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.

Safety Data Sheet training and Lab Hazard Awareness Training for Non-lab workers now available online (http://oregonstate.edu/ehs/training-materials). This safety training is required for all OSU employees who are not lab employees but may need to enter a lab in the course of their work.  Examples would be trade workers, IT workers, or administrative personnel.  The courses assist personnel to become familiar with lab hazards, lab warning signs and labels, and general and specific protective measures.  Refresher training is required every three years.  Questions? Contact safety@oregonstate.edu.

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Winner Barry Trost, Tamaki Professor of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, and other organic chemists from around the globe, will speak Dec. 5 from 1 to 5 p.m. in The LaSells Stewart Center.  Free reception and poster session following, 5-6 p.m.  Banquet dinner at 6 p.m. ($30 full, $15 student). Visit oregon.site.acs.org for banquet and poster registration.

Noon, Nov. 19, Dec. 4, or Dec. 7 in LPSC 402 for a forum describing a 2016 OSU NSF NRT-IGE submittal. Learn how to become involved with this transformational STEM faculty/students OSU graduate education pilot to gain the vocabulary and tools to become innovators and inform your research with market and societal need. Lunch provided. Pre-register/learn more:  http://nrtige.oregonstate.edu/signup.  (OSU IP addresses only).

Do you know of a student, faculty or staff member who enriches our OSU community in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King?

Join us in acknowledging individuals who work to create inclusive communities and support diversity at OSU. We welcome nominations for recipients of our two community awards which are recognized yearly at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Breakfast in January.  The two awards include:

·      The Frances Dancy Hooks Award recognizes students, staff, or faculty who embody Frances Dancy Hooks’ work of building bridges across cultures, showing courage in promoting diversity, and “walking the talk” proudly;

·      Phyllis S. Lee Award honors a member of the OSU community who exemplifies Dr. Lee’s commitment and dedication to social justice and the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

We are requesting that nominations be submitted by December 9th, 2015. To find out more information or to submit a nomination visit:  Frances Dancy Hooks and Phyllis S. Lee Award Information and Nomination Page

OSU’s President’s Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW) is offering funds to cover registration costs for OSU Faculty, Staff, and Students to attend the 2016 Oregon Women in Higher Education (OWHE) conference in Bend, OR, Jan. 21-22, 2016. To apply, please complete the Application Form later than Monday, Nov. 30. Questions? Contact: Natalia Fernández natalia.fernandez@oregonstate.edu

Middle School Club meets Tuesdays, 5-6:30 pm, from Jan. 19–March 1 (no club Feb. 2).
High School Club meets Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m., from January 20–March 2 (no club Feb. 3).
Topics: Enzymes, Gels in Daily Life, Computing, 3-D Puzzle Engineering, Sports Medicine, and the Intersection of Art and Mathematics.

Undergraduate women studying science and engineering at OSU will lead and be mentors for the clubs.

To register, please visit http://academy.engr.oregonstate.edu. For questions, call 541-737-8139 or email STEM.academy@oregonstate.edu. Cost is $85 Tuition assistance/scholarships available.