We would like to invite you and your students to participate in a unique opportunity this winter term – The Oregon State University “Human Library.” A human library functions similarly to a regular library, however, the Books are real, human beings, who teach others about themselves and their experiences through interpersonal dialogue.  Experiencing a discussion with a human Book creates an opportunity for constructive interpersonal dialogue and learning between people who may normally not interact.  Human Books are those who are members of groups frequently confronted with prejudices and stereotypes, may have experienced or witnessed social exclusion or indifference at some time in their lives, or are those who have participated in unique life experiences.   The Human Library offers a comfortable environment for diverse people to meet, ask questions, and learn from each other. We would like to encourage students to participate. This could be an opportunity for a student to learn from someone on a topic related to your curriculum, fulfill a diversity requirement, demonstrate an ability to have a thoughtful intercultural dialogue, or earn extra credit for a class.

On February 9th and 10th, 2016, the Valley Library, University Ombuds Office and Graduate School, are co-hosting Human Library “reading” sessions, from 12:00pm-5:00pm on Tuesday, and 10:00am-3:00pm on Wednesday.  The event is titled “Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover.”  Participants who wish to “check out” a Book can schedule a 45 minute discussion session with a specific Book or drop by the library for a 30 minute discussion with an “on call” Book.  Light refreshments will be available.

We look forward to working with you as part of this year’s inaugural event! If you have questions regarding how the Human Library might fit into your curriculum, or any general questions about the event, please contact the University Ombuds Office at 737-4537. University-wide announcements regarding the event will begin in January 2016.

Sue Theiss, University Ombuds Office & Brenda McComb, Dean of the Graduate School

Check out the OSU Libraries’ free Graduate Student & Faculty Winter Break Workshops.   Registration is encouraged, but not required. For complete session descriptions, visit: http://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/Library-Workshops-for-Grad-Students-Faculty  Can’t make it to a session?  Some of the sessions have handouts or online tutorials:  http://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/WorkshopHandouts

Intro to Zotero: A Web-Based Way to Manage Your Citations
Monday, December 14, 9:00  – 10:00 a.m., Autzen Classroom

Intermediate/Advanced Zotero
Monday, December 14, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Autzen Classroom

Intro to Qualtrics – Making Great Surveys
Monday, December 14, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Advanced Qualtrics
Monday, December 14, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Basic EndNote Workshop
Tuesday, December 15, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., Autzen Classroom

Intermediate/Advanced EndNote
Tuesday, December 15, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Autzen Classroom

Intro to Data Management Workshop
Tuesday, December 15, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Autzen Classroom

Questions?  Ask Hannah Rempel, hannah.rempel@oregonstate.edu

The Research Office Incentive Programs is accepting applications for FRT Spring 2016 release. The program provides limited funding for individuals developing external grant proposals or who wish to further their scholarly activities. Program description and application: http://research.oregonstate.edu/incentive/faculty-release-time. Information: Debbie Delmore, debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu. Deadline: Dec. 14.

The OSU Graduate School is presenting an information session for those interested in learning more about graduate education and advanced degrees. The session will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 5:30 p.m., at the Asian & Pacific Cultural Center. See our flyer or call 541-737-4881 for more information.

To the OSU Community:

I write to invite you to consider submitting a proposal for an OSU Women’s Giving Circle grant.  Founded in the spring of 2003 by a group of OSU alumnae and friends, the Women’s Giving Circle has awarded more than $700,000 in grants to enhance the undergraduate student education and experience at OSU. Last year, the Women’s Giving Circle awarded more than $80,000 to thirteen OSU programs.

To apply for a grant please visit http://www.osufoundation.org/s/359/foundation/index.aspx?sid=359&gid=34&pgid=4389

Please note all proposals are due by Friday, January 15, 2016.  Grants will be awarded in May 2016.

Sabah Randhawa
Provost and Executive Vice President

Thanks to all of your generous donations, we were able to get a large bag of gifts for each of our sponsor children this year as well as having a little left over to give a gift card to the parents for other holiday needs.

The Research Office is accepting applications for the Undergraduate Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity (URISC) program for Summer term 2016. This program supports undergraduate research activities from all academic disciplines within the university. Program description and application: http://research.oregonstate.edu/incentive/undergraduate-research-innovation-scholarship-creativity-urisc. Information: Debbie Delmore at debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu. Deadline: Jan. 19, 2016.

Applications for URSA Engage will be accepted until Jan. 15, 2016. The program provides support ($ 1,000) for undergraduate (first year, second year and early transfer students only) engagement in research/creative activity under mentorship of an OSU faculty member. Participation by a diverse group of undergraduates with a variety of abilities is encouraged. Undergraduates across all OSU colleges/schools/ majors are eligible.  No prior experience required. Details at: http://undergraduate.oregonstate.edu/research/ursa-engage). Contact: Sujaya-ugr@oregonstate.edu

The Academic Success Center (ASC) has proposed a Scaled Learning Innovation Grant to fund the research toward and development of high-quality, visually engaging, and stimulating video-based success modules. The modules will highlight learning and study strategies to support and increase student success, within the context of specific disciplines. As such, the video modules will be developed through collaboration with partner-college faculty.

In accordance with the Innovation Grant timeline, we need to identify college/departmental partners by December 18th. Because of our previous work together and the breadth of enrollment in your courses, we are highly interested in partnering with the College of Science.

By collaborating with faculty at each step of the module development, incorporating interactive multimedia technology, and focusing on discipline specific strategies, we hope to create compelling learning and study materials and facilitate meaningful faculty and student interaction. We see opportunity for these modules to be shared by faculty in classes or as links provided to students.

The ASC has submitted an initial Innovation Grant proposal and we are now seeking a few college/departmental partners with whom we can pilot this initiative. We anticipate working with identified partners during Winter Term to determine module topics and plan production needs. Spring Term will focus largely on production with the summer months available to finalize the modules. The modules will be ready for distribution and faculty use Fall 2016.

I recognize the timeframe for identifying possible partners is tight. We welcome any feedback related to the proposal and are open to exploring ways this project could be viable in your college. If collaboration seems feasible, I’d like to visit with you so we can hammer out the details and identify shared expectations prior to the December 18 grant deadline.

Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to discuss further.

Jesse Nelson, Ph.D.
Director, Academic Success Center
Oregon State University
102 Waldo Hall
541-737-2272
http://success.oregonstate.edu

Avon Foundation
Breast Cancer Research – Deadline Jan. 7, 2016 for LOI
Proposals may request up to $150,000 total costs per year (this limit is inclusive of 10% indirect costs), for up to 2 years in duration.
Research questions we hope to answer to further the development of breast cancer prevention strategies include, but are not limited to, the following:
– Understanding the potential causes of breast cancer and research to develop new preventative strategies
– Understanding metastases and developing new treatments for metastatic breast cancer
Avon BCC limits its research funding to clinical studies, human cell culture and epidemiologic studies. Avon BCC funding may not be used to fund studies involving animals.

American Cancer Society
Research Professor Grants – Deadline February 1st (LOI)
The American Cancer Society offers a limited number of grants to mid-career investigators who have made seminal contributions that have changed the direction of basic cancer research. Furthermore, it is expected that these investigators will continue to provide leadership in their research area. Up to two awards are made annually for a five-year term that can be renewed once. The award of up to $80,000 per year (direct costs only) may be used for salary or research project support.

American Association for Cancer Research
Judah Folkman Fellowship for Angiogenesis Research – Deadline December 15th
The AACR Judah Folkman Fellowship for Angiogenesis Research represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct research in the field of tumor angiogenesis and to establish a successful career path in this field. Proposed research projects can be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature, and must substantially advance the field of tumor angiogenesis. Grant Amount: $100,000.

Young Investigator Translational Cancer Research Award – Deadline December 15th
The AACR-Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Young Investigator Translational Cancer Research Award provides funding to promising investigators to encourage and promote quality research in clinical oncology. The purpose of this jointly-supported award is to fund a physician-scientist during the transition from a fellowship program to a faculty appointment. Research projects are restricted to translational cancer research. Grant Amount: $50,000.

Career Development Awards for Translational Breast Cancer Research – Deadline December 15th
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Career Development Awards for Translational Breast Cancer Research represent a joint effort to promote and support innovative research designed to accelerate the discovery, development, and application of new agents to treat breast cancer and/or for pre-clinical research with direct therapeutic intent. Eligibility is limited to junior faculty who, at the start of the grant term, will have completed their most recent doctoral degree or medical residency within the past 11 years. The research proposed for funding must be translational in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to breast cancer. Grant Amount: $138,000.

AACR-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Fellowship – Deadline December 16th
The AACR-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Fellowship represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct ocular/uveal melanoma research and to establish a successful career path in ophthalmology, ocular oncology, uveal melanoma biology, or a similar field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, or clinical in nature and must have direct, primary applicability and relevance to ocular/uveal melanoma. Grant Amount: $50,000.

Fellowships in Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Research – Deadline December 16th
The Never Too Young Coalition-AACR Fellowships in Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Research represent a joint effort to encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct young-onset colorectal cancer research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and should focus on understanding the mechanisms that underlie young-onset of colorectal cancer, including the biological differences between young-onset and onset of the disease over the age of 50. Grant Amount: $50,000.

Career Development Award for Gastric Cancer Research – Deadline December 17th
​The Debbie’s Dream Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Gastric Cancer Research represents a joint effort to encourage and support junior faculty who, at the start of the grant term, will have completed their most recent medical residency or doctoral degree within the past 11 years to conduct gastric cancer research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to gastric cancer, specifically non-Helicobactor pylori associated gastric cancer. Any proposals focused on Helicobactor pylori-associated gastric cancer will NOT be accepted. Grant Amount: $150,000.

Gastric Cancer Research Fellowship – Deadline December 17th
The Debbie’s Dream Foundation-AACR Gastric Cancer Research Fellowship represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct gastric cancer research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to gastric cancer, specifically non-Helicobactor pylori associated gastric cancer. Any proposals focused on Helicobactor pylori-associated gastric cancer will NOT be accepted. Grant Amount: $50,000.

Clinical and Translational Cancer Research Fellowships – Deadline January 7th
The AACR Clinical and Translational Cancer Research Fellowships represent a joint effort to encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct clinical and/or translational cancer research. Proposed research projects may be in any area of clinical and/or translational cancer research. Grant Amount: $55,000.

Research Grant for Immunotherapy in Kidney Cancer – Deadline January 12th
The Kure It-AACR Research Grant for Immunotherapy in Kidney Cancer represents a joint effort to promote and support innovative cancer research. This grant is available to full time, independent junior and senior investigators to study immunological aspects of, or treatments for, kidney cancer. Research projects should advance the basic knowledge of tumor immunology mechanisms, or develop new concepts in the treatment, control, or prevention of kidney cancer by immunology-based therapeutic approaches. Proposed projects may be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and must focus on cancer immunology including, but not limited to: immune recognition, regulation, tumor escape, and therapeutic manipulation for kidney cancer. Grant Amount: $250,000.

Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation-AACR Grant – Deadline January 12th
The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation-AACR Grant represents a joint effort to promote and support innovative cancer research. This grant is available to full time, independent junior and senior investigators to develop and study new ideas and innovative approaches that have direct application and relevance to neuroendocrine tumors. Proposed research may be in any discipline of basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological cancer research. Grant Amount: $250,000.