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2015 Workshop on Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis

Northwestern University, with a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), is hosting the 2015 Workshop on Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis from Monday, August 3 to Friday, August 14. Applications to attend the workshop should be submitted by April 20, 2015 and decisions will be made by May 1. The workshop is for faculty from all disciplines who have an interest in causal research in education though advanced graduate students working with quasi-experimental data are also welcome. Read More…

March 6, 2015 by

Research Event in March

Faculty and doctoral students are cordially invited to attend:

OER Professorship Symposium

with Stephen Smith, Fien Professor; Pat Snyder, Lawrence Professor; and Ester de Jong, B.O. Smith Professor

Monday, March 16, 2015
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Terrace Room
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March 6, 2015 by

Submitted Projects for February 2015

Best wishes to Philip Poekert for his proposal to the Early Learning Coalition of Miami Dade/Monroe; Thomasenia Lott Adams, Jennifer Curtis, Henry “Hank” Frierson, Juan Gilbert, and R. Elaine Turner for their proposal to the UF Office of Research; Feihong Wang, Patricia Snyder, Maureen Conroy, and James Algina for their proposal to the National Institutes of Health; and Elliott Douglas and David Therriault for their proposal to the National Science Foundation.

For more details, see the table online. Read More…

March 6, 2015 by

Calling Your Program Officer: The Need to Establish Close Ties

To call or not to call? The decision to contact an agency can make or break a project. Often, faculty do not call or email a program officer about a pending proposal, or if they do, they fail to ask key questions.

Program officers have shared their disappointment at receiving a proposal that might have been fundable but missed key information in the RFP that would have been caught in a conversation, or if the program officer had gotten to read a draft. Some RFPs require interpretation, and others have hidden requirements that only personal contact will bring out. Read More…

February 6, 2015 by

NSF Completes Updates to FastLane and Research.gov

On January 26, 2015, the National Science Foundation (NSF) released updates to FastLane and Research.gov.

A revised version of the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 15-1) was issued on November 20, 2014, which incorporates the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), as well as other policy updates. FastLane and Research.gov have been updated to support the revised PAPPG. Read More…

February 6, 2015 by

NVivo Webinar for Your Department, Research Team, or Class

NVivo is offering a complimentary webinar demonstration of its software for your department, research team, or class.

NVivo is software that helps you organize, capture, manage, explore, and understand your unstructured qualitative and mixed-methods data (e.g., interviews, survey responses, website data, images, videos and social media posts), enabling you to uncover new insight and easily share your findings, individually or as part of a team. Read More…

February 6, 2015 by

Awarded Projects for January 2015

Congratulations to Mary McLean for her National Institutes of Health Flow Through Subcontract from the University of Washington; Buffy Bondy, Ester de Jong, and Suzie Colvin for their award from the Florida Department of Education; and Christy Gabbard and Catherine Atria for their award from the Florida Department of Education.

For more details about these awards, see the table online. Read More…

February 6, 2015 by

Submitted Projects for January 2015

Best wishes to Linda Behar-Horenstein and Virginia Dodd for their proposal to the UF Office of Research; Sylvia Boynton and Philip Poekert for their proposal to Alachua County Schools; Kara Dawson, Pasha Antonenko, Albert Ritzhaupt, Carole Beal, Linda Lombadino, and Andreas Keil for their proposal to the UF Office of Research; Dennis Kramer and Kshitij Khare for their proposal to the UF Office of Research; and Brian Reichow, Patricia Snyder, and Maureen Conroy for their proposal to the National Institutes of Health.

For more details about these proposals, see the table online. Read More…

February 6, 2015 by

COE Accomplishments in 2014

Welcome Back!

We want to congratulate the COE faculty for their accomplishments in 2014 and look forward to continued success in 2015. We are constantly on the lookout for opportunities for external funding to share. Contact us—we are here to help! Listed below are some noteworthy statistics from the 2013-2014 fiscal year: Read More…

January 6, 2015 by

Qualtrics Training Series

The UF Center for Digital Health and Wellness is hosting a Qualtrics Training Series. The series consists of four 2.5 hour classes held in the Florida Gym, Room 250 on January 8, 15, 22, and 29. Please bring a laptop as these are highly interactive courses and participation is recommended. Seating is limited. Click on the links below for more information or to register. Read More…

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