Updates from the Office of the V.P. for Research

1.      The Utah Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

2.      Upcoming Research Grant Opportunities

3.      Upcoming Classes in the Research Administration Training Series (RATS)

1.     The Utah Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

Currently, there are 23 state and local health departments that are part of the National Tracking Network. The mission of tracking is to provide information that can be used to plan, apply, and evaluate actions to prevent and control environmentally related diseases.  Understanding how these and other environmental factors are linked to chronic disease is essential to disease prevention—and to protecting the health of our communities. 

The site has public data, secure data and metadata. See it here.

The Environmental Public Health Tracking Network has five goals:

1. Build sustainable National and State Tracking Networks.

2. Build Tracking workforce and infrastructure.

3. Provide data to help health policy, practices, and other actions.

4. Advance environmental public health science and research.

5. Help collaboration among health and environmental groups.

2.     Upcoming Research Grant Opportunities 

Limited Submission Opportunities (apply through CIS in the Limited Submission Application link)

Major Research Instrumentation Program
Internal submission deadline: Dec. 8 

NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
Internal submission deadline: Dec. 8 

Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Grant
Internal submission deadline: Dec. 15

Sustainable Energy Pathways (SEP)
Internal submission deadline: Dec. 15

Cancer Research Grant Program
Internal submission deadline: Dec. 15 

Nuclear Energy University Programs – General Scientific Infrastructure
Internal submission deadline: Dec. 21 

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Internal submission deadline: Dec. 21 

Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)
Internal submission deadline: Dec. 21 

NP/PA Clinical Hepatology Fellowship Program
Internal submission deadline: Dec. 29 

2012 NIDA Translational Avant-Garde Award for Medication
Internal submission deadline: Dec. 29 

3.     Upcoming Classes in the Research Administration Training Series (RATS)

For questions concerning RATS, contact Tony Onofrietti, call 801-585-3492, or visit here. 

Getting Published: Responsible Authorship and Peer Review
Thursday, Dec. 1
2:00-4:00 p.m.
HSEB Rm. 1750

Introduction to Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) & Radiological Health
Tuesday, Dec. 6
2:00-4:00 p.m.
HSEB Rm. 2120

Laboratory Leadership and Staffing
Wednesday, Dec. 7
2:00-4:00 p.m.
HSEB Rm. 1730