Research and Graduate Studies Program
Making the Right Moves: Key Issues for Postdocs and New Faculty

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Right Moves workshops have concluded for the 2006-2007 academic year. If you missed these programs, you may scroll down to view or download relevant materials from each session.

Download Right Moves Brochure (pdf format)

Program & Proposal Planning
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Kellogg Center Room 104
5:30 – 7:00 PM

This session will highlight issues related to:

• Strategic Planning for Research
• Expectations in Research & Scholarship
• Planning for Proposal Submissions
• Financial & Human Resource Considerations
• Principles for Proposal Success

Sesson 1 Handouts

Identifying Funding Opportunities & Proposal Preparation
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Kellogg Center Room 106
5:30 – 7:00 PM

This session will highlight issues related to:

• Locating & Selecting Possible Funding Opportunities
• How to interpret Program Guidelines
• On-line Sources for Funding Information
• Grants.Gov
• COS, Inc.
• Considerations for Writing Proposals

Funding Sources
Proposal Writing Aids
Right Moves 06-10-19

Networking and the Need for Collaborations
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Kellogg Center Room 103
5:30 – 7:00 PM

This session will highlight issues related to:

• Developing Professional Networks
• Meeting and Discussing Funding Priorities with Program Officers
• Finding Collaborators with Specific Types of Expertise
• Mechanisms for Collaborations
• Practical Issues to Consider in Evaluating Opportunities for Collaborations
• Professional vs. Legal / Administrative Issues of Collaborations

Lori Post Presentation
Bill Hart-Davidson Presentation
Right Moves 06-11-21

Understanding the External Peer Review Process
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Kellogg Center Room 105
5:30 – 7:00 PM

This session will highlight issues related to:

• Peer Review Systems at NSF and NIH
• How to Manage and Guide Peer Review for Your Benefit
• How to Become a Peer Reviewer

Real life examples of persons serving on peer review panels will be presented.

See: http://www.csr.nih.gov/Video/Video.asp

Presentation Slides (PDF)
Summary Statement Example (PDF)

Managing Research and Research Groups
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Kellogg Center Room 104
5:30 – 7:00 PM

This session will highlight issues related to:

• The Regulatory Environment for Research
• Sharing of Research Resources and Research Results
• Ingredients of Successful Research Groups
• Setting Priorities
• Managing Data
• Guidelines for Authorship

Presentation Slides (PDF)

The Merits of Training Mentors
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Kellogg Center Room 103
5:30 – 7:00 PM

Invited Special Guest:
Dr. Jo Handelsman
HHMI Professor of Plant Pathology
University of Wisconsin
See: http://www.plantpath.wisc.edu/fac/joh/publications/MeritsOfTraining.pdf