Monday Memo June 19, 2017
Announcements
NSF website availability info
The NSF website, FastLane, and Research.gov will be unavailable from Friday, June 30 at 8:00pm until Tuesday, July 4 at 6:00pm. During this outage period, there will be no access to these websites, proposals cannot be submitted in FastLane, and project reports and cash requests cannot be submitted in Research.gov. However, previously saved information and uploaded documents in FastLane and Research.gov, including in-process proposals and reports, will be accessible after the Data Center move.
iRIS grant submission training
Offered by Office of Research Integrity on June 21, from 11am – 12:30pm, in Room E 254, Ekstrom Library, Belknap Campus, this workshop will include a step-by-step walk-through of the grant submission process using the iRIS system. The training will focus on NIH R-type submissions, though the concepts learned will provide a significant starting point for other types of submissions. RSVP is requested, as space is limited. Training is available for units as a group by request. For additional Information email Aiyana Lyninger. There is another training Wednesday June 28th 1:30, Room 254, Ekstrom Library
Items of Note
Forty years and counting: Butterfly tally set for July 1 in Oldham County
Four decades later a dedicated group of nature lovers still gathers annually to contribute to the national butterfly census – and the public is invited to join in its Saturday trip to the country July 1. Department of Biology professor emeritus Charles Covell and other butterfly specialists will lead the local count and teach volunteers how to identify the winged insects they spy in the fields and woods of UofL’s Horner Wildlife Sanctuary and other nearby property in Oldham County. For more information, contact Covell at 502-639-2691 or covell@louisville.edu.
Check out the Harriet A. Korfhage Native Plant Garden on Belknap Campus
The campus garden, located on the west side of the Life Sciences Building, is led by biology Prof. Margaret Carreiro and Biology Department Chair Ron Fell. While a small garden cannot begin to replace visits to our parks and state nature preserves, the native plants, insects and other species that inhabit or visit this garden offer a daily and convenient opportunity to glimpse the beauty of our natural world as it changes over the years and the seasons. For more information about the garden, check out the Native Plant Garden website.
In the News
A Haunt for the History Buff (The Voice-Tribune, 6/14/17) – The directors of Locust Grove are currently working with the African American Theatre Program (Theatre Arts) to develop living history interpretations based on the perspectives of enslaved workers.
Why Parents Need To Limit Screens And Make Boredom Great Again (The Federalist, 6/14/17) – On Prof. Andreas Elpidorou’s (Philosophy) research on boredom.
Will UofL rob departments to pay for sins? (The Courier-Journal, 6/14/17) – Prof. Ricky Jones (Pan-African Studies) on how fiscal issues at UofL are affecting departments.
Elevate Community Oriented Policing (The Courier-Journal, 6/12/17) – Prof. Cate Fosl (Women’s & Gender Studies/director of the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research) on using community-oriented policing to deal with violence and drug abuse in the city.
Beshear Creates Statewide Victim Advocates Map (LEX18, 6/12/17) – On a collaborative research project with Department of Criminal Justice researchers to provide accountability to address the backlog of untested sexual assault forensic exam (SAFE) kits in Kentucky.
