tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60465533883437875232024-03-14T01:54:34.891-04:00Humanities and Social Sciences Research and EngagementNews and opportunities from the Office of Research and Engagement in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at North Carolina State University.Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comBlogger807125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-53490823969761225602022-06-07T11:32:00.001-04:002022-06-07T11:32:04.208-04:00We're moving!<p>The college research blog is moving to a new location, which will improve our ability to communicate important information to our college community. The new Research Blog can be found at <a href="https://chass.ncsu.edu/intranet/research-office/blog/">https://chass.ncsu.edu/intranet/research-office/blog/</a></p><p>We encourage you to visit the new blog site and to subscribe for news and information that you will find useful in supporting your research and scholarship. </p>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-36777140916024509842022-04-21T21:50:00.007-04:002022-04-24T11:57:48.921-04:00Due May 20: Data Science Academy Seed Grants<p>From the Data Science Academy:</p><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"></span></p><blockquote><p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">NC State’s Data Science Academy (DSA) is pleased to announce its 2022 Seed Grant program. This program, developed in collaboration with the Office of Research and Innovation (ORI), aims to increase interdisciplinary data science research at NC State by building and strengthening interdisciplinary networks among NC State researchers with shared interests in data science.</span></p><p></p></blockquote><p>See more in the image after the jump, or visit <a href="http://go.ncsu.edu/DSASeedGrants">http://go.ncsu.edu/DSASeedGrants</a></p><span></span><a href="https://chassresearch.blogspot.com/2022/04/due-may-20-data-science-academy-seed.html#more">Read more »</a>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-25805820946493393462022-04-08T15:16:00.004-04:002022-04-08T15:16:28.309-04:00From the NC State University Libraries: Rip Apart a Data Management Plan<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You and your faculty are invited to attend “</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/workshops/rip-apart-data-management-plan-0&source=gmail&ust=1649446301599000&usg=AOvVaw21Hjta81sv_AFG3woHhjqf" href="https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/workshops/rip-apart-data-management-plan-0" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rip Apart a Data Management Plan</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">” — an online workshop hosted by the NC State University Libraries — on Friday, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">April 15</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, from </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1:30 to 2:50 p.m.</span></p><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This workshop will discuss the basic elements of data management plans, using real examples to demonstrate best practices. The workshop will include hands-on practice with improving data management plans. <span></span></span></p><a href="https://chassresearch.blogspot.com/2022/04/from-nc-state-university-libraries-rip.html#more">Read more »</a>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-83331532034045203822022-02-17T14:24:00.002-05:002022-02-17T14:24:34.565-05:00Envisioning Research 2022: Call for Submissions<p> From the University:</p><blockquote><p>NC State is calling on graduate students, undergraduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff to take part in Envisioning Research, the university’s annual research image contest. Help us highlight the beauty and importance of the work being done at the bench and in the field, both on campus and around the world. (And, yes, there are cash prizes.)</p></blockquote><p>For more information and to register see https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/02/envisioning-research-kickoff-2022 </p>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-89629465566492797822022-02-11T11:59:00.005-05:002022-02-11T12:01:25.103-05:00NSF CIvic Innovation Challenge Q&A Session<p>The NSF has announced its Civic Innovation Challenge Q&A Session. Two sessions will be hold, one on March 10, 2022 from 3 to 4 pm, and the other on March 22, 2022, from 2 to 3 pm. See details about this Q&A <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=USNSF_15&cntn_id=304392&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank">at this link</a> and <a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/civic-innovation-challenge-civic" target="_blank">see details on the solicitation here</a>. There is also a webinar about the program on February 25 from 1:30 to 3 pm. <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=USNSF_18&cntn_id=304364&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank">Details on the webinar are available here.</a> </p>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-19441625800895020172022-02-04T16:34:00.004-05:002022-02-04T16:34:43.112-05:00Workshop on the NSF CAREER Program for Prospective Proposers<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Registration is open for an upcoming workshop focused on the National Science Foundation's prestigious </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0%26id%3D83d5a778ca%26e%3Dc1a7d2aa18&source=gmail&ust=1644094583575000&usg=AOvVaw21ewqeG4cE4US2cbQf-D7z" href="https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0&id=83d5a778ca&e=c1a7d2aa18" style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #966d00;">Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">. </span></span></p><p style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span></span></p><a href="https://chassresearch.blogspot.com/2022/02/workshop-on-nsf-career-program-for.html#more">Read more »</a>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-6886780221344022372022-02-04T16:06:00.005-05:002022-02-04T16:06:52.901-05:00From the NSF: New data infrastructure initiative will accelerate the advancement and impacts of social and behavioral research<p>The NSF has announced that a "<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/announcements/020422.jsp?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery">New data infrastructure initiative will accelerate the advancement and impacts of social and behavioral research</a>."</p><span></span><a href="https://chassresearch.blogspot.com/2022/02/from-nsf-new-data-infrastructure.html#more">Read more »</a>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-90342138349451598422022-01-28T14:35:00.001-05:002022-01-28T14:35:16.890-05:00NSF Human Networks and Data Science and February Office Hours<p>The Proposal Development Unit (PDU) has brought to my attention the NSF's Human Networks and Data Science program,<a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/human-networks-and-data-science-hnds" target="_blank"> https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/human-networks-and-data-science-hnds</a></p><span></span><a href="https://chassresearch.blogspot.com/2022/01/nsf-human-networks-and-data-science-and.html#more">Read more »</a>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-51549366261725112302022-01-04T17:10:00.003-05:002022-01-04T17:10:34.168-05:00NEH Fellowships Program <p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0&id=c1e7f939e4&e=c1a7d2aa18">NEH Fellowships</a> are competitive awards granted to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Applications must clearly articulate a project’s value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Fellowships provide recipients time to conduct research or to produce books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions resulting from previous research. Projects may be at any stage of development. NEH invites research applications from scholars in all disciplines, and it encourages submissions from independent scholars and junior scholars. Applicants interested in research projects that are either born digital or require mainly digital expression and digital publication are encouraged to apply instead for </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0%26id%3D302645d9c5%26e%3Dc1a7d2aa18&source=gmail&ust=1641419686237000&usg=AOvVaw2OvY12LAaJWXZ4MVsyTL51" href="https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0&id=302645d9c5&e=c1a7d2aa18" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">A free online information session will be held on </span><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">February 16, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern</strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">. Please click</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0%26id%3D734b6dc68f%26e%3Dc1a7d2aa18&source=gmail&ust=1641419686237000&usg=AOvVaw2I-SzeYoaZrvyACZD6xrGn" href="https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0&id=734b6dc68f&e=c1a7d2aa18" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZjA4NzczZDItNDcwYi00YmU2LTllMzMtMGE3YTg1ZDAzMDI3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2293b06459-c77d-44b6-af7f-e813cddcdcc3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22d7e028f4-7050-4b5d-88b1-0516e16f98e2%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="color: black;">here</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> for a link to the event. The webinar will introduce the program, describe the application process and eligibility criteria, and offer application writing suggestions.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" /><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Application deadline</strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">: 4/13/2022</span></span>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-82234943414182821802022-01-04T17:09:00.000-05:002022-01-04T17:09:01.561-05:00NC Humanities Large Grants Program<p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0&id=11f8db30a6&e=c1a7d2aa18" target="_blank">NC Humanities’ Large Grants funding opportunity </a>provides up to $20,000 to support public humanities projects of a wide or extended scope. Projects are expected to connect the public to quality humanities scholarship through programs that respond to community interest, encourage dialogue, and stimulate audiences to think critically about a broad range of humanities topics. </span><em style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Please note, a phone consultation is a <u>required</u> as part of the Large Grant LOI submission process<span style="color: black;">. </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0%26id%3Df58ae74ef5%26e%3Dc1a7d2aa18&source=gmail&ust=1641419686237000&usg=AOvVaw0uG5PROuoc_-zRlaym09rX" href="https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0&id=f58ae74ef5&e=c1a7d2aa18" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Please click here to schedule</span></a><span style="color: black;">.</span></strong></em></p><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" /><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">LOI deadline: </strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">4/21/2022</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" /><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Final proposals (invitation only):</strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> 7/11/2022</span></span>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-91114975435331886592021-12-10T12:10:00.006-05:002021-12-10T12:10:42.844-05:00Funding Opportunities for Social and Behavioral Sciences from NSF<p>The National Science Foundation recently circulated this announcement about programs that have broadened their scope to include the social and behavioral sciences. These merit a closer look, as they provide outstanding funding opportunities for our college. If you have any questions about these opportunities, or to start the process for applying for funding, please contact me at tabirkla@ncsu.edu.</p><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://chassresearch.blogspot.com/2021/12/funding-opportunities-for-social-and.html#more">Read more »</a>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-57120781773032132992021-12-08T14:10:00.003-05:002021-12-08T14:10:15.724-05:00NC Humanities Large Grants Program<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0&id=4cad324c56&e=c1a7d2aa18" target="_blank">NC Humanities’ Large Grants funding opportunity</a> provides up to $20,000 to support public humanities projects of a wide or extended scope. Projects are expected to connect the public to quality humanities scholarship through programs that respond to community interest, encourage dialogue, and stimulate audiences to think critically about a broad range of humanities topics. </span><em style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Please note, a phone consultation is a <u>required</u> as part of the Large Grant LOI submission process<span style="color: black;">. </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0%26id%3Dc66fe171fa%26e%3Dc1a7d2aa18&source=gmail&ust=1639076638361000&usg=AOvVaw1tKrHXZMjkcxhDJjSm8bA7" href="https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0&id=c66fe171fa&e=c1a7d2aa18" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Please click here to schedule</span></a><span style="color: black;">.</span></strong></em></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">LOI deadline: </strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">4/21/2022</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Final proposals (invitation only):</strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> 7/11/2022</span></span>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-5819270155636872192021-12-01T14:51:00.004-05:002021-12-01T14:51:41.886-05:00RTI University Scholars Program<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">The </span><a href="https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0&id=9a18245fbb&e=c1a7d2aa18" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">RTI University Scholars Program</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> will continue to prioritize applications for the 2022-2023 academic year from tenured or research-track faculty members at the Associate Professor level or higher with a commitment to collaboration and a research project related to racial equity and policy, broadly construed. RTI’s vision for achieving racial equity is to lead with compassion, execute with science, and transform by sharing what we learn.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" /><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Required expression of interest:</strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> 1/19/2022</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" /><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Invited full proposals:</strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> 3/28/2022</span></span>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-53195521739153115732021-12-01T14:49:00.001-05:002021-12-01T14:49:07.766-05:00National Endowment for the Arts--Translation Projects<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The National Endowment for the Arts (Arts Endowment) </span><a href="https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0&id=01da9d5242&e=c1a7d2aa18" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">supports projects for the translation of specific works</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. The work to be translated should be of interest for its literary excellence and merit. We encourage translations of writers and of work that are not well represented in English, as well as work that has not previously been translated into English.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <br />Application due date:</strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> 1/12/2022</span></span>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-36657407557911131562021-11-01T10:00:00.001-04:002021-11-01T10:00:33.349-04:00Several fellowship opportunities of interest in our college<p>The most recent issue of the Office of Faculty Excellence Newsletter includes the following fellowship opportunities, all of which touch on scholarship in our college. I encourage you to consider applying for these opportunities, and to share this with your colleagues. If you are interested in applying and have questions, please feel free to contact Maria Almanza, as noted below, or Tom Birkland at any time. </p><span></span><a href="https://chassresearch.blogspot.com/2021/11/several-fellowship-opportunities-of.html#more">Read more »</a>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-44648011536672433522021-11-01T09:47:00.008-04:002021-11-16T16:09:04.258-05:00Deadline Extended to December 13: Call for Proposals for the Equity Research Symposium<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What does equity mean to you and to your research? The deans of the colleges of Humanities and Social Sciences, Education, Engineering, Agriculture and Life Sciences, Design, Natural Resources, Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Poole College of Management, Wilson College of Textiles, the Graduate School, and the Division of Academic and Student Affairs in collaboration with the university’s Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity, the Office of Research and Innovation and Research Leadership Academy are pleased to announce the inaugural </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Equity Research Symposium</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-657a39e0-7fff-c6a9-3035-467bfe6b7eea"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The purpose of this symposium is to bring together researchers from across NC State’s campus to share and catalyze new cutting-edge, equity-focused and equity-relevant research. Students, faculty, postdocs and staff are eligible to make presentations on their research. A keynote address will be delivered by </span><a href="http://www.rajchetty.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Raj Chetty</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Director of Opportunity Insights, whose work focuses on equity, race, and mobility in the United States. </span></p><div><span><br></span></div><div><span></span></div></span><a href="https://chassresearch.blogspot.com/2021/11/call-for-proposals-for-equity-research.html#more">Read more »</a>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-68410883114251526832021-10-28T14:56:00.004-04:002021-10-28T14:56:38.095-04:00CDC Funding Opportunity on Post-COVID-19 Conditions in Diverse Populations<p><span style="background-color: white;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0%26id%3D6a5bc0c1c2%26e%3Dc1a7d2aa18&source=gmail&ust=1635531511816000&usg=AFQjCNEcLIOGjM7wWHjxWCtISDf4L6_u5A" href="https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0&id=6a5bc0c1c2&e=c1a7d2aa18" id="m_4636088113524348516trackPCC" name="m_4636088113524348516_trackPCC" style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Tracking the burden, distribution, and impact of Post COVID-19 conditions in diverse populations for children, adolescents, and adults (Track PCC)</span></a></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to track and investigate the burden and impact of post-COVID-19 conditions (PCC) in diverse populations within the United States through surveillance and long-term follow-up of cohorts with PCC in collaboration with state, academic, or health networks. Post-COVID conditions include a wide range of health consequences that occur more than four weeks after initial SARS-CoV-2 infection. Studies will also explore risk factors and mitigating factors as they relate to the development, resolution, and prevention of PCC. NOFO will include two components: Component A- up to four surveillance sites and Component B -one coordinating center site.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" /><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Estimated post date</strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">: 12/15/2021</span></span>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-13829975476468547032021-10-19T16:15:00.000-04:002021-10-19T16:15:38.291-04:00Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- Health Policy Fellows Program<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>From a recent notice shared by the university: </i>The </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ncsu-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey%3D1pDguRuWkgV11PaZybl3Cs78pRAx7FGrOW43lp7yRgb0-97985790%26key%3DYAMMID-64283155%26link%3Dhttps://www.rwjf.org/en/library/funding-opportunities/2021/robert-wood-johnson-foundation-health-policy-fellows-2022-2023.html&source=gmail&ust=1634757298986000&usg=AFQjCNEq-H5kAufXDg1X4TWx5DZDHSDwqQ" href="https://ncsu-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1pDguRuWkgV11PaZybl3Cs78pRAx7FGrOW43lp7yRgb0-97985790&key=YAMMID-64283155&link=https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/funding-opportunities/2021/robert-wood-johnson-foundation-health-policy-fellows-2022-2023.html" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- Health Policy Fellows Program</a> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">program provides the nation’s most comprehensive learning experience at the nexus of health, science, and policy in Washington, D.C. It is an outstanding opportunity for exceptional </span><strong style="font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">midcareer</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> health professionals and behavioral/social scientists with an interest in health and health care policy. Fellows participate in the policy process at the federal level and use that leadership experience to improve health equity, health care, and health policy.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span></span></span></p><a href="https://chassresearch.blogspot.com/2021/10/robert-wood-johnson-foundation-health.html#more">Read more »</a>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-61418969153610404252021-10-05T16:52:00.000-04:002021-10-05T16:52:09.203-04:00Digital Humanities Advancement Grants--National Endowment for the Humanities<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">The </span></span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0%26id%3Def292d4556%26e%3Dc1a7d2aa18&source=gmail&ust=1633553140429000&usg=AFQjCNEoaPgByCpNq6BsH6uZIGhNq9NyKg" href="https://ncsu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d70ad46f7781d8e680629f3d0&id=ef292d4556&e=c1a7d2aa18" id="m_-3942634969152229040DigHum" name="m_-3942634969152229040_DigHum" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Digital Humanities Advancement Grants</span></a> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">program (DHAG) supports innovative, experimental, and/or computationally challenging digital projects, leading to work that can scale to enhance scholarly research, teaching, and public programming in the humanities. The program also supports research that examines the history, criticism, ethics, and philosophy of digital culture or technology and its impact on society.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Application deadline: </strong><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">1/14/2022</span></span>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-2310102400180547482021-09-28T10:09:00.002-04:002021-09-28T10:09:25.310-04:00NSF supports infrastructure-focused research projects grounded in behavioral and social science<p>This headline, taken directly from a <a href="https://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303532&org=SBE&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank">National Science Foundation announcement</a>, speaks to NSF's efforts to support social and behavioral science research "examining the interactions of people and society with physical and digital infrastructure." They go on to say that "The cross-disciplinary projects are led by social and behavioral scientists collaborating with researchers from a wide range of fields including engineering, computer science, education, biology, mathematics, physical sciences and geosciences. ... For more information and a complete list of awards, see <a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/strengthening-american-infrastructure-sai" target="_blank">Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI)</a>." This news may inspire faculty in our college to collaborate with colleagues in other disciplines to develop proposals for the NSF. </p><p><br /></p>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-57410243441508617362021-09-24T11:03:00.005-04:002021-09-24T11:03:29.970-04:00Two opportunities from NC Sea Grant<p>From NC Sea Grant, here are two excellent opportunities for graduate students, and one that supports undergraduates, that may be of interest to our departments. Please feel free to share widely. </p><span></span><a href="https://chassresearch.blogspot.com/2021/09/two-opportunities-from-nc-sea-grant.html#more">Read more »</a>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-75726730983257250062021-09-17T11:44:00.001-04:002021-09-17T11:44:05.734-04:00What's New at NIH: Recorded Session<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">For the NC State Community, the recording and presentation slides for the PDU's session on "What's New at NIH" on September 16 are now online at the PDU's </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://research.ncsu.edu/intranet/pdu/national-institutes-of-health-nih-resources/&source=gmail&ust=1631979583376000&usg=AFQjCNHKllQGK9Q304sm061n34-InpvTmA" href="https://research.ncsu.edu/intranet/pdu/national-institutes-of-health-nih-resources/" style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" target="_blank">NIH Resources Page</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> under NC State Presentations. (Unity ID required), This is a very useful presentation for anyone interested in NIH funding. </span></p>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-61465888489667064732021-09-08T17:22:00.000-04:002021-09-08T17:22:00.805-04:00COVID-19: Multiple Funding Opportunities at NIH<p><span style="background-color: white;">After the jump, I list several COVID-related funding opportunities at NIH that may be of particular interest to social and behavioral scientists. Please let me know if you are interested in pursuing any of these opportunities.</span></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><a href="https://chassresearch.blogspot.com/2021/09/covid-19-multiple-funding-opportunities.html#more">Read more »</a>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-71374175771493425982021-08-24T16:20:00.002-04:002021-08-24T16:20:38.039-04:00Early notice: NSF CAREER Workshop<p>The Proposal Development Unit (PDU) has announced that it will hold a workshop for prospective CAREER award nominees on <b>Wednesday, March 23, 2022, from 1 to 4 pm.</b> <br /><br />The NSF’s prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program offers support for early-career faculty seeking to build strong foundations for research and education in their respective fields. Faculty interested in submitting a CAREER proposal are invited to attend a workshop covering key aspects of proposal development. You will be able to register at the PDU homepage after the winter break.</p><p>This event is hosted by the PDU, as well as the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Sciences, and the Wilson College of Textiles. All eligible faculty are welcome to apply--and our college has had some recent success in this program, so we strongly urge anyone interested in applying to attend this workshop, and to reach out to the college research office for assistance.</p>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046553388343787523.post-8940354864280507172021-08-24T16:15:00.002-04:002021-08-24T16:15:13.082-04:00PDU@Lunch Webinar Series 2020-21<p>This year’s series may be of special interest to early career researchers and scholars who are new to NC State. Please consider attending and encourage your colleagues and research collaborators to attend as well. </p><span></span><a href="https://chassresearch.blogspot.com/2021/08/pdulunch-webinar-series-2020-21.html#more">Read more »</a>Tom Birklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391589792728484036noreply@blogger.com