AIBS Public Policy Report Headlines from May 9, 2008

• European report outlines future of taxonomy
• Mikulski includes $200 million for NSF in supplemental appropriations
• Court rules for polar bears
• EPA committee seeks candidates for committee
• New in BioScience: "Big Bucks for Biosecurity Research - But Who's Doing What?"
• From the Federal Register

GRANT AND PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

New

Deadlines in May

Horticulture Research Institute: Research Grants (May 15)
NIH: Pharmacogenetics of Flouride (May 15)
NASA: Atmospheric Composition: Surface, Balloon, and Airborne Observations (May 16)
DOE NICCR: Inland and Coastal Terrestrial Ecosystems (May 16)
NIH/NIEHS: Community Participation in Research (May 17)
NSF: International Planning Visits & Workshops (May 20)
NIH: Molecular Probes for Microscopy of Cells (May 27)
TREE Fund: Hyland R. Johns Grant Program (May 31)

Deadlines in June

NATO: Science for Peace Programme (Jun 01)
NSF: Hydrologic Sciences (Jun 01)
NATO: Security Through Science Program (Jun 01)
NSF: Geophysics (Jun 01)
NSF: Petrology and Geochemistry (Jun 01)
NSF: Techtonics (Jun 01)
USDA: Air Quality NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Research Project Grants (R01) (Jun 05)
USDA: Agricultural Prosperity for Small & Medium–Sized Farms NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Metals in Medicine (Jun 05)
NIH: Microbiology Program (Jun 05)
CRDF: U.S. Central Asia Research Travel Grants (Jun 06)
Lindbergh Foundation: Seed Grants Program (Jun 12)
NIH: Independent Scientist Award (Jun 12)
NASA: Atmospheric Composition Laboratory Research (Jun 16)
NIH: Science & Ecology of Early Development (Jun 16)
NIH: Small Research Grants (Jun 16)
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Jun 16)
NSF: Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (Jun 25)
Northern Nut Growers Association (NNGA): Research Grants (Jun 30)

Deadlines in July

NSF: Archaeology & Archaeometry (Jul 01)
NSF: Physical Anthropology (Jul 01)
HUD: Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Programs (Jul 03)
NSF: Ecosystem Science Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Ecological Biology Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (Jul 09)
NSF: Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis (Jul 09)
NSF: Population & Evolutionary Processes Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Revisionary Syntheses in Systematics (Jul 09)
NSF: Biomolecular Systems Cluster Grants (Jul 12)
NSF: Cellular Systems Cluster (Jul 12)
NSF: Genes and Genome Systems Cluster (Jul 12)
National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis: Various Opportunities (Jul 14)
NSF: EarthScope Program Research (Jul 16)
NSF: Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry (Jul 16)
NSF: Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics (Jul 16)
NSF: Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology (Jul 16)
NSF: Biological Research Collections (BRC) (Jul 27)
NSF: Biological Physics (BP) (Jul 31)

Deadlines in August

National Academies: Research Associateship Program (Aug 01)
NSF: Science & Society (S&S) Grants, Conferences, & Scholarship Support (Aug 01)
American Honda Foundation Grants (Aug 01)
ICWA: John Miller Musser Memorial Forest & Society Fellowships (Aug 01)
NIH Manufacturing-related Biomedical Research SBIR/STTR Grants (Aug 05)
Trans-NIH Consortium (BECON): Bioengineering Nanotechnology (STTR) (Aug 05)

AIBS Public Policy Report Headlines from April 28, 2008

• AIBS supports amendment to protect federal research budgets
• AIBS testimony supports EPA research funding
• Unemployment rate drops for most scientists, slight increase for environmental life scientists and social scientists
• Survey of EPA scientists finds political interference
• Soil scientists seek input on research priorities
• New in BioScience - "Political Science"
• From the Federal Register
• Register now for the 2008 AIBS Annual Meeting: "Climate, Environment, and Infectious Diseases"

GRANT AND PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

New

NATO: Security Through Science Program (Jun 01)
NSF: Biological Physics (BP) (Jul 31)
NSF: Science & Society (S&S) Grants, Conferences, & Scholarship Support (Aug 01)
ICWA: John Miller Musser Memorial Forest & Society Fellowships (Aug 01)
NIH Manufacturing-related Biomedical Research SBIR/STTR Grants (Aug 05)
Trans-NIH Consortium (BECON): Bioengineering Nanotechnology (STTR) (Aug 05)

Deadlines in May

EPA STAR: Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality (May 08)
Illinois Dept. Natural Resources: Clean Coal Institute (May 10)
NSF: Coupling, Energetics, & Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) (May 10)
NIH/NIEHS: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (May 10)
Horticulture Research Institute: Research Grants (May 15)
NIH: Pharmacogenetics of Flouride (May 15)
NASA: Atmospheric Composition: Surface, Balloon, and Airborne Observations (May 16)
DOE NICCR: Inland and Coastal Terrestrial Ecosystems (May 16)
NIH/NIEHS: Community Participation in Research (May 17)
NSF: International Planning Visits & Workshops (May 20)
NIH: Molecular Probes for Microscopy of Cells (May 27)
TREE Fund: Hyland R. Johns Grant Program (May 31)

Deadlines in June

NATO: Science for Peace Programme (Jun 01)
NSF: Hydrologic Sciences (Jun 01)
NSF: Geophysics (Jun 01)
NSF: Petrology and Geochemistry (Jun 01)
NSF: Techtonics (Jun 01)
USDA: Air Quality NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Research Project Grants (R01) (Jun 05)
USDA: Agricultural Prosperity for Small & Medium–Sized Farms NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Metals in Medicine (Jun 05)
NIH: Microbiology Program (Jun 05)
CRDF: U.S. Central Asia Research Travel Grants (Jun 06)
Lindbergh Foundation: Seed Grants Program (Jun 12)
NIH: Independent Scientist Award (Jun 12)
NASA: Atmospheric Composition Laboratory Research (Jun 16)
NIH: Science & Ecology of Early Development (Jun 16)
NIH: Small Research Grants (Jun 16)
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Jun 16)
NSF: Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (Jun 25)

Deadlines in July

NSF: Archaeology & Archaeometry (Jul 01)
NSF: Physical Anthropology (Jul 01)
NSF: Ecosystem Science Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Ecological Biology Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (Jul 09)
NSF: Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis (Jul 09)
NSF: Population & Evolutionary Processes Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Revisionary Syntheses in Systematics (Jul 09)
NSF: Biomolecular Systems Cluster Grants (Jul 12)
NSF: Cellular Systems Cluster (Jul 12)
NSF: Genes and Genome Systems Cluster (Jul 12)
National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis: Various Opportunities (Jul 14)
NSF: EarthScope Program Research (Jul 16)
NSF: Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry (Jul 16)
NSF: Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics (Jul 16)
NSF: Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology (Jul 16)
NSF: Biological Research Collections (BRC) (Jul 27)

Deadlines in August

National Academies: Research Associateship Program (Aug 01)
American Honda Foundation Grants (Aug 01)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Climate Change Conference: Making the connections

The Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are organizing a half-day mini-conference on climate change for May 6th from 8:30-noon in Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall for faculty and staff. The invitation is being extended to several colleges at Cornell.

The intent of the mini-conference is to help build bridges across disciplines and departments, to let faculty and staff know what each other are doing and to create the possibility for more collaboration, a necessary step to give Cornell a higher profile in this important area with policy-makers, the public, and potential funding agencies. The conference will consist of a panel discussion covering assessment, adaptation, mitigation, communication and policy and other relevant topics followed by breakout sessions for faculty to provide input and brainstorm around identified topic areas for potential collaboration.

For more details and how to attend visit: environment.cornell.edu or sustainablefuture.cornell.edu

GRANT AND PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

New

CRDF: U.S. Central Asia Research Travel Grants (Jun 06)
NSF: Biological Research Collections (BRC) (Jul 27)

Deadlines in April

CSREES: National Integrated Water Quality Program (Apr 29)

Deadlines in May

National Academies: Research Associateship Program (May 01)
American Honda Foundation Grants (May 01)
NSF: Antarctic Research (May 02)
EPA STAR: Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality (May 08)
Illinois Dept. Natural Resources: Clean Coal Institute (May 10)
NSF: Coupling, Energetics, & Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) (May 10)
NIH/NIEHS: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (May 10)
Horticulture Research Institute: Research Grants (May 15)
NIH: Pharmacogenetics of Flouride (May 15)
NASA: Atmospheric Composition: Surface, Balloon, and Airborne Observations (May 16)
DOE NICCR: Inland and Coastal Terrestrial Ecosystems (May 16)
NIH/NIEHS: Community Participation in Research (May 17)
NSF: International Planning Visits & Workshops (May 20)
NIH: Molecular Probes for Microscopy of Cells (May 27)
TREE Fund: Hyland R. Johns Grant Program (May 31)

Deadlines in June

NATO: Science for Peace Programme (Jun 01)
NSF: Hydrologic Sciences (Jun 01)
NSF: Geophysics (Jun 01)
NSF: Petrology and Geochemistry (Jun 01)
NSF: Techtonics (Jun 01)
USDA: Air Quality NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Research Project Grants (R01) (Jun 05)
USDA: Agricultural Prosperity for Small & Medium–Sized Farms NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Metals in Medicine (Jun 05)
NIH: Microbiology Program (Jun 05)
Lindbergh Foundation: Seed Grants Program (Jun 12)
NIH: Independent Scientist Award (Jun 12)
NASA: Atmospheric Composition Laboratory Research (Jun 16)
NIH: Science & Ecology of Early Development (Jun 16)
NIH: Small Research Grants (Jun 16)
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Jun 16)
NSF: Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (Jun 25)

Deadlines in July

NSF: Archaeology & Archaeometry (Jul 01)
NSF: Physical Anthropology (Jul 01)
NSF: Ecosystem Science Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Ecological Biology Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (Jul 09)
NSF: Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis (Jul 09)
NSF: Population & Evolutionary Processes Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Revisionary Syntheses in Systematics (Jul 09)
NSF: Biomolecular Systems Cluster Grants (Jul 12)
NSF: Cellular Systems Cluster (Jul 12)
NSF: Genes and Genome Systems Cluster (Jul 12)
National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis: Various Opportunities (Jul 14)
NSF: EarthScope Program Research (Jul 16)
NSF: Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry (Jul 16)
NSF: Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics (Jul 16)
NSF: Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology (Jul 16)

SPECIAL SEMINARS

The Barbara McClintock Distinguished Lecture
"Linking phylogenetic history, plant traits and environmental gradients in time and space"
Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Assistant Prof. University of Minnesota
Friday May 2nd, 11:15 in 404 Plant Sciences (Reception to follow the talk)
Further Information: Anurag Agrawal at agrawal@cornell.edu

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Climate Change Conference: Making the connections

The Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are organizing a half-day mini-conference on climate change for May 6th from 8:30-noon in Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall for faculty and staff. The invitation is being extended to several colleges at Cornell.

The intent of the mini-conference is to help build bridges across disciplines and departments, to let faculty and staff know what each other are doing and to create the possibility for more collaboration, a necessary step to give Cornell a higher profile in this important area with policy-makers, the public, and potential funding agencies. The conference will consist of a panel discussion covering assessment, adaptation, mitigation, communication and policy and other relevant topics followed by breakout sessions for faculty to provide input and brainstorm around identified topic areas for potential collaboration.

If interested, please mark your calendars. More details will follow soon regarding panel participants and breakout themes.

Further information: Mike Hoffmann at mph3@cornell.edu

GRANT AND PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

New

NSF: EarthScope Program Research (Jul 16)
NSF: Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry (Jul 16)
NSF: Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics (Jul 16)
NSF: Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology (Jul 16)

Deadlines in April

NASA: Physical Oceanography (Apr 25)
USDA: Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management (Apr 25)
NSF: Integrated Grad Education & Research Training (IGERT) (Apr 28)
Honda: Initiation Grants (Apr 28)
CSREES: National Integrated Water Quality Program (Apr 29)

Deadlines in May

National Academies: Research Associateship Program (May 01)
American Honda Foundation Grants (May 01)
NSF: Antarctic Research (May 02)
EPA STAR: Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality (May 08)
Illinois Dept. Natural Resources: Clean Coal Institute (May 10)
NSF: Coupling, Energetics, & Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) (May 10)
NIH/NIEHS: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (May 10)
Horticulture Research Institute: Research Grants (May 15)
NIH: Pharmacogenetics of Flouride (May 15)
NASA: Atmospheric Composition: Surface, Balloon, and Airborne Observations (May 16)
DOE NICCR: Inland and Coastal Terrestrial Ecosystems (May 16)
NIH/NIEHS: Community Participation in Research (May 17)
NSF: International Planning Visits & Workshops (May 20)
NIH: Molecular Probes for Microscopy of Cells (May 27)
TREE Fund: Hyland R. Johns Grant Program (May 31)

Deadlines in June

NATO: Science for Peace Programme (Jun 01)
NSF: Hydrologic Sciences (Jun 01)
NSF: Geophysics (Jun 01)
NSF: Petrology and Geochemistry (Jun 01)
NSF: Techtonics (Jun 01)
USDA: Air Quality NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Research Project Grants (R01) (Jun 05)
USDA: Agricultural Prosperity for Small & Medium–Sized Farms NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Metals in Medicine (Jun 05)
NIH: Microbiology Program (Jun 05)
Lindbergh Foundation: Seed Grants Program (Jun 12)
NIH: Independent Scientist Award (Jun 12)
NASA: Atmospheric Composition Laboratory Research (Jun 16)
NIH: Science & Ecology of Early Development (Jun 16)
NIH: Small Research Grants (Jun 16)
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Jun 16)
NSF: Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (Jun 25)

Deadlines in July

NSF: Archaeology & Archaeometry (Jul 01)
NSF: Physical Anthropology (Jul 01)
NSF: Ecosystem Science Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Ecological Biology Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (Jul 09)
NSF: Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis (Jul 09)
NSF: Population & Evolutionary Processes Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Revisionary Syntheses in Systematics (Jul 09)
NSF: Biomolecular Systems Cluster Grants (Jul 12)
NSF: Cellular Systems Cluster (Jul 12)
NSF: Genes and Genome Systems Cluster (Jul 12)
National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis: Various Opportunities (Jul 14)

SPECIAL SEMINAR

Environmental Stewardship Student Presentations
2:00 pm Tuesday May 6th in Tatkon Center
Further Information: Joe Regenstein at jmr9@cornell.edu

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2008 Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecturer
April 17 - 18 on the Cornell University Campus

Timothy Wirth is President of the United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund.

Public Lecture:
Thursday, April 17, 2008
4:30-5:30 pm, David L. Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall
The New "New International Economic Order"


Symposium:
Evaluating and Managing Human Impact on the Environment
Thursday, April 17, 2008
12:30-3:30 pm, 429 ILR Conference Center


For details and a full schedule of activities visit the Iscol Lecture Page:
http://environment.cornell.edu/iscol

GRANT AND PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

New

NSF: Ecosystem Science Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Ecological Biology Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (Jul 09)
NSF: Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis (Jul 09)
NSF: Population & Evolutionary Processes Cluster Grants (Jul 09)
NSF: Revisionary Syntheses in Systematics (Jul 09)
NSF: Biomolecular Systems Cluster Grants (Jul 12)
NSF: Cellular Systems Cluster (Jul 12)
NSF: Genes and Genome Systems Cluster (Jul 12)
National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis: Various Opportunities (Jul 14)

Deadlines in April

NASA: Physical Oceanography (Apr 25)
USDA: Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management (Apr 25)
NSF: Integrated Grad Education & Research Training (IGERT) (Apr 28)
Honda: Initiation Grants (Apr 28)
CSREES: National Integrated Water Quality Program (Apr 29)

Deadlines in May

National Academies: Research Associateship Program (May 01)
American Honda Foundation Grants (May 01)
NSF: Antarctic Research (May 02)
EPA STAR: Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality (May 08)
Illinois Dept. Natural Resources: Clean Coal Institute (May 10)
NSF: Coupling, Energetics, & Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) (May 10)
NIH/NIEHS: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (May 10)
Horticulture Research Institute: Research Grants (May 15)
NIH: Pharmacogenetics of Flouride (May 15)
NASA: Atmospheric Composition: Surface, Balloon, and Airborne Observations (May 16)
DOE NICCR: Inland and Coastal Terrestrial Ecosystems (May 16)
NIH/NIEHS: Community Participation in Research (May 17)
NSF: International Planning Visits & Workshops (May 20)
NIH: Molecular Probes for Microscopy of Cells (May 27)
TREE Fund: Hyland R. Johns Grant Program (May 31)

Deadlines in June

NATO: Science for Peace Programme (Jun 01)
NSF: Hydrologic Sciences (Jun 01)
NSF: Geophysics (Jun 01)
NSF: Petrology and Geochemistry (Jun 01)
NSF: Techtonics (Jun 01)
USDA: Air Quality NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Research Project Grants (R01) (Jun 05)
USDA: Agricultural Prosperity for Small & Medium–Sized Farms NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Metals in Medicine (Jun 05)
NIH: Microbiology Program (Jun 05)
Lindbergh Foundation: Seed Grants Program (Jun 12)
NIH: Independent Scientist Award (Jun 12)
NASA: Atmospheric Composition Laboratory Research (Jun 16)
NIH: Science & Ecology of Early Development (Jun 16)
NIH: Small Research Grants (Jun 16)
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Jun 16)
NSF: Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (Jun 25)

Deadlines in July

NSF: Archaeology & Archaeometry (Jul 01)
NSF: Physical Anthropology (Jul 01)

SPECIAL SEMINAR

History & Destiny in World Fisheries
Carl Safina
author of the NY Times Notable Book of the Year, Song for the Blue Ocean
Monday, April 21st, 2008 at 4:30pm in David L. Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall
Further Information: Marie Nydam at mln32@cornell.edu

Leadership emergining from coordination: Perspectives on the new Invasive Species Research Institute
Dr. Holly Menninger
Thursday, April 17th, 2008 at 3:30pm in 404 Plan Science
Further Information: Bernd Blossey at bb22@cornell.edu

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2008 Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecturer
April 17 - 18 on the Cornell University Campus

Timothy Wirth is President of the United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund.

Public Lecture:
Thursday, April 17, 2008
4:30-5:30 pm, David L. Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall
The New "New International Economic Order"


Symposium:
Evaluating and Managing Human Impact on the Environment
Thursday, April 17, 2008
12:30-3:30 pm, 429 ILR Conference Center


For details and a full schedule of activities visit the Iscol Lecture Page:
http://environment.cornell.edu/iscol

GRANT AND PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

New

NASA: Physical Oceanography (Apr 25)
NASA: Atmospheric Composition: Surface, Balloon, and Airborne Observations (May 16)
DOE NICCR: Inland and Coastal Terrestrial Ecosystems (May 16)

Deadlines in April

Joyce Foundation: Environment Grants (Apr 14)
USDA: Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management (Apr 25)
NSF: Integrated Grad Education & Research Training (IGERT) (Apr 28)
Honda: Initiation Grants (Apr 28)
CSREES: National Integrated Water Quality Program (Apr 29)

Deadlines in May

National Academies: Research Associateship Program (May 01)
American Honda Foundation Grants (May 01)
NSF: Antarctic Research (May 02)
EPA STAR: Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality (May 08)
Illinois Dept. Natural Resources: Clean Coal Institute (May 10)
NSF: Coupling, Energetics, & Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) (May 10)
NIH/NIEHS: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (May 10)
Horticulture Research Institute: Research Grants (May 15)
NIH: Pharmacogenetics of Flouride (May 15)
NIH/NIEHS: Community Participation in Research (May 17)
NSF: International Planning Visits & Workshops (May 20)
NIH: Molecular Probes for Microscopy of Cells (May 27)
TREE Fund: Hyland R. Johns Grant Program (May 31)

Deadlines in June

NATO: Science for Peace Programme (Jun 01)
NSF: Hydrologic Sciences (Jun 01)
NSF: Geophysics (Jun 01)
NSF: Petrology and Geochemistry (Jun 01)
NSF: Techtonics (Jun 01)
USDA: Air Quality NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Research Project Grants (R01) (Jun 05)
USDA: Agricultural Prosperity for Small & Medium-Sized Farms NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Metals in Medicine (Jun 05)
NIH: Microbiology Program (Jun 05)
Lindbergh Foundation: Seed Grants Program (Jun 12)
NIH: Independent Scientist Award (Jun 12)
NASA: Atmospheric Composition Laboratory Research (Jun 16)
NIH: Science & Ecology of Early Development (Jun 16)
NIH: Small Research Grants (Jun 16)
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Jun 16)
NSF: Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (Jun 25)

Deadlines in July

NSF: Archaeology & Archaeometry (Jul 01)
NSF: Physical Anthropology (Jul 01)

AIBS Public Policy Report Headlines from March 31, 2008

• AIBS provides testimony to House Appropriations in support of NSF
• Conference considers ecological elements of biofuels
• From the Federal Register
• New in BioScience: "Theory and Funding for 21st Century Biology - Maybe"
• Now in the AIBS Bookstore: "AIBS Congressional Directory" and "Communicating Science: A Primer for Working with the Media"
• Register now for the AIBS Annual Meeting: "Climate, Environment and Infectious Diseases"

GRANT AND PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

New

Honda: Initiation Grants (Apr 28)
NASA: Atmospheric Composition Laboratory Research (Jun 16)
NSF: Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (Jun 25)
NSF: Archaeology & Archaeometry (Jul 01)
NSF: Physical Anthropology (Jul 01)

Deadlines in April

ESRC/SSRC: Collaborative Visiting Fellowship (Apr 04)
NIH Manufacturing-related Biomedical Research SBIR/STTR Grants (Apr 05)
Trans-NIH Consortium (BECON): Bioengineering Nanotechnology (STTR) (Apr 05)
Munson Foundation Grants (Apr 07)
Joyce Foundation: Environment Grants (Apr 14)
USDA: Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management (Apr 25)
NSF: Integrated Grad Education & Research Training (IGERT) (Apr 28)
CSREES: National Integrated Water Quality Program (Apr 29)

Deadlines in May

National Academies: Research Associateship Program (May 01)
American Honda Foundation Grants (May 01)
NSF: Antarctic Research (May 02)
EPA STAR: Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality (May 08)
Illinois Dept. Natural Resources: Clean Coal Institute (May 10)
NSF: Coupling, Energetics, & Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) (May 10)
NIH/NIEHS: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (May 10)
Horticulture Research Institute: Research Grants (May 15)
NIH: Pharmacogenetics of Flouride (May 15)
NIH/NIEHS: Community Participation in Research (May 17)
NSF: International Planning Visits & Workshops (May 20)
NIH: Molecular Probes for Microscopy of Cells (May 27)
TREE Fund: Hyland R. Johns Grant Program (May 31)

Deadlines in June

NATO: Science for Peace Programme (Jun 01)
NSF: Hydrologic Sciences (Jun 01)
NSF: Geophysics (Jun 01)
NSF: Petrology and Geochemistry (Jun 01)
NSF: Techtonics (Jun 01)
USDA: Air Quality NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Research Project Grants (R01) (Jun 05)
USDA: Agricultural Prosperity for Small & Medium-Sized Farms NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Metals in Medicine (Jun 05)
NIH: Microbiology Program (Jun 05)
Lindbergh Foundation: Seed Grants Program (Jun 12)
NIH: Independent Scientist Award (Jun 12)
NIH: Science & Ecology of Early Development (Jun 16)
NIH: Small Research Grants (Jun 16)
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Jun 16)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Special Seminar - NY Sea Grant Director

March 27, 2008
525 ILR Conference Center
10:30am - 11:45am

Suspension-Feeding Bivalves and the Pelagic Food Web in Shallow Enclosed Bays

Dr. Robert M. Cerrato, Associate Professor, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University


March 28, 2008
525 ILR Conference Center
10:30am - 11:45am

From the Mississippi Watershed to Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia: A Tale of Science, Controversy, Outreach, and Policy

Dr. James W. Ammerman, Associate Research Professor, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University


April 2, 2008
525 ILR Conference Center
10:30am - 11:45am

Harmful algae-shellfish interactions: applying research to management and public health issues

Dr. V. Monica Bricelj, Senior Researcher, Institute for Marine Biosciences, National Research Council, Halifax, Canada

GRANT AND PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

New

NSF: Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (Jun 25)

Deadlines in March

Piedmont Environmental Council Fellowship Program (Mar 28)
Royal Town Planning Institute: George Pepler International Award (Mar 31)

Deadlines in April

ESRC/SSRC: Collaborative Visiting Fellowship (Apr 04)
NIH Manufacturing-related Biomedical Research SBIR/STTR Grants (Apr 05)
Trans-NIH Consortium (BECON): Bioengineering Nanotechnology (STTR) (Apr 05)
Munson Foundation Grants (Apr 07)
Joyce Foundation: Environment Grants (Apr 14)
USDA: Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management (Apr 25)
NSF: Integrated Grad Education & Research Training (IGERT) (Apr 28)
CSREES: National Integrated Water Quality Program (Apr 29)

Deadlines in May

National Academies: Research Associateship Program (May 01)
American Honda Foundation Grants (May 01)
NSF: Antarctic Research (May 02)
EPA STAR: Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality (May 08)
Illinois Dept. Natural Resources: Clean Coal Institute (May 10)
NSF: Coupling, Energetics, & Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) (May 10)
NIH/NIEHS: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (May 10)
Horticulture Research Institute: Research Grants (May 15)
NIH: Pharmacogenetics of Flouride (May 15)
NIH/NIEHS: Community Participation in Research (May 17)
NSF: International Planning Visits & Workshops (May 20)
NIH: Molecular Probes for Microscopy of Cells (May 27)
TREE Fund: Hyland R. Johns Grant Program (May 31)

Deadlines in June

NATO: Science for Peace Programme (Jun 01)
NSF: Hydrologic Sciences (Jun 01)
NSF: Geophysics (Jun 01)
NSF: Petrology and Geochemistry (Jun 01)
NSF: Techtonics (Jun 01)
USDA: Air Quality NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Research Project Grants (R01) (Jun 05)
USDA: Agricultural Prosperity for Small & Medium-Sized Farms NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Metals in Medicine (Jun 05)
NIH: Microbiology Program (Jun 05)
Lindbergh Foundation: Seed Grants Program (Jun 12)
NIH: Independent Scientist Award (Jun 12)
NIH: Science & Ecology of Early Development (Jun 16)
NIH: Small Research Grants (Jun 16)
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Jun 16)

SPECIAL SEMINAR

A.D. White Professor-at-Large Seminar
Higher Effects of Plant-Species Diversity on Productivity in Natural vs. Artificial Ecosystems
Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 4:30pm
Morrison Room, Corson Hall
Further Information: http://adwhiteprofessors.cornell.edu

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Special Seminar - NY Sea Grant Director

March 27, 525 ILR Conference Center from 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Dr. Robert M. Cerrato, Associate Professor, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University

Look for more details on environment.cornell.edu as they become available.

AIBS Public Policy Report Headlines from March 17, 2008

• AIBS submits congressional testimony in support of USGS, EPA
• Budget process moves forward in Congress
• Senate reviews FY 2009 federal science budget, regrets FY 2008
• Scientist wins special election: Takes former Speaker Hastert's seat in Congress
• McCain growls about bear research
• Now available: AIBS Congressional Directory for the 110th Congress, Second Session
• From the Federal Register
• New in BioScience: "Theory and Funding for 21st Century Biology - Maybe"
• Register now for the 2008 AIBS Annual Meeting: "Climate, Environment and Infectious Diseases"

GRANT AND PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

New

NSF: Informal Science Education (Mar 20)
ESRC/SSRC: Collaborative Visiting Fellowship (Apr 04)
USDA: Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species Management (Apr 25)
Illinois Dept. Natural Resources: Clean Coal Institute (May 10)
Horticulture Research Institute: Research Grants (May 15)
Lindbergh Foundation: Seed Grants Program (Jun 12)
NIH: Independent Scientist Award (Jun 12)
NIH: Science & Ecology of Early Development (Jun 16)
NIH: Small Research Grants (Jun 16)
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Jun 16)

Deadlines in March

Piedmont Environmental Council Fellowship Program (Mar 28)
Royal Town Planning Institute: George Pepler International Award (Mar 31)

Deadlines in April

NIH Manufacturing-related Biomedical Research SBIR/STTR Grants (Apr 05)
Trans-NIH Consortium (BECON): Bioengineering Nanotechnology (STTR) (Apr 05)
Munson Foundation Grants (Apr 07)
Joyce Foundation: Environment Grants (Apr 14)
NSF: Integrated Grad Education & Research Training (IGERT) (Apr 28)
CSREES: National Integrated Water Quality Program (Apr 29)

Deadlines in May

National Academies: Research Associateship Program (May 01)
American Honda Foundation Grants (May 01)
NSF: Antarctic Research (May 02)
EPA STAR: Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality (May 08)
NSF: Coupling, Energetics, & Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) (May 10)
NIH/NIEHS: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (May 10)
NIH: Pharmacogenetics of Flouride (May 15)
NIH/NIEHS: Community Participation in Research (May 17)
NSF: International Planning Visits & Workshops (May 20)
NIH: Molecular Probes for Microscopy of Cells (May 27)
TREE Fund: Hyland R. Johns Grant Program (May 31)

Deadlines in June

NATO: Science for Peace Programme (Jun 01)
NSF: Hydrologic Sciences (Jun 01)
NSF: Geophysics (Jun 01)
NSF: Petrology and Geochemistry (Jun 01)
NSF: Techtonics (Jun 01)
USDA: Air Quality NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Research Project Grants (R01) (Jun 05)
USDA: Agricultural Prosperity for Small & Medium-Sized Farms NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Metals in Medicine (Jun 05)
NIH: Microbiology Program (Jun 05)

GRANT AND PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

New

CSREES: National Integrated Water Quality Program (Apr 29)

Deadlines in March

James S. McDonnell Foundation: Complex Systems Research (Mar 12)
USDA: Arthropod & Nematode Suborganismal Biology NRI (Mar 14)
USDA: Arthropod & Nematode: Tools, Resources, & Genomics NRI (Mar 14)
American Museum of Natural History: Grad & Post-Doc Grants (Mar 15)
Piedmont Environmental Council Fellowship Program (Mar 28)
Royal Town Planning Institute: George Pepler International Award (Mar 31)

Deadlines in April

NIH Manufacturing-related Biomedical Research SBIR/STTR Grants (Apr 05)
Trans-NIH Consortium (BECON): Bioengineering Nanotechnology (STTR) (Apr 05)
Munson Foundation Grants (Apr 07)
Joyce Foundation: Environment Grants (Apr 14)
NSF: Integrated Grad Education & Research Training (IGERT) (Apr 28)

Deadlines in May

National Academies: Research Associateship Program (May 01)
American Honda Foundation Grants (May 01)
NSF: Antarctic Research (May 02)
EPA STAR: Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality (May 08)
NSF: Coupling, Energetics, & Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) (May 10)
NIH/NIEHS: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (May 10)
NIH: Pharmacogenetics of Flouride (May 15)
NIH/NIEHS: Community Participation in Research (May 17)
NSF: International Planning Visits & Workshops (May 20)
NIH: Molecular Probes for Microscopy of Cells (May 27)
TREE Fund: Hyland R. Johns Grant Program (May 31)

Deadlines in June

NATO: Science for Peace Programme (Jun 01)
NSF: Hydrologic Sciences (Jun 01)
NSF: Geophysics (Jun 01)
NSF: Petrology and Geochemistry (Jun 01)
NSF: Techtonics (Jun 01)
USDA: Air Quality NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Research Project Grants (R01) (Jun 05)
USDA: Agricultural Prosperity for Small & Medium-Sized Farms NRI (Jun 05)
NIH: Metals in Medicine (Jun 05)
NIH: Microbiology Program (Jun 05)