Volume 13, Number 10: April 4, 2007
CAMPUS NEWS
Science and Technology Policy: Views from the National Level
Date: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Place: Toy Lounge, Dey Hall
The Carolina Roadmap is sponsoring this seminar, featuring the following speakers:
- Tony Waldrop, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
- Celia Merzbacher, Assistant Director for Technology R&D, OSTP, Executive Office of the President
Science Policymaking: A Perspective from Inside the Executive Branch - Peter Blair, Executive Director, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences
U.S. Science and Technology Policy: Modern Challenges in Providing ‘Science for Policy' and ‘Policy for Science' - Tom Meyer, Arey Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill
The Department of Energy National Laboratories - Richard S. Bakalar, Chief Medical Officer, Global Innovation Team, IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences
Healthcare 2015: Win-Win or Lose-Lose? A Path for a Successful Transformation - Doug Crawford-Brown, Director, Carolina Institute for the Environment
The Contentious and Evolving Role of Scientific Expertise in Environmental Policy
Registration is free, but required. Click here to register.
Major Challenges in Clinical Medicine: An Overview for Basic Scientists
Date: June 25 – July 25
The Carolina Roadmap Executive Committee is offering a one-month training course, including lectures, mentored lab time, and self-study, to help basic science graduate students and postdoctoral scholars incorporate translational and clinical aspects into their research. The program will provide a brief but in-depth experience with translational research for basic scientists at early stages of their careers to help them decide whether involvement in translational research should be one of their career goals. There is no cost to participate.
To apply for this program, click here.
For more information, email Karen Stone or call 919-966-9431.
Core Facilities Training Program
The university's Core Facilities Directors would like to introduce new users to Carolina's many shared core facilities to increase the number of users and encourage sophisticated uses of the cores. Vice Chancellor Tony Waldrop and School of Medicine Executive Associate Dean Bill Marzluff have created a program in which core facilities will be compensated on an hourly basis for conducting customized training for investigators. This initiative is open to investigators throughout the university.
Carolina North Community Meetings
The university is hosting a series of meetings about Carolina North for the campus and local communities. UNC-Chapel Hill representatives will present potential uses for Carolina North and three conceptual approaches to its development. Local residents, faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate. The first set of sessions was held March 27 in Carolina's School of Government. Click here to view comments about the information presented at the meeting. To learn more about Carolina North and future meetings, visit the web site.
RAMSeS Improves Proposal Retrieval
The Office of Sponsored Research and the Office of Research Information Systems (ORIS) have implemented an enhancement in RAMSeS (Research Administration Management System and eSubmission) to increase the speed of retrieving proposals. Two distinct tabs in each section of the Proposal Dashboard (i.e., My Proposals) now separate items requiring further processing from items that have already been processed.
If you experience difficulties with this enhancement, or with any aspect of RAMSeS, contact the ORIS Help Line at 843-2594.
OTD Seminar on Planning a Business
Date: Thursday, April 19
Time: 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Place: 014 Sitterson Hall
This Office of Technology Development (OTD) Innovations Seminar is hosting "Planning a Business: A Whole Lot More Than a Business Plan" on Thursday, April 19. No RSVP is required for this seminar. Please contact Jennifer Cole with any questions.
Future OTD Seminar:
- May 10: "Innovator Panel: The Good, the Bad, and the Honest Feedback about Technology Commercialization"
ConsiderIT: Immersive Learning Environments
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Place: Toy Lounge, Dey Hall
The EduCAUSE Learning Initiative 2007 Spring Focus Session theme this year was "Immersive Learning Environments: New Paths to Interaction and Engagement." Immersive learning environments include online games, virtual worlds, and simulations. Jacques Morin and Sean Semone from the Office of Arts and Sciences Information Services will bring a few of the topics they thought most interesting, thought-provoking, and relevant to UNC Chapel Hill to this ConsiderIT session.
Registration is free but required. Click here to register.
Arts Commission Announces Spring Grants
The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) is currently accepting arts grant applications from both nonprofit organizations and individuals. The OCAC is a department of the Orange County government and works to develop the arts in Orange County, including the townships of Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Carrboro. For information about the grants offered, grant deadlines, and application process, click here.