Tag: Event

A series of workshops on the essentials of conducting research at UGA will be held this fall. Although targeted to new UGA faculty, all are welcome to attend.  RSVP and questions: rcomm@uga.edu.

Download a list of all workshops. 

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The eResearch Portal

Tuesday, September 2, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. or Friday, September 19, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Paul D. Coverdell Building, Room 175

This workshop will introduce the OVPR eResearch Portal, an interactive tool integrating proposal development, submission, and approval with award management, modifications, renewals, no-cost extensions, etc. Learn how to make the Portal work for you as a faculty researcher. Use the eResearch Portal to communicate clearly with administrators, organize your proposal and award documents, and see where your project is in its lifecycle.

Hosted by Office for Sponsored Program

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Find Funding Made Easy

Friday, September 5, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Science Library classroom

A hands-on introduction to finding and using grant funding resources. Workshop will include techniques to effectively use Pivot, a comprehensive funding database, and other grant-finding aids, as well as tips for writing effective NSF data management plans.

Hosted by UGA Libraries

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Developing Proposal Budgets

Friday, September 5, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. or Tuesday, September 16, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Paul D. Coverdell Building, Room 175

A detail-packed session covering basic budget development for all types of proposals. Learn about UGA and federal policies and practices regarding a variety of budget items, such as fringe benefits, cost sharing, salary savings, etc. Learn who to call and where on the web to locate information when budget-related questions arise.

Hosted by Office for Sponsored Programs

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Research the Right Way

Tuesday, September 9, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Paul D. Coverdell Building, Room 175

A workshop for new faculty on the fundamentals of research compliance at UGA, including regulations related to human subjects, animal care and use, biosafety and export control.

Hosted by Office of Research Compliance

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Opportunities in Humanities & Arts

Tuesday, September 30, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Richard B. Russell Library Auditorium

An overview of Willson Center for Humanities and Arts grant opportunities, as well as strategies for external funding.

Hosted by Willson Center for Humanities and Arts

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Developing Complex Project

Wednesday, October 1, 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Paul D. Coverdell Building, Room 175
The GrantSMART team provides project management for complex, interdisciplinary proposals by UGA research teams. Find out how to identify funding sources, assemble your research team, and manage the process to coordinate a competitive and compliant proposal.

Hosted by GrantSMART Office

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IP, Patents & Products

Tuesday, October 14, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Paul D. Coverdell Building, Room 175

Made a discovery that might have commercial potential? Want to conduct research with non-UGA partners? Transferring or receiving materials from another institution? Want to form a startup company? Find out about intellectual property, patenting, licensing, material transfer, non-disclosure, collaborative research agreements, and more.

Hosted by Technology Commercialization Office and Georgia BioBusiness Center

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Core Crawl

Wednesday, December 10, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tate Student Center Ballroom

Come to UGA’s first annual Core Crawl – a unique event to introduce the services, products, and expertise offered to UGA researchers by UGA core facilities around campus. Come for the information; stay for the free food and door prizes!

Hosted by Coreserve

Registration is open for the Sustainability Science Symposium & Workshop, to be held 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 at the UGA Hotel and Conference Center.

Registration is free, but required. The deadline to register is Wednesday, February 19. Registration is open to all faculty, students, and staff.

 Register here.

Download 2014 Sustainability Symposium_flyer

Events at this inaugural interdisciplinary research symposium include: keynote addresses by international leaders in Sustainability Science, faculty presentations, a poster session featuring both faculty and student research initiatives at UGA, networking opportunities, and a faculty collaboration-building workshop.

This program is supported in part by the President’s Venture Fund through the generous gifts of the University of Georgia Partners, and made possible through the support of our co-sponsors: Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), Bioenergy Systems Research Institute (BSRI), Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO), Department of Geography, Department of Management Information Systems, Department of Marine Sciences, Franklin College of Arts & Sciences, Odum School of Ecology, Office of Sustainability, Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, Sustainability and Landscape Performance Lab at the College of Environment and Design, and the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources.

 Questions? Contact Talley Vodicka, cicr@uga.edu or 706-542-0458.

World-renowned geneticist Claude Bouchard, professor and director of the Human Genomics Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, will deliver the fall 2013 George H. Boyd Distinguished Lecture at the University of Georgia.

On October 1, Bouchard will deliver two separate lectures. The first is a scientific lecture designed primarily for faculty and staff currently working in the sciences. This lecture is titled “The Genomic and Epigenomic Evidence

Among the Multiple Determinants of Obesity,” and will be at 11:00 A.M in room 203 of the Ramsey Center.

The second lecture, titled “The Obesity Epidemic: Reflection on Contentious Issues,”  is appropriate for a larger audience of scientists and non-scientists. It will be given at 3:30 P.M. in the UGA Hotel and Conference Center’s Mahler Hall.

Claude Bouchard is a leading expert on the genetics of obesity, and the morbidities associated with obesity, such as Type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Much of his research focuses on the genetics of adaptation to exercise and nutritional interventions, and he is currently investigating the genetic variation in adaptation to regular physical activity as it relates to cardiorespiratory endurance and changes in obesity-related health risk factors.

Dr. Bouchard has authored and coauthored several books and more than 1,000 scientific papers. He is past president of the Obesity Society and past president of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. He served as the Executive Director of Pennington Biomedical Research Center from 1999 to 2010. Prior to coming to Pennington, he held the Donald B. Brown Research Chair on Obesity at Laval University where he was the Director of the Physical Activity Sciences Laboratory for about 20 years. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Society of Nutrition, the American Heart Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.