Many of us were scheduled to give presentations at scientific events this spring that have been …
Webinar Training Series for Students, Post-Doctoral Fellows and Faculty
https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/2020/04/new-webinar-series-for-the-nigms-training-community/
UNE Research Council
The Research Council was created as a forum to address strategic opportunities and issues relating to …
The Fulbright Scholar Program at UNE
The Fulbright Scholar Program at UNE is now administered through the Office of Research and Scholarship. …
New research priorities announced by NIH relating to COVID-19
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/niaid-strategic-plan-details-covid-19-research-priorities
This link provides information from NSF relating to grant awards during COVID-19
https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/covid19/covid19faqs_proposerandawardee.pdf
This link provides important information for those applying for grants and executing grants during COVID-19.
https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2020/04/17/roundup-of-new-covid-19-resources-for-nih-applicants-and-recipients-part-2/
New information regarding virtual peer review process at NIH. IN response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all peer review for NIH is now occurring online. The following link gives information on the platform being used and the security of peer review.
https://www.csr.nih.gov/reviewmatters/2020/04/15/security-of-our-virtual-peer-review-meetings/
This important, ongoing study, is examining diverse factors which impact brain development.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/landmark-study-adolescent-brain-development-renews-additional-seven-years
Importantly, several sets of data have already been released from this study which can be used for research projects by faculty and students who are not a part of this study. To learn more about those datasets, check out the National Institute of Mental Health Data Archive (https://nda.nih.gov/general-query.html?q=query=featured-datasets:Adolescent%20Brain%20Cognitive%20Development%20Study%20(ABCD))