Research Newsletter – January 16, 2024
News
CBE INSPIRE FUND – Applications Open Now, Due February 1, 2023
The CBE Inspire Fund is designed to support research activities for which a relatively small amount of support can be transformative. The RFP is available on the Intranet page. Email be-research@uw.edu with any questions prior to the application deadline.
Two CBE Researchers Awarded UW Royalty Research Funds
Two CBE researchers were awarded Royalty Research Funds. This cycle, 93 proposals were submitted to the University of Washington Office of Research. 25 were selected for funding, a success rate of 27%.
Events
Rico Quirindongo, AIA, works with organizations to positively influence communities through design and is committed to the betterment of his hometown, Seattle, through public engagement, design, and civic service.
This is a story of kinship, grief, and place that asks an impossible question. Is there a connection between a sister’s illness and Manhattan Project nuclear waste in North St. Louis? It is a story of commingled histories of harm that plume outward, across boundaries engineered to separate and contain, and of community activism challenging norms of “security.”
View more events on the CBE Events Calendar.
Recent Publications
- “Voices of Precarity in Taipei” co-authored by Jeff Hou
Find all publications on the Research Portal
Resources
Research MeetingsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionOther Resources
- January 29, 2024, 12-1:20pm, Gould 114 and Zoom: Winter 2024 Research Leadership Meeting. Email be-research@uw.edu to be added to the Zoom meeting invitation.
View all meeting dates and details on the Research Intranet page under “2023-24 CBE Research Meetings” - February 5, 2024, 1-2pm, Gould 100: Data Science Curriculum Discussion Session 1
- February 12, 2024, 12-1pm, Gould 100: Data Science Curriculum Discussion Session 2
- Email be-research@uw.edu with questions or if you’d like to participate.
Three Models of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) – a case study from UPenn on different ways to conduct CBPR.
Check out this article about Community Based Participatory Research.
Qualtrics Survey Resource – this is a free research survey platform that UW faculty and staff can request a license for.
Check out the ITHS calendar for REDCap training opportunities.
- Add your active research projects to the Research Portal – Please enter your project information here!
- Schedule office hours to meet with Carrie Sturts Dossick, Associate Dean for Research. Please email be-research@uw.edu or use this link to schedule an appointment.
Research Opportunities
FundingConferencesStudent OpportunitiesAwards & Competitions
Featured Funding Opportunity:
CBE INSPIRE FUND – Applications Open Now, Due February 1, 2023
The CBE Inspire Fund is designed to support research activities for which a relatively small amount of support can be transformative. The RFP is available on the Intranet page. Email be-research@uw.edu with any questions prior to the application deadline.
See the Research Funding Opportunities webpage for all upcoming opportunities.
Reminder: When you receive a Notice of Award email, forward it to be-grants@uw.edu!
February 5-7, 2024 – CAFÉ Climate and Health Conference
The NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative has awarded a three-year grant to Boston University School of Public Health and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to serve as the Research Coordinating Center (RCC) for their NIH-wide effort to reduce the health impacts of climate change. Referred to as the CAFÉ RCC, we aim to Convene, Accelerate, Foster, and Expand a global climate change and health community of practice (COP). To accelerate the translation of research into practical solutions, the CAFÉ RCC will engage a diverse array of researchers and other stakeholders across government agencies, non-governmental and community-based organizations, academia, industry, foundations, and potential funders.
January 22, 2024, 8:00am EST / 5:00am PST – EM STARS application due
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Success Through Academic and Research Scholarship (STARS) program provides opportunities for undergraduate students from Minority Serving Institutions pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and supports EM research and operations in: Advanced Manufacturing and other Mfg. Disciplines, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Deactivation & Decommissioning, Machine Learning, Robotics, Soil & Groundwater, and Tank Waste.
None this week! If you have something we should feature, send it to be-research@uw.edu!
We strive to curate opportunities that are relevant across the CBE research community. Please email your resources to be-research@uw.edu and we’ll add them to the list!
The Office of Research works to connect, coordinate, elevate, and accelerate research throughout the College of Built Environments. Learn more about CBE’s research on the Research Portal and on the Research Intranet Pages.