Welcome to the September issue of the CLAS Research Resource newsletter!
Our year is already off to a great start, with over $26 million in external funding in the first fiscal quarter and progress on several big construction projects that will provide new homes for research, scholarship, and creative activity in our departments of Dance, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Health and Human Physiology, and Computer Science.
I hope you enjoy these articles highlighting CLAS researchers and their work and, as always, don’t hesitate to connect if I can help. Best wishes for a productive fall semester.
Joshua Weiner
Associate Dean for Research and Infrastructure Professor of Biology
Check out this extensive list of grant opportunities available internally and externally. Deadlines are approaching quickly for several listings. CLAS Grant Support Office maintains this list and its staff are happy to help if you have questions or need support.
CLAS is a powerhouse of research, discovery, and creativity. That is reflected in the grants our faculty and staff receive as they work to advance scholarship in their areas of study. Please congratulate members of our community on their recent awards.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences had an impressive year for research and discovery with a record-setting year for new grant funding and another significant year for total awarded funding.
The $249 million six-level building—housing health and human physiology, as well as communication sciences and disorders—will be a hub for innovative experiential learning opportunities for students.
The Grant Support Office continues to expand coverage and grow the team to provide the best possible support for CLAS researchers. The office recently welcomed three new members to the team and celebrated a promotion.
Rachel Young, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and Kate Magsamen-Conrad, professor in the Department of Communication Studies, explain their work in community-engaged research and why it is so meaningful.
Scott Shaw and a team of researchers across five universities will use funding from the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiativeto understand how environmental film forms on solid surfaces and how materials can be designed to last longer.
Department of Physics and Astronomy receives more funding from NASA
Associate professor Beth Walker and her colleagues will train graduate students in audiology and speech-language pathology on how to work with children with disabilities who come from multicultural backgrounds.
CLAS faculty are doing amazing work. Learn more about the research and creative projects of Aislinn Conrad, associate professor in the School of Social Work; Johanna Kasimow, assistant professor in the Department of Theatre Arts; and SaritSmolikove, professor in the Department of Biology.
