Dear Faculty and Administrators,
This newsletter provides announcements of grants to those who have worked hard to improve research and development on Oklahoma higher education campuses. The energy and dedication to seek grants is rewarded with enhanced experiences for Oklahoma students. We hope you enjoy this monthly grants newsletter. If you have news to share with others around the State, send the grant information and a jpg photo to [email protected].
Sincerely, Dr. Linda Mason Coordinator for Grant Writing Assistance
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UCO forensics lab internships |
Students of forensic science at the University of Central
Oklahoma Forensic Science have an opportunity to
work in one of the nation's foremost research and development laboratories. The
university signed an agreement with the Savannah River National
Laboratory that will offer internships to upper classmen and graduate students
studying forensic science. The ideal candidate will be that student who wants to
apply biology, chemistry, engineering or physics in a law enforcement or
investigative type setting. The Savannah River National Laboratory uses state-of-the-art
technology in detection of weapons of mass destruction, cleanup of contaminated
groundwater and soils, and development of hydrogen as an energy source,
according to the organization's Web site.
The laboratory's director Samit Bhattacharyya said the
agreement will allow students to work alongside experienced scientists and
researchers. Dwight Adams, pictured, is the UCO Forensic Science Institute
director.
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UCO Educator Grant |
Dr. Kathy Brown and Dr. Cheryl Steele, of the University of Central Oklahoma College of Education and Professional Studies, received $6,700 from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Minority Teacher
Recruitment, Special Projects Program for the project, "Especiallyfor Educators." Dr. Cheryl Steele Dr. Kathy Brown
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UCO Urban Teacher Preparation Academy Grant
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Dr. James Machell, of the UCO College of Education and Professional Studies, received a grant of $10,000 from the Oklahoma State Regents' Minority Teacher Recruitment Program, for an Urban Teacher Preparation
Academy. The grant will be used for Scholarships.
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UCO Smart Start Grant
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Dr.
Paulette Shreck, UCO professor of education, received $88,000 for Smart Start, a research project on access to facilities for Oklahoma children, ages
birth to Kindergarden.
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Another UCO Smart Start Grant
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Dr.
Janette Wetsel, of UCO's college of Education and Professional Studies, received $18,000 for Smart Start, the second year of a three year award to work with
specific schools to improve education.
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UCO Funds On-Campus Research
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30 Faculty On-Campus Grants were
funded this fall at UCO. Principal Investigators
are: Dr. Nathan Cottle and Dr.
LaDonna Atkins, Human Environmental Sciences; Dr.
Michelle Gray, Dr. Melissa Powers, Kinesiology & Health
Studies; Dr. Malinda Green, Dr. Jennifer Endicott, and Dr.
Susan Scott, Dr. Regenia James,
Professional Teacher Education; Dr. Mickie Vanhoy,
Psychology. 72 students were funded from the Office of Research
and Grants for the RCSA (Research, Creative, and Scholarly Activity) grants,
2009-2010.
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NSU Indian Women's Grant
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Dr. Phyllis Fife and Northeastern Oklahoma State University, received $12,000 from the University of North Carolina for the National Indian Women's Health Resource Center 2009-2010 to provide health promotion and educational materials regarding HIV/AIDS
transmission by utilizing culturally sensitive and appropriate health
education. This awareness program will
focus on Northeastern
State University
Native American students by coordinating meeting places, activities and health
fairs on campus. This is the third year
of this award.
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NSU Student Services Grant
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Connie Wright and Northeastern Oklahoma State University received $309,893 from the US Department of Education for Student Support Services to provide
services to no fewer than 175 individuals, who meet the federal eligibility
criteria and demonstrate academic need, in order to aid them in successfully
completing a program of study at NSU. This
comprehensive system of support services includes counseling, tutoring and
academic enrichment activities so that participants will be retained and
graduate at rates equal to or above their cohorts at NSU. This project focuses on serving students who
meet the qualifying criteria, regardless of race, color, national origin,
disability or gender. Ms. Wright has
been the director of this program since its inception in 1993.
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NSU Child Welfare Grant
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Chris Garland and Northeastern Oklahoma State University received $104,119 from the Oklahoma Department of Human Services through OU for Child Welfare Title IV-E to provides services to enhance the well-being of children and families
in Oklahoma
through professional education and training programs focused on developing and
improving future child welfare services providers. This is Year 16 for the program,
which has been under Mr. Garland's direction for the past three years.
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SWOSU NASA Grant
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Ms. Madeline Baugher, Instructor of Accounting, Computer Science and ENtrepreneurship and Southwestern Oklahoma State University received $4,183 from NASA through OU for the First Tech Challenge Event FY10 to support sanctioning the First Tech Challenge Robotic
event to be held at SWOSU later this year. High School Student Teams will
build their robot and enter the event.
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SWOSU OCAST Grant
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Dr. Andrea Holgado, Assistant Professor of Biology, and Southwestern Oklahoma State University received $45,000 for Molecular Analysis of Membrane Trafficking and Fusion from the Oklahoma
Center for the
Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). The project funds biomedical research for faculty and
undergraduate students at SWOSU.
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Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College Grant
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Dr. Henrietta Mann, President of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College at SWOSU received $500,000 from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal
College Board to assist CATC in providing educational experiences for its students. CATC is a two-year tribal college on the campus of Southwestern Oklahoma
State University
with the purpose of providing educational experiences to Native American
Students.
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SWOSU Child Welfare Grant
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Debbi McFarlin, Director and Assistant Professor, Social
Work Program and Southwestern Oklahoma State University received $100,004 from the US Department of Health and Human Services through the Oklahoma Department of Human Services for the Child Welfare Professional Enhancement Project. The Child Welfare Enhancement Program helps professionalize public
child welfare. CWPEP students receive funds to assist in financing their
education by committing to serve Oklahoma
families and children by agreeing to a period of obligated employment with DHS
after graduation.
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USAO Fine Arts Grants
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The University of Science and Arts received $2500 from the Walton Foundation, $4050 from the MidAmerica Arts Alliance and National Endowment for the Arts, and $20,500 from the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts for the Davis Waldorf Performing
Art Series at USAO. It is the 9th season.
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TCC NIH INBRE and OU Grant |
Tulsa Community College received $500,000 the National Institutes of Health through the Idea Network for Biomedical Research Excellence and the University of Oklahoma to provide outreach to rural high school teachers in biomedicine using ARRA funds. The project, "Medicines, Explorations, and
Discoveries in Biotechnology Education," or MEDBEd, will supplement
the University of
Oklahoma's current efforts to provide outreach and
recruitment to students in rural and underserved areas. It is
envisioned that MEDBEd will
amplify the successes of TCC's SEEDBEd program,
funded currently by the National Science Foundation. The project will use lessons we have learned
from SEEDBEd. Immediate acquisition of lab materials and
increased autonomy for the high school faculty at the rural school systems
can quickly be
achieved in the proposed MEDBEd program. MEDBEd will also be adapted
to expand on the current biotechnology pipeline focus of SEEDBEd to provide students information on biomedical
professions.
The
MEDBEd project will provide for the infusion of 50 biomedical education
experiences into rural
high schools per year through workshops using a
focused, inquiry-based experimental learning system that will be
provided for the two years requested in this proposal. It is also envisioned that the experimental MEDBEd learning system proposed
here will be incorporated into the high
school curricula of the rural
high schools on a permanent basis.
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NWOSU USDA Grant
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Dr. Mike Knedler and Northwestern Oklahoma State University received $146,000 from the US Department of Agriculture for science
facilities rennovation. This Community Facilities grant provides the purchase and installation
of an elevator for the newly renovated Science Building
on the Northwestern Alva campus.
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Congratulations to all the innovative faculty members and staff who have realized their creative project dreams through these diverse grants! Oklahoma appreciates you!
Sincerely,
Dr. Linda Mason Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
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OKLAHOMA STIMULUS GRANTS
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More than $18.6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
funds has been awarded
to Oklahoma
to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Oklahoma's statewide plan to prioritize energy savings, create or retain jobs,
increase the use of renewable energy and reduce carbon pollution, Oklahoma will generate
more than $23 million in additional funding.
Oklahoma
will use the stimulus money to advance building efficiency, renewable
energy and alternative fuel transportation projects throughout the state.
$11 million will be used to convert vehicles and buses to run on compressed
natural gas and provide equipment for CNG refueling stations and fund three
projects for training and outreach to develop a green-jobs
work force. The projects will include public education, curriculum and
certification development, and hands-on training for building efficiency and
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LOTTERY WINNERS GIVE TO DIABETES
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A donation by an eastern Oklahoma couple, Don and Joyce Harvey, who are lottery winners will help University of
Oklahoma Medical Center doctors buy and operate a mobile research unit that
will study diabetes in children who live in rural areas. The mobile unit is the size of a
recreational vehicle and should be ready to travel next year to rural Oklahoma.
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OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION $26M FOR ANTHRAX RESEARCH |
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One of the largest grants in the history of the Oklahoma
Medical Research Foundation - $26 million over the next five years - will
fund research into unraveling the puzzle of how anthrax affects humans. The grant from the National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases will finance a team of seven scientists, who
will spend the next five years exploring natural immune response to Bacillus
anthracis, the infectious agent that causes anthrax. Mark Coggeshall is the principal investigator on the project. John Harley will scan every gene in human DNA
to see which gene is present in those who make good antibodies after
being vaccinated against anthrax. In 2001, anthrax sent through the U.S. Postal Service
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Oklahoma Receives $9.6 Million for Energy Projects
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Oklahoma received
$9.6 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support
energy-efficiency and conservation activities.
Under the Department of Energy's Efficiency and Conservation
Block Grant program, the state will implement programs that lower energy use,
reduce carbon pollution, and create green jobs locally. The money awarded to Oklahoma
was included in $106 million for nine states.
Oklahoma
will competitively award 60 percent of the funding to cities and counties,
prioritizing projects based on measures like energy and cost savings, job
creation, renewable-energy generation, and carbon emissions reductions. The money will also allow Oklahoma to upgrade the electrical
distribution system in Waynoka, where the installation of new transformers will
result in a 25-percent reduction in power consumption. The installation of solar and wind technologies in Oklahoma and to enhance
local recycling programs will be funded, also.
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OSU Study of Alaskan Grandparents |
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Tammy
Henderson, Associate Professor in Oklahoma
State University's
College of Human Environmental Sciences, received a
National Science Foundation grant for more than $1.1 million to study Alaska
Native grandparents. Research will be conducted by meeting with members of
Alaskan communities with the main goal of shedding light on the similarities
and unique aspects of Alaskan Native grandparents as very few family studies have been
completed in the Arctic.
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OSU EPA Grant
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The
Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $82,420 to Oklahoma State
University to evaluate an ecologically based canola aphid
management program to reduce insecticide use on canola crops in Oklahoma and other
regions of the Southern Plains. Based on prior research and utilizing
replicated trials, OSU will quantify how seed treatments, economic thresholds,
and available foliar insecticides influence aphid management and environmental
impacts.
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ECU Teacher Training
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A workshop for area teachers and East Central
University students
on "Dealing with Atrocity and
Controversy in the Public School Classroom," "Native American stereotypes," "religion and politics," ", war and terrorism," and "slavery and civil rights" are part of a grant from the U.S. Department of Education titled "Teaching American History: Beyond
Textbooks, Beyond Lectures, Beyond Expectations. Nineteen area schools participate in the project which also
serves pre-service teachers twice annually by providing content and pedagogy
sessions to help them become effective teachers. Facilitators will discuss how
to handle these topics in the classroom. Twenty-nine junior high and high school American
history teachers participate in the Teaching American History project. The goal of the project, said Mitchelle Barton,
project director, is to extend and nurture a dynamic learning and teaching
community in the eastern half of Oklahoma
that will become an important part of the local, regional and state resources
necessary to dramatically and effectively improve the quality of American
history instruction.
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OUHSC Poison Control
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The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded
$300,907 to University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center as part of a $24.5
million grant program to support the work of 55 poison control centers
nationwide. The grants help poison control centers provide treatment
recommendations for poisonings, comply with certification requirements, and
conduct evaluations of poison prevention strategies and activities. HRSA's
Poison Control Program funds the national Poison Help toll-free number, (800)
222-1222, which provides around-the-clock multilingual help from trained
pharmacists and nurses. out more" link to additional information that you may have hosted on your website
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NWOSU Child Welfare Grant
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Kylene Rehder and Northwestern Oklahoma State University received $51,521 from the Oklahoma Department of Health and Human Services through OU. This project supports students who are pursuing child welfare careers through
financial support as well as employment opportunities. Kylene Rehder and Dr. Smith from OU are pictured.
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