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February 14th, 2020
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MSU Scholars/ Faculty Insight Enhancements

Kelli Martin from DER is now added as a proxy editor for MSU Scholars. Contact DER is you need changes made to your MSU Scholars profile.

Call for Proposals: Faculty-Directed Education Abroad Program Innovation Fund

A Faculty-Directed Education Abroad Program Innovation Fund has been established that will be used to support (1) the development of unique new faculty-directed Education Abroad programs and (2) the significant revision or redevelopment of existing faculty-directed programs. Click for more information.

HeadHealthTECH Helmet Challenge Grant

The National Football League and Football Research, Inc.  have partnered with Duke University’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute to create the HeadHealthTech Challenges, a series of innovation challenges intended to deepen understanding of and advance solutions in the areas of head protection, materials science, and kinematic measurement. Click here for more.

ISP Scholarship and Grant Deadline 3/1/2020

Applications are now open for this year’s International Studies & Programs scholarships and grant opportunities. The deadline is March 1st, 2020. Click here for more information on the available awards. 

Mi Zhang and Ming Yan have been invited to the Facebook Research AI Systems Faculty Summit in Fall 2020.

ECE assistant professor Mi Zhang and CMSE assistant professor Ming Yan were awarded the Facebook Faculty Research Award on Systems for Machine Learning. They are among only 10 winners (out of 167 applications) from 100+ universities in 26 countries. They have received this reward for their research titled: Efficient On-Device Distributed Deep Learning via Importance Sampling.




DER's Proposal Volume

The chart above shows DER's Proposal Volume as of 2/13/2020.

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Upcoming Seminars

Spring 2020

PI Separations- February 19th, 2020 (12-1PM)

MSU Resources to Support Training Grant Applications and Training Programs- March 11th, 2020 (12-1PM)

Negotiation Strategies- March 18th, 2020 (12-1PM)

Diversity and Inclusion (Broader Impacts)- April 15th, 2020 (12-1PM)

Planned Seminars (Dates TBD)
- MSU BEST
- IP and Entrepreneurship
- Next Energy

February 12th, 2020
Miss The Last Seminar? Watch It Here!

The presentation shares how MSU Usability/Accessibility Research and Consulting (UARC) partners with faculty on grants and research that involve digital technologies and systems. Dr. Sarah Swierenga gives an overview of the technical services, e.g., usability evaluations, focus groups, and accessibility evaluations. Roxanne Truhn gives a brief overview of the MSU Science Festival and the ways to get involved.

Internal Funding Notifications & News
February 13th Newsletter

Fall 2019 Newsletter

KC SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE: ISSUE 54, 12-13-19

      External Sponsor Notifications & News
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      February 14th, 2020
      NIH Weekly Funding Opportunities and Notices


      November 19th, 2019
      ARPA-E Monthly Newsletter


      February 11th, 2020
      TRB Transportation Research E-Newsletter


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      NAMC News

      October 2019 | Monthly Membership Meeting

      Press Releases and Funding Opportunities

      Bay Area Forum Registration 

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      National Institutes of Health


      National Science Foundation


      Office of Naval Research


      Research in Germany - Land of Ideas


      U.S. Department of Energy


      United States Department of Agriculture


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