Research Newsblog

For the holidays, the Sponsored Programs Office (SPO), Sponsored Programs Accounting (SPA), Sponsored Programs Enhancement (SPE), Sponsored Operations Office (SOO), Compliance, Integrity & Safety (CIS), Occupational Safety and Health Services (OSHS), Institutional Analysis (IA) and Innovation and Industry Engagement (IIE) offices will be CLOSED on Friday, December 28th.

Office hours will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following days:

* Friday, Dec. 21st
* Wednesday, Dec. 26th
* Thursday, Dec. 27th

If you will need proposal submission services during these business days, alert SPO and IIE prior to the holiday break.   The offices will be open during regular hours on all other days.

Is a photographer or videographer scheduled to visit your laboratory?  Special precautions need to be taken when organizing a shoot in a lab setting. The Photo/Video Safety Policy will help you to protect the health and safety of the participants, as well as ensure the usability of the images, so we ask that you please review it in advance of the shoot.

This policy was developed in cooperation with the Presidential Committee on University Safety and University Marketing and Communications.

The staff of the Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) in Ann Arbor will visit campus on Friday, Oct. 12, to conduct a poster session in the Dow Atrium (sixth-floor campus entrance).

MTRI scientists and engineers will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to discuss projects, collaborations with Michigan Tech departments and staff, and areas of research interest. The session is intended to outline the Institute’s current activities and to explore opportunities to develop new working relationships.

MTRI focuses on education, research, and development of technology to sense and understand natural and man-made environments.

For additional information, contact Lisa Phillips at lisa.phillips@mtu.edu, or visit the MTRI website (http://www.mtri.org).

Starting August 20, 2012, the Cost Share/Matching Support Authorization form used when cost sharing is required for sponsored projects will be available on Employee Self Service. This form is to be completed during the proposal preparation stage when requesting cost share.

To access the form, log in to Employee Self Service at www.banweb.mtu.edu. Click on the “Research” tab and then “Cost Share.”

For more information and instructions, visit http://www.mtu.edu/research/references/forms/.

The implementation of the new web Cost Share Authorization Form via Employee Self Service (ESS) is the first phase of a long-term project to reduce the administrative burden for the departments that submit proposals for external funding, and for the central administrative departments that administer the proposals and award for external funding. Additional phases to improve the process include electronic approvals via a workflow and standardized department specific reports of outstanding cost share commitments.

The Sponsored Programs Office has updated the graduate student budget estimating tables to reflect the new tuition rates.  These rates are to be used immediately in proposal budgets to external sponsors.  You can find the tables at http://www.mtu.edu/research/references/facts-figures/pdf/gratable.pdf.