FROM RACKHAM
1. Diversity Grants for Faculty Allies support faculty initiatives to build inclusive and successful graduate programs. The grant provides funding for faculty leaders to develop innovative and effective activities that improve the recruitment, climate, academic and professional development, and career progress and success for their program. Proposals must describe a set of activities to encourage diversity and success in Rackham degree programs.
The primary author of the proposal must be a faculty member who has been designated as one of the Faculty Allies for Diversity for their program.
Grants of up to $50,000 per year for two years (with the possibility of further renewal) will be available.
Grant workshop: November 12-13, 2012
Pre-proposal deadline: December 7, 2012
Full proposal submission: February 8, 2013
Detailed information about the grant, brief descriptions of currently funded projects, and the proposal preparation process is available online: http://www.rackham.umich.edu/
For questions about the application process, please contact Associate Dean Tabbye Chavous.
2. Grants for the Global Engagement of Doctoral Education help doctoral programs improve the quality and impact of activities that prepare their students for the international dimensions of a research career, and help make global engagement a core part of doctoral education. It invites programs to identify specific competencies and knowledge that their students need for a successful international career, and to propose initiatives that will help students acquire these.
The primary author of the proposal must be the faculty director of a Rackham PhD program.
Grants of up to $15-35,000 per year for up to three years will be awarded.
Grant workshop: October 29, 2012
Pre-proposal deadline: November 30, 2012
Full proposals due: February 28, 2013
Detailed information about the grant, brief descriptions of currently funded projects, and the proposal preparation process is available online: http://www.rackham.umich.edu/
For questions about the application process, please contact Assistant Dean John Godfrey.
FROM LIBRARY
In collaboration with the librarians at the Taubman Health Sciences Library, the Science Library is pleased to announce that we will be hosting two days of workshops on the NCBI databases featuring a trainer from the National Library of Medicine. Workshops will run 9-noon and 1-4 on Thursday 10/11 and Friday 10/12; the following offerings will be available:
10/11 9-noon: Sequences, Genomes, and Maps
10/11 1-4: Proteins, Domains, and Structures
10/12 9-noon: BLAST Services
10/12 1-4: Human Variation and Disease Genes
In addition to the official registration-required sessions for this training, I've set up an additional webinar location specifically for graduate students in MCDB and EEB. You can attend these webinar sessions without registering - simply show up at the Screening Room on the second floor of the Shapiro Library at the appropriate date and time. NOTE: you will need to bring your own laptops to these sessions, as they are hands-on workshops and the space that was available is not a computer lab. Please contact me directly if you have questions.
