President Mary Sue Coleman on the “Innovation Deficit”

President Mary Sue Coleman, along with 163 other university presidents and chancellors, wrote an open letter in Politico to the leaders in Washington D.C. to close the "innovation deficit." in·no·va·tion def·i·citnoun [in-uh-vey-shuhn def-uh-sit] (From InnovationDeficit.org) 1. the gap between needed and actual federal investments in research and higher education. 2. the flat or declining investment in …

Tracking Grant Outcomes with PubMed Alerts

My name is Caitlin Kelley and I am a earning an MSI from the University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) in order to become a health sciences librarian. I chose my career path because it enables me to help connect people to the latest information and research to help connect communities and individuals with …

UM Med School Wins AMA Grant to Revamp Medical Education Curriculum

Just 11 schools were awarded grants from the American Medical Association in response to their challenge, Accelerating Change in Medical Education, and the University of Michigan's Medical School is one of the winners. Over the coming five years, the University of Michigan Medical School will design and phase in changes to the current curriculum, while …

One-stop Health Sciences Funding Portal

At the University of Michigan we're pretty blessed to have access to the plethora of resources our university has - but navigating those resources when they're managed by a variety of different schools and departments can be challenging. In an effort to address that challenge, your liaison librarians have developed a research guide that aims …

Synergies between Libraries and Development Departments: A ULA 2nd Year Project Retrospective

As part of the University Library Associates program, all ULAs complete a second year project, typically outside of their "home" library. Frequently, ULAs choose to explore another area of the library, or a different library on campus - but I elected to work with the Office of University Development (OUD) in an effort to forge stronger …

Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): Ethics and Politics (Week of February 11, 2013)

This week was packed with news stories and events that have implications for health care, research, funding, and science writing.  Tuesday sparked two major discussions on Twitter.  The first was regarding the speech given by Jonah Lehrer (former journalist at The New Yorker and science writer) at a media learning seminar for which he was …

NIH public access policy webinar

The NIH will hold a webinar on January 15 to assist grantee institutions with guidance and resources related to the NIH Public Access Policy, upcoming changes, tools, and how non-compliance will affect awards. Space is limited.  For more information and to register, click here.

2013 Research Partnership Program

The following Faculty/Student funding opportunities were recently promoted by Stephen R. Forrest, Vice President for Research, and Janet A. Weiss, Dean and Vice Provost for the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. The Spring/Summer Research Grants Program Deadline: February 16, 2013 Purpose: The grants support faculty scholarship while also providing financial support opportunities for professional and intellectual development …

New Resource: Funding for Public Health Graduate Students

In response to lots of interest from our colleagues at the School of Public Health, the Taubman Health Sciences Library has developed a new research guide: Funding Sources for the School of Public Health. Geared primarily toward graduate students seeking fellowships, internships, and research funding, this guide has information on: Opportunities specifically within the University …

Funding Pulse – November

Welcome to the November issue of Funding Pulse - an aggregation of health-related funding news from the previous month to keep you updated on the latest fiscal trends at UMHS and related entities, and upcoming opportunities: Information Session: W. M. Keck Foundation Call for Concept Papers (internal submissions) Tuesday, December 4th, 2012, 9:30-10:30 am, Palmer …