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Navigating Research and Scholarship at USC 2024 \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
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Whether you\u2019re new or need a refresher, we\u2019d like to invite you to attend this year\u2019s research and scholarship orientation for faculty, staff, postdocs, PhD students, and graduate students. We\u2019ve prepared an exciting and informative program on the latest and greatest resources and support to help you conduct research and navigate scholarship at USC including:<\/p>

– Federal and Multidisciplinary Opportunities<\/p>

– Innovation, Licensing and Entrepreneurship<\/p>

– Managing Contracts and Grants<\/p>

– Internal Funding, Proposal Development, and Research Support<\/p>

– Corporate and Foundation Relations<\/p>

– Library Collections, Programs and Services<\/p>

– Advanced Computing and Data Resources and Services<\/p>

– Clinical Trials, Health Services and Community<\/p>

-Engaged Research<\/p>

– Health and Safety<\/p>

– Animal Research<\/p>

– Human Subjects Research – Promoting Your Work<\/p>

This event is organized by the USC Office of Research & Innovation (OORI)\u2019s Center for Excellence in Research and administered by the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) office. For more information and the full agenda, please visit https:\/\/rii.usc.edu\/cer\/. Contact usccer@usc.edu with any questions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Securing Corporate Funding for Research \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
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In 2016, businesses provided $4.2 billion in academic research funding, largely directed toward life sciences and engineering. Llewellyn Cox will discuss the commercialization process and how University Advancement can help you find a partner, negotiate a license, and market your product.<\/p>

Presenter:
Llewellyn Cox, Executive Director of Corporate Relations, University<\/p>

This workshop is organized by the USC Office of Research & Innovation (OORI)\u2019s Center for Excellence in Research and administered by the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) office. Contact usccer@usc.edu with any questions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Effective Research Communications for External Stakeholders \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
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Learn how to communicate effectively with non-expert audiences, including foundations, corporations, government officials, and the general public. Llewellyn Cox will help you craft effective communications strategies for discussing research with people who are not experts in your field, to help you create engaging and persuasive arguments for your research priorities.\u00a0 At the end, you will have an actionable framework for writing, speaking, and presenting your work effectively to non-academic audiences.<\/p>

Presenter:
Llewellyn Cox, Executive Director of Corporate Relations, University<\/p>

This workshop is organized by the USC Office of Research & Innovation (OORI)\u2019s Center for Excellence in Research and administered by the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) office. Contact usccer@usc.edu with any questions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Transformative & Read and Publish Agreements at USC Libraries \u2014 Email for Presentation<\/span><\/i><\/div>

This workshop will introduce USC Faculty, Researchers, and Graduate Students to Open Access journal publishing at USC. Open Access publishing ensures your research manuscripts and journal articles are openly accessible upon publishing. Automatic embargos imposed by the publishers are often not acceptable to some grant terms or the temporal nature of research in many disciplines. We hope to expose the open access construct to USC faculty, graduate students, and researchers so they are more prepared to navigate manuscript submissions. The USC Libraries have signed transformative agreements with academic publishers that will broaden access to USC scholarship. Under the agreements, the publishers will make newly published articles by USC authors freely available (if the author chooses to publish as open access) to readers under an open access model. These agreements can be complex, and we will highlight some of the generalities and provide details for the exceptions.<\/p>

Presenters:<\/div>
Dr. Jade G. Winn, Associate University Librarian<\/div>
Associate Dean Alyssa Resnick, Associate University Librarian<\/div>
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Open Access Book Publishing at USC Libraries \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
Video Recording<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Open access publishing enables greater societal impact of scholarly research and hastens breakthroughs by removing financial and licensing barriers imposed by for-profit legacy publishers. Learn how publishing your book under the open access model reimagines scholarly publishing to promote equity, leverages digital mediums, and complies with federal and private funder mandates for immediate public access to research findings. Moderated by Bridgid Fennell, Education Librarian, this panel will include Dr. Larry Gross, Professor Emeritus of Communication who will discuss his experience with open access book publishing and establishing an open access journal in addition to open access publishers.<\/p>

Presenters:<\/p>

Bridgid Fennell, Education Librarian
Larry\u00a0Gross, Professor Emeritus, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism<\/p>

Charles Watkinson, Director, University of Michigan Press
AUL, Publishing, University of Michigan Library<\/p>

Sarah McKee, American Council of Learned Societies<\/p>

This workshop is organized by USC Libraries and the USC Office of Research & Innovation (OORI)\u2019s Center for Excellence in Research and administered by the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) office. Contact usccer@usc.edu<\/a>\u00a0with any questions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Writing Compelling NSF Proposals \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
Video recording<\/a> | Presentation<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

My fantastic proposal was rejected! Why couldn\u2019t those knuckleheads at NSF understand how brilliant my ideas are? Did they even read the proposal? Paul Ronney has served on many NSF panels and has reviewed many well-written (and not-so-well-written) proposals. In this workshop, he’ll help you understand how the review process at NSF and other funding agencies works and provide specific recommendations for increasing your chances of getting funded, including how to anticipate panel dynamics and tailor your proposal accordingly.<\/p>

Presenter:
Paul Ronney, Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Viterbi<\/p>

This workshop is organized by the USC Office of Research & Innovation (OORI)\u2019s Center for Excellence in Research and administered by the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) office. Contact usccer@usc.edu with any questions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Conversation with Ken Blum \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
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Sara<\/span> L. Schwartz (Associate Professor, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work) will facilitate a conversation with Ken Blum, President of Kramer Blum & Associates, a California based company that manages over 30 family foundations with assets over $2 Billion. Ken manages multiple foundations that fund early career advancement awards. His vast experience working with funders, universities, and grant seekers will benefit our student and faculty community.<\/p>

Speaker:
Ken Blum, President of Kramer Blum & Associates<\/p>

This workshop is organized by the USC Office of Research & Innovation (OORI)\u2019s Center for Excellence in Research and administered by the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) office. Contact usccer@usc.edu with any questions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Developing a Successful Mission Agency Grant \u2014 Presentation<\/span><\/i><\/div>
Presentation<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

This workshop starts by addressing overarching issues such as suggestions for success in advancing your career, how to identify and approach the appropriate program officer(s), and what is needed in a successful proposal. That is followed by specific examples of funding opportunities and proposal expectations for the various Federal Funding Agencies, with emphasis on DOD and DOE. The differences between the agencies are highlighted, including contrast with NSF and NIH. Lastly the workshop participants will be alerted to the many assets, both at USC and elsewhere, that can assist in faculty S&T funding endeavors. With over 40 years of DOD S&T experience, mostly at the Naval Research Laboratory, the workshop presider also worked many years as a program officer at the Office of Naval Research (one of the DOD Funding Agencies) and, through his leadership role in the National Nanotechnology Initiative, became quite familiar with the other Federal Agency S&T operations.<\/p>

Presenter:
James Murday, Director Of Physical Sciences, Office of Research Advancement<\/p>

This workshop is organized by the USC Office of Research & Innovation (OORI)\u2019s Center for Excellence in Research and administered by the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) office. Contact usccer@usc.edu with any questions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Funding from Foundations for Arts and Humanities \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
Video recording<\/a> | Presentation<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

This presentation will provide faculty in the arts and humanities with essential tools to successfully navigate the complex landscape of foundation funding. We will delve into effective strategies for identifying potential funding sources aligned with your research interests, understanding and interpreting Requests for Proposals (RFPs), crafting compelling grant proposals, and effectively managing limited submission policies.<\/p>

Presenter: Dana Drew Irwin, Ph.D., Director of Foundation Relations, University Advancement<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Regulatory Science Resources for Clinical Researchers \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
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Presenter:\nKaren Manrique is a Project Administrator for the Regulatory Knowledge and Support (RKS) core within the Southern California Clinical and Translational Institute (SC CTSI). She supports the development of onsite educational programs and training tools that help expand expertise among the clinical research workforce and improve the quality of investigator-initiated trials at USC and other institutions. She also collaborates with other CTSIs and academic institutions in training programs and regulatory science research. She has 10+ years of clinical research experience as a former coordinator for USC\u2019s Surgical Research Unit, where she worked on PI-initiated, NIH, and industry-sponsored Vascular surgery trials. Karen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in General Biology with a minor in Studio Art from the University of California, San Diego, and a Master of Science in Project Management from the University of Southern California.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Securing Corporate Funding for Research \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
Video recording<\/a> | Presentation<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

In 2016, businesses provided $4.2 billion in academic research funding, largely directed toward life sciences and engineering. Llewellyn Cox will discuss the commercialization process and how University Advancement can help you find a partner, negotiate a license, and market your product.<\/p>

Presenter:
Llewellyn Cox, Executive Director of Corporate Relations, University Advancement<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Strategies for Young Investigator\/Early Career Awards \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
Video recording<\/a> | Presentation<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

A lot of federal funding opportunities exist to help researchers at the beginning of their careers, but it can become quite the challenge to narrow down and understand the differences between them. Not to worry \u2014 in this workshop James Murday will guide you on what funding is available, topic selection, approaching program officers, as well as provide tips on how to structure a successful proposal. The presentation will then be followed by a Q&A session with faculty who have received a Young Investigator\/Early Career award.<\/p>

Presenter:
James Murday, Director Of Physical Sciences, Research Strategy and Development<\/p>

Guest Speaker:
Eli Levenson-Falk, Department of Physics and Astronomy<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Funding from Foundations for STEM \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
Video recording<\/a> | Presentation<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

There are thousands of charitable foundations around the world looking to fund research \u2014 the challenge is finding the right one for you. Learn from Dana Irwin how you can build a meaningful relationship with a foundation, as well as the process and resources available at USC to help you along the way.<\/p>

Presenter:
Dana Irwin, Associate Director of Development of Corporate and Foundation Relations, University Advancement<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Writing Compelling NSF Proposals \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
Video recording<\/a> | Presentation<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

My fantastic proposal was rejected?! Why couldn\u2019t those knuckleheads at NSF understand how brilliant my ideas are?! Did they even read the proposal?! If you’ve ever had these thoughts, then Paul Ronney can help! He has served on a lot of NSF panels and reviewed many well-written (and not so well-written) proposals. After this workshop, you’ll understand how the NSF review process works, be able to anticipate panel dynamics and tailor your proposal accordingly, and most importantly have specific recommendations for increasing your chances of getting funded.<\/p>

Presenter:
Paul Ronney, Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Viterbi<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Navigating the Grant Proposal Landscape for Junior Faculty Members - Email for Presentation<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Now that you have arrived at USC, where do you start applying and how many proposals should you plan to send out? This workshop will offer advice to early faculty members on applications, creating a grant application 5 year plan, and balancing time between getting started at a researcher and finding funding.<\/p>

Presenter:
Heidi Smith Parker, Chief of Grant Strategy, Dornsife<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Evidence Synthesis Services at USC Libraries for UPC \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
Video recording<\/a> | Presentation<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Systematic review and evidence synthesis is the process of bringing together all the relevant published scholarly information on a specific research question. In this workshop, Jade Winn will discuss the Non-Medical Science Systematic Reviews (NMSSR) and Evidence Synthesis Services available at UPC, including the service levels offered, a detailed roadmap of how it’s done at USC, and an explanation of how to adapt it to multi-disciplinary studies. This service model is getting national recognition and has been presented at the Association of College and Research Libraries. Dr. Winn was also an invited panelist on NMSSR at the American Library Association’s annual conference and will be presenting three workshops for the Evidence Synthesis Institute Symposium 2024.<\/p>

Presenter:
Jade Winn, Associate University Librarian\/Systematic Review Librarian<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Avoiding Research Misconduct Allegations Against Your Lab \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
Video recording<\/a> | Presentation<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Allegations of research misconduct are disruptive and potentially career-damaging, even if the allegations are unsubstantiated.\u00a0 In this seminar, we will discuss the ways to reduce the risk of an allegation against your lab, steps to take when you, a member of your lab, or a colleague are accused, and what to do when your work is mentioned negatively on PubPeer or other social media sites.<\/p>

Presenter:
Kristen Grace, Research Integrity Officer, Office of Research & Innovation<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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How to Create a Team Agreement to Set Expectations \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
Video recording<\/a> | Presentation<\/a> | Workbook<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

In this interactive workshop, you\u2019ll learn how to quickly set expectations across your team using Team Agreements \u2014 a tool that captures how the team will manage the work while collaborating to perform tasks. At the end of the session, you\u2019ll walk away with a complete framework for creating a Team Agreement as well as tips for how to involve your team in the process. This is for anyone looking for a complete, tactical tool to clarify expectations across their team.<\/p>

Previous workshop on How to Run an Effective Research Team can be found below:
Video recording<\/a> | Presentation<\/a> | \u00a0Workbook<\/a><\/p>

Presenter:
Emily Parcell, Leadership Coach<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Designing and Writing a Successful NSF Broader Impacts Statement<\/span><\/i><\/div>

A great NSF Broader Impacts statement won\u2019t strengthen a proposal with poor science, but a poor one can sink a proposal with good science. Heidi Smith Parker, Dieuwertje Kast and Mary Bonaparte-Saller will teach you how to develop your statement with examples of creative strategies, a brainstorming session to help you develop your ideas, and an overview of resources at USC.<\/p>

Presenters:
Heidi Smith Parker, PhD., Chief of Grant Strategy, Dornsife
Dieuwertje Kast, EdD., Director of STEM Education Programs, Joint Educational Project, Dornsife
Mary Bonaparte-Saller, Ph.D. K-12 STEM Center Associate Director<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Navigating Research and Scholarship at USC \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
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Presentations:<\/strong><\/p>

  1. Federal and Multidisciplinary Opportunities<\/a><\/li>
  2. Innovation, Licensing and Entrepreneurship<\/a><\/li>
  3. Managing Contracts and Grants<\/a><\/li>
  4. Internal Funding, Proposal Development, and Research Support<\/a><\/li>
  5. Corporate and Foundation Relations<\/li>
  6. Library Collections, Programs and Services<\/a><\/li>
  7. Advanced Computing and Data Resources and Services<\/a><\/li>
  8. Clinical and Community-Partnered Translational Research<\/a><\/li>
  9. Health and Safety<\/li>
  10. Animal Research<\/a><\/li>
  11. Human Subjects Research<\/a><\/li>
  12. Promoting Your Work<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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    Overview of NIH SBIR\/STTR Program \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
    Presentation<\/a> | Video recording<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

    In this session, JoAnne Goodnight will provide attendees a general overview of the SBIR and STTR programs available at some of the largest federal agencies, with a major focus on NIH. Topics will include the difference between SBIR and STTR mechanisms, eligibility considerations and the relationship between a faculty member, university, and company.<\/p>

    JoAnne Goodnight<\/b><\/p>

    JoAnne is an independent consultant who specializes in assisting small technology companies in preparing competitive SBIR\/STTR grant applications. She has 25+ years of federal government service, most of which was spent at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) serving as the SBIR\/STTR Program Coordinator. She brings extensive experience in virtually all aspects of the NIH SBIR\/STTR programs and processes including identifying relevant topics, facilitating agency introductions, developing research plan strategies, editing proposals using key grantsmanship tips, and interpreting the myriad federal policies that pertain to grants and contracts. In addition to her NIH research administration roles, JoAnne has held positions at for-profit and nonprofit research institutions, including The Jackson Laboratory where she served as Director of Sponsored Research for nearly eight years until she retired in October 2020. JoAnne holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Virginia Tech.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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    Structure of an SBIR\/STTR Application \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
    Presentation<\/a> | Video recording<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

    In this session, JoAnne Goodnight will cover the requisite sections of an SBIR\/STTR grant application, including budget preparation. She will also describe the NIH SBIR\/STTR Review Process and common pitfalls to avoid.<\/p>

    JoAnne Goodnight<\/b><\/p>

    JoAnne is an independent consultant who specializes in assisting small technology companies in preparing competitive SBIR\/STTR grant applications. She has 25+ years of federal government service, most of which was spent at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) serving as the SBIR\/STTR Program Coordinator. She brings extensive experience in virtually all aspects of the NIH SBIR\/STTR programs and processes including identifying relevant topics, facilitating agency introductions, developing research plan strategies, editing proposals using key grantsmanship tips, and interpreting the myriad federal policies that pertain to grants and contracts. In addition to her NIH research administration roles, JoAnne has held positions at for-profit and nonprofit research institutions, including The Jackson Laboratory where she served as Director of Sponsored Research for nearly eight years until she retired in October 2020. JoAnne holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Virginia Tech.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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    Strategizing and Writing the SBIR\/STTR Specific Aims \u2014 Presentation<\/span><\/i><\/div>
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    JoAnne Goodnight will focus on helping you write the two key parts of your application \u2014 the Specific Aims and Commercialization Plan. Reviewers often read this section first so the goal is to prepare an exciting Aims page that will be a page turner for the rest of the application. The session will also review requisite sections of the Commercialization Plan.<\/p>

    JoAnne Goodnight<\/b><\/p>

    JoAnne is an independent consultant who specializes in assisting small technology companies in preparing competitive SBIR\/STTR grant applications. She has 25+ years of federal government service, most of which was spent at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) serving as the SBIR\/STTR Program Coordinator. She brings extensive experience in virtually all aspects of the NIH SBIR\/STTR programs and processes including identifying relevant topics, facilitating agency introductions, developing research plan strategies, editing proposals using key grantsmanship tips, and interpreting the myriad federal policies that pertain to grants and contracts. In addition to her NIH research administration roles, JoAnne has held positions at for-profit and nonprofit research institutions, including The Jackson Laboratory where she served as Director of Sponsored Research for nearly eight years until she retired in October 2020. JoAnne holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Virginia Tech.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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    Writing Compelling NSF Proposals \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
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    Video recording<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nMy fantastic proposal was rejected?! Why couldn\u2019t those knuckleheads at NSF understand how brilliant my ideas are?! Did they even read the proposal?!<\/em>\n\nIf you’ve ever had these thoughts, then Paul Ronney can help! He has served on a lot of NSF panels and reviewed many well-written (and not so well-written) proposals. After this workshop, you’ll understand how the NSF review process works, be able to anticipate panel dynamics and tailor your proposal accordingly, and most importantly have specific recommendations for increasing your chances of getting funded.\n\nPresenter:<\/strong>\nPaul Ronney, Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Viterbi<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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    Developing a Successful Mission Agency Grant \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
    Presentation<\/a> | Video recording<\/a> | How to Develop and Write a Grant Proposal<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

    There are many federal agencies that support university research \u2014 but which ones are right for you? Jim Murday will show you how to identify the pertinent agencies and programs, contact the appropriate program officers, develop a winning proposal (it’s a bit different for each agency), and work with agency officials to get your proposal funded. The focus is on agencies that fund science and engineering other than NSF and NIH, but those two are used to provide comparisons.<\/p>

    Presenter: <\/strong>
    James Murday, Director Of Physical Sciences, Research Strategy and Development<\/p>

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    Smaranda Marinescu, Associate Professor of Chemistry, USC Dornsife
    Stephen Cronin, Professor of ECE Electrophysics, USC Viterbi<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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    Developing a Successful Humanities\/Social Sciences Agency Grant \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
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    Federal agencies have many funding opportunities in the humanities and social sciences, including NSF\u2019s SBE; HHS\u2019s ACL and ACF; DOD\u2019s ARI and MINERVA; DOJ\u2019s NIJ and OJJDP; NEH; and IMLS\/NARA\/LOC. James Murday will help you create winning proposals with tips and strategies for specific opportunities offered by the various agencies, followed by a discussion from USC faculty who’ve been successful in such competitions.<\/p>

    Presenter:<\/strong>
    James Murday, Director Of Physical Sciences, Research Strategy and Development<\/p>

    Panel:
    <\/strong>– Peter Mancall, Distinguished Professor, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, Linda and Harlan Martens Director of the Early Modern Studies Institute and Professor of History, Anthropology, and Economics, USC Dornsife<\/p>

    – Jonathan Gratch, Research Professor of Computer Science and Psychology and Media Arts and Practice, Director of Virtual Human Research, USC Institute for Creative Technologies<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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    How to Run an Effective Research Team \u2014 Video Recording<\/span><\/i><\/div>
    Presentation<\/a> | Video recording<\/a> | Workbook<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

    In this interactive workshop, you\u2019ll learn practical strategies for how to quickly build or maintain an effective research team using User Manuals \u2014 a tool that facilitates better communication and a shared understanding of team dynamics while providing a structured process to help your team work more effectively. At the end of the session, you\u2019ll walk away with your own completed user manual and plans for how to apply this process to your team. This is for anyone looking to improve project management and communication within their research team!<\/p>

    Presenter:<\/strong>
    Emily Parcell, Leadership Coach,     emilyparcell.com<\/a><\/p>