, Corporate, and Foundation Opportunity Fund from the Office of Research and Engagement, which covers 50% of travel expenses, up to $1,000.

Registration opens Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 12:00 pm.

ORE is hosting NIH Day to recognize and celebrate the achievements of UT’s biomedical research community. Attendees will hear an overview of the sponsor, funding trends and recent changes, learn about science funded by the NIH, and meet Research Development staff supporting NIH researchers. NIH Day will take place on March 31 from 1–6 p.m. 

Learn more and register at research.utk.edu.

Shea Kidd recognized as SEC Trailblazer—Victoria Niederhauser elected to serve on the board of directors of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing—Gresham Collom and Misti Jeffers received highly competitive fellowships from the ECMC Foundation