Research Resources Reporter – May 1, 2018
BadgerConnect Research Services Fair May 3 Bring a colleague this Thursday, May 3, from 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm in HSLC. Program information and details for the 24 participating UW-Madison shared research services are on the 2018 BadgerConnect webpage. Poster sessions and booths begin at 3:00 pm, workshops begin at 4:00 pm, and a food and networking reception begins at 5:30 pm. Walk-ins are welcome. |
Community-Academic Partnerships Short Course June 5 & 6, 2018 Engaging Key Partners to Design and Conduct High Quality Clinical Research This 1.5 day short course will focus on methods to gather information critical to the success of clinical research from potential participants, caregivers, clinicians, and other important stakeholders and is designed for investigators or research team members, including graduate students or research specialists. Register by June 1. |
Improving the Quality of Your Survey Research Data Collection Tips from seasoned professionals of UW Survey Center on June 28, 2018 Survey Center Associate Director John Stevenson and Distinguished Scientist and Senior Survey Methodologist Dr. Jennifer Dykema will discuss the resources the center brings to campus, how to use these resources, and how to enhance your grant applications by adding their expertise. At this session they will talk about what the Survey Center can add to your study by highlighting some best practices in new and prevailing survey research methods, how to develop instruments to collect high quality data, and more.This event will benefit investigators, scientists, and research staff. It will be geared toward survey research in the health sciences, but useful to any discipline that uses questionnaires to collect data. This event is sponsored by the Community-Academic Partnerships Program. No fee is charged but registration is required by June 14. |
Wisconsin Science Festival Call for Participation Sign up by July 1 to participate in the state-wide celebration Oct 11 – 14, 2018. Be a part of the Discovery Expo! Held all four days of #WiSciFest, the Discovery Expo features dozens of hands-on exploration stations by departments, scientists, outreach groups, student clubs and community organizations. Host a WSF event at your site! Open your doors to Wisconsin Science Festival participants and reach new audiences, gain visibility, create community connections and celebrate science, art and humanities! |
Welcome Cryo-EM Expert Elizabeth Wright Dept of Biochemistry new faculty member and director of newly established cryo-EM facility The UW–Madison Department of Biochemistry will welcome Elizabeth Wright in July 2018 as a faculty member and director of the newly established cryo-electron microscopy facility. Wright is an expert in cryo-EM, a technique able to obtain atomic or near-atomic level resolution images of biological molecules by imaging with electrons that can help UW–Madison researchers make significant new contributions to many areas of structural biology, including enzymology, virology, cell biology, and medicine. Read more… |
New Executive Director of Physical Plant Jay Bieszke Experienced naval facilities manager to lead Physical Plant in FP&M Jay Bieszke, who has 20 years of experience managing complex engineering, construction and facilities maintenance programs, has been selected as the new executive director of the Physical Plant in UW–Madison Facilities Planning and Management. Bieszke worked most recently as chief of staff for the assistant secretary of the Navy for energy, installations and environment. He previously served as regional facilities director for the six Navy bases in the Washington, D.C., area, and Facilities Maintenance and Repair Program manager on the Navy’s Pentagon staff. Read more… |
Changes to Shop@UW Final Cart Goal is to provide transparent accounting for costs and discounts for MDS orders. Beginning April 9th, Shop@UW orders include discounts deducted from the supplier catalog price followed by a new MDS Service Assessment. Net pricing for research labs is expected to remain in line with past orders, but may vary depending on the mix of suppliers and products selected. This change is required and supported by the UW’s federal disclosure statement and federal accounting standards. Read more… |
Job Openings Employment opportunities at UW-Madison for research core and program leaders.WISADDS Research Program Manager (closes May 6) The Research Program Manager is a staff member of the Epidemiology of Developmental Disabilities, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) work unit, at the Waisman Center. This position will serve as the research program and administrative manager for the Wisconsin Surveillance of Autism and other Developmental Disabilities System (WISADDS), a public health project that conducts population-based, multi-source surveillance of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and cerebral palsy (CP) among children in a 10-county area of southeastern Wisconsin. The Research Program Manager will provide leadership, program, staff and project management. Position title is Outreach Program Manager II, Academic Staff-Renewable, 100% FTE (Job No. 93689-AS). Director of the Women and Gender Studies Consortium (closes May 7) Program Manager – WRAP Longitudinal Study (closes May 7) Science & Engineering Data & Information Specialist (closes May 24) Chemist Supervisor (closes May 31) |
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