CHS Sponsored Programs

Prepare yourself for an ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING statistic (or not!): Two Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) Faculty Workload Surveys (2005 and 2012) indicate that administrative burdens associated with Federal research funding consume roughly 42% of an awardee’s available research time. That’s a lot of time spent (wasted?) filling out forms, learning new online systems, keeping up with [...]

This just in from the Office of Research:  Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce that RAMS-IRB (Research Administration Management System-IRB) will launch on August 1, 2013.   This custom-designed electronic submission and review system is based on the Click Commerce platform, which many investigators have successfully  used for IACUC protocols for more than a [...]

Monday, Apr. 29, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to noon The Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Office of Research will host a research team-building workshop, Building a Winning Research Collaboration for the Game of Team Science, in BioTech One, 800 E. Leigh St., Ball Conference Room. Michelle Bennett, Ph.D., and Howard Gadlin, Ph.D., [...]

This just in from the Office of Research: In alignment VCU’s goal to be a national model for community engagement, VCU’s Division of Community Engagement and the Community Engagement Core of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research are hosting a 2-day training to help VCU faculty and staff develop their skills in community-engaged research [...]

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is looking for bold new approaches to answer 24 perplexing scientific questions identified by the community. Think you can help find the answer to one of those questions? Submit a Letter of Intent by May 20, 2013. Applications are due June 20, 2013. The Provocative Questions Initiative has assembled a [...]

NSF is offering free, web-based workshops to increase knowledge related to their TUES program as well as tying your research to educational outcomes (such as in a CAREER proposal).  Vinnie Fillippas has registered as a facilitator and will set up access for four sessions, while Allison Johnson is a facilitator for two of the sessions.  Allison [...]

2013 Presidential Research Quest Funds The College of Humanities and Sciences IS encouraging PRQF applications. To apply to the PRQF (formerly known as PRIP), faculty must do the following: 1. Visit the PRQF web site for ALL instructions 2. Submit the completed proposal by April 1st, 2013 to Cecial Patrick in the Dean’s Office via email (ccpatric@vcu.edu). Call for Small [...]

As we sail over the fiscal cliff, I think we need a little educational fun! Check out this cool “subway map” (by Crispian Jago) that outlines 500 years of modern science!

This just in from the National Science Foundation: Notice No. 133 February 27, 2013 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PRESIDENTS OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES  AND HEADS OF OTHER NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION  AWARDEE ORGANIZATIONS Subject: Impact of FY 2013 Sequestration Order on NSF Awards As you may know, since passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, [...]

Here we are again, at the edge of the fiscal cliff, except this time it’s primarily referred to as “sequestration.”  What does it mean?  How will it impact your research, now that it looks like we will definitely go over the edge a la Thelma and Louise? (Thanks, Congress!) Coalition for the Life Sciences has [...]