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2014 OSU Women’s Achievement Awards

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR

THE 2014 OSU WOMEN’S CENTER WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

The OSU Women’s Center is pleased to issue this call for nominations for the 2014 OSU Women Center’s Women of Achievement Awards.  These awards honor the commitment to and contributions of women whose work has touched the lives of students, and colleagues. You are especially encouraged to consider nominating those who have shown themselves to be dedicated to improving the lives of other women, but whose work may sometimes go unnoticed, unrecognized, or unrewarded.

Please help us identify women in your colleges, departments, classrooms, organizations and committees by distributing this form to anyone interested in making a nomination.  With the exception of those who have received the award in the past, all are eligible.

For a list of past WOA recipients, click here

We invite you to not only consider nominating a worthy individual but hope that you will plan to attend this year’s award ceremony in the Memorial Union Lounge on May 19, 2014!

Nomination Criteria

1.     The nominee may not have received the award in the past.

2.     The nominee must be a member of the OSU community or a community partner.

3.     Nominees should:

a.      have a demonstrated commitment to equality, and dedication to furthering the lives of women, especially those of OSU students.

b.     be engaged in work that has positively affected the lives of women.

c.      have served as a role model in the lives of girls and/or women.

4.     The nominee must not be a current member of the OSU Women’s Center Advisory Board.

click here for a list of the 2013-2014 Advisory Board members

Nomination packets containing the following information will be considered:

1.     Primary nominator’s letter containing:

a.      Name, address, phone, and email of nominator

b.     Relationship to nominee

c.      Curriculum vita or resume with contact information of the woman being nominated

d.     A nomination letter with specific examples of the nominee’s actions and accomplishments:

i.     demonstrated commitment to equality, and dedication to furthering the lives of women, especially those of OSU students.

ii.     engagement in work that has positively affected the lives of women.

iii.     served as a role model in the lives of OSU girls and/or women.

2.     Additional letters of support:

a.      One but no more than two additional letters beyond that of the primary nominator:

i.     Each letter should clearly address, with specific examples, the criteria and qualifications about which the letter writer has direct knowledge (see 1.d above).

ii.     Each letter must not exceed 2 pages (single space-#12 font-1” margins)

b.     Primary nominator should

i.     forward a copy of the award criteria to letter writers

ii.     remind letter writers that strong nominations will exemplify the nominee’s accomplishments in accordance with award criteria.

Please email nomination packets IN FULL to womenscenter@oregonstate.edu (Attention WOAC). It is the responsibility of the primary nominator to make sure that the packet is complete. Incomplete packets will not be considered. Deadline to receive application packets is 9 am on April 7th, 2014. 

All questions may be emailed to womenscenter@oregonstate.edu (Attention WOAC)

President and Provost Announce Commencement Speaker

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14 March 2014

To the OSU Community:

President Ray and I are pleased to share with you that OSU Alumni, Dr. Ann A. Kiessling will be our 2014 Commencement Speaker and Honorary Doctorate recipient.

Dr. Kiessling is the director of the Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation and a leader in both stem cell research and reproductive biology.  After receiving her Ph.D. at OSU in Biochemistry and Biophysics, Dr. Kiessling held a faculty appointment at OHSU and then joined the faculty of Harvard University in 1985.  There she specialized in obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology, and worked with the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Kiessling is noted for her discovery of reverse transcriptase activity in normal human cells.   This discovery spearheaded the importance of naturally occurring retrovirus sequences in human genes, now thought to be important to the genetic plasticity involved in human evolution and biology.  In the early 1990’s she pioneered reproductive options for couples with the HIV diseases and Hepatitis C.  The techniques she developed led to successful births of 121 children free of those diseases.

Dr. Kiessling’s book, “Human Embryonic Stem Cells: An Introduction to the Science and Therapeutic Potential”, published in 2003 and released in 2006, is the first textbook on the topic.  In addition, she’s published more than 100 scientific papers and has given more than 60 lectures to audiences around the world.

We are honored that Dr. Kiessling will give our commencement address during the 2014 OSU graduation ceremony.

Sincerely,
Sabah Randhawa, Provost and Executive Vice President(reprinted from University Wide email) 

Graduate, Postdoctoral and Senior Research Awards

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We are asking your assistance in forwarding this message to inform students and faculty in your department of these outstanding fellowship opportunities.  More detailed information and an online application can be found at www.nationalacademies.org/rap.

The National Research Council of the National Academies sponsors a number of awards for graduate, postdoctoral and senior researchers at participating federal laboratories and affiliated institutions. These awards include generous stipends ranging from $45,000 – $80,000 per year for recent Ph.D. recipients, and higher for additional experience.  Graduate entry level stipends begin at $30,000.  These awards provide the opportunity for recipients to do independent research in some of the best-equipped and staffed laboratories in the U.S.  Research opportunities are open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and for some of the laboratories, foreign nationals.

Detailed program information, including online applications, instructions on how to apply, and a list of participating laboratories, are available on the NRC Research Associateship Programs Web site (see link above).

Questions should be directed to the NRC at 202-334-2760 (phone) or rap@nas.edu.

There are four annual review cycles.

Review Cycle:  May; Opens March 1; Closes May 1

Review Cycle:  August; Opens June 1; Closes August 1

Review Cycle:  November; Opens September 1; Closes November 1

Review Cycle:  February; Opens December 1; Closes February 1

Applicants should contact prospective Adviser(s) at the lab(s) prior to the application deadline to discuss their research interests and funding opportunities.

2nd Annual Puget Sound Women Chemists Retreat

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Dear Oregon State University Department of Chemistry,                                                            

I would like to invite you to the 2nd Annual Puget Sound Women Chemists Retreat. The Puget Sound Women Chemists Retreat is an annual networking and career-building event with the main goal of retention and advancement of women in chemistry careers.  Graduate and post-doctoral women chemists are connected to a close-knit network of colleagues and mentors and are taught strategies of career success.

This year we will be hosting this student-run regional retreat at the University of British Columbia from Friday, May 30th to Sunday, June 1st.  In an effort to include women chemists from across Canada in this unique career building opportunity, the event has been strategically scheduled to run just prior to the Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, which is being held in Vancouver.  We will be building on last year’s successful COACh negotiation workshop with new communication and career launching workshops, and we are excited to have an open discussion about how chemists can create an empowering workplace.

We sincerely hope that you will be able to attend. We invite you to visit our website at https://sites.google.com/site/pswomenchemists/ to view information about last year’s retreat and to view this year’s itinerary, speakers, and panelists.  If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at pswomenchemists@gmail.com.

 

Best Regards,

Robbyn

 

Dr. Robbyn K. Anand-Perdue

Chair of the Women Chemists Committee and Secretary

American Chemical Society Puget Sound Local Section

anandrobbyn@gmail.com

Student Award Nominations

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The Office of Undergraduate Research seeks to recognize students and their faculty mentors for significant contributions to undergraduate research with two awards – Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor of the Year and  Undergraduate Researcher of the Year.  Nominations are due by April 14 and 16, respectively. Nomination forms and more information about the awards are available on the URSA Web page – http://oregonstate.edu/students/research/

PROMISE Information Session

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Calling OSU undergraduate students!  Looking for a paid summer internship that is more than just a job? Want to gain skills to be competitive in the workforce? PROMISE is a ten-week developmental internship program for OSU undergraduate students designed to provide professional or technical paid work experience and mentoring at OSU, state, and local agencies. Come to the info and application session on March 12, 12:30-2:30 p.m. in the Native American Longhouse.

ARCS Foundation Funds Two Doctoral Awards for College of Science

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The College of Science has partnered with Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Portland Chapter to recruit top applicants to PhD programs in the departments of biochemistry and biophysics, chemistry, mathematics, microbiology, statistics and integrative biology. This week the chapter funded two 2014-2015 awards—each for $18,000, payable over three years.

NSF Limited Submission Funding Opportunity STTR Phase I

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The Research Office, Office for Research Development is requesting letters of intent for the National Science Foundation (NSF) – Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I Solicitation (STTR).

NSF 14-540

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14540/nsf14540.htm

Research Office, Office for Research Development Letter of Intent submission deadline:  Friday, April 11, 2014

Synopsis of Program:

The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program stimulates technological innovation in the private sector by strengthening the role of small business concerns in meeting Federal research and development needs, increasing the commercial application of federally supported research results, and fostering and encouraging participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses.

This STTR Phase I solicitation aims at encouraging the commercialization of previously NSF-funded fundamental research (NSF funding lineage). It is highly desirable that the core innovation described in the submitted proposals can in some manner be linked to fundamental research funded by the NSF. This lineage must be documented in the Project Description section of the proposal here).

Anticipated Funding Amount: $10,575,000 for Phase I (pending availability of funds)

Estimated Number of Awards: 47 (pending availability of funds)

Limit Summary: An organization may submit no more than two Phase I proposals in total during this cycle, which is defined as this STTR Phase I solicitation and the concurrent SBIR Phase I solicitation.

Guidance for preparation of letter of intent to the Research Office, Office for Research Development:: http://oregonstate.edu/research/incentive/

Submit electronically as a MSWord or PDF document to:  debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu

For further information, please contact Mary Phillips, Director of the Office for Research Development at mary.phillips@oregonstate.edu