The Office of the Vice President for Research works to advance the overall discovery enterprise at Western Michigan University with its four focused areas of service:
Strategic planning and initiatives.
Support for faculty, staff and students in their creative activities, discovery and research endeavors through grant proposals and contracts or sub-awards.
Compliance with University policies along with all appropriate federal and state regulations.
Technology and innovation advancement and knowledge dissemination, along with commercialization, patents and licensing of new technologies.
Dr. Diane Ravitch, author and renowned research professor of education at NYU, will speak on "Education Reform and the Promise of Education." This event has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in 2000 Schneider Hall.
A majority of the funding will support $10,000 stipends for 28 students each year, allowing the students to focus on their research and make the most of their final-year clinical experiences.
Following a nationwide search, WMU has named Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy the new vice president for research. Kinzy, currently vice president for research at Rutgers, will take the reins of WMU's research enterprise, effective Jan. 8
The Office of the Vice President for Research is looking into options for a comprehensive funding opportunity database to replace SciVal Funding. Members of the campus community can sign up to try the GrantForward Funding Opportunity Search and Recommendation service and share their feedback on the product. The trial has been extended through April 27.
The Final Rule for 45 CFR 46, the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects a.k.a. the "Common Rule" by the Department of Health and Human Services, was published on Jan. 18, 2017. The majority of changes will go into effect July 19, 2018.
Drs. Fahad Saeed, Wendy Scott Beane and Elena Litvinova have been awarded prestigious NSF CAREER Awards.
April25
Evaluation Cafe
"What's new in AEA, Evaluation Practice, and the Field?" Leslie Goodyear, American Evaluation Association/Education Development Center Inc., 208-209 Bernhard Center, noon to 1:30 p.m. Free; coffee and lunch provided.
