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Tips for Better Self-Editing
July 11, 2017Posted under Featured & FYI
There are not a lot of people who enjoy editing their own work. And, because so often, as writers, we are writing against a deadline, we don’t give ourselves enough time to do a complete edit. A complete edit needs time. The longer you can be away from your writing, the more people you can… read more
Speaking Outside Your Field: Having an Attitude
June 20, 2017Posted under Featured
The first impression at a poster contest, as either the presenter or the listener, is a big deal. Granted, you have a lot of chances to make first impressions, but after spending some time listening at the Undergraduate Research Poster Contest, I saw some really bad and really good first impressions. Although, for the sake… read more
Know Your Sponsor
June 6, 2017Posted under Featured & FYI
My son and a team of fellow elementary students did an experiment for school to see how much the splash pattern grew when you increased the height you dropped a water balloon. They still don’t know the answer to that question because the kids didn’t get the balloons high enough to pop the balloons, let… read more
Q&A With Dr. Umit Gurun, Professor of Accounting and Finance
May 23, 2017Posted under Featured & Q&A
In this day and age, immigration and business are two hot-button topics. Not surprisingly, immigration and business go hand in hand. Dr. Umit Gurun, a professor of accounting and finance at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, recently published a study in the Journal of Finance that examines immigrants’ influence on trade. In this Q&A,… read more
Q&A with Student Researcher, Employee of the Year Finalist Olufunto Faweya
April 18, 2017Posted under Featured & Q&A
The Applied Research Center (ARC) proudly announces that their own Olufunto Faweya is a finalist for Student Employee of the Year. This Biomedical Engineering student enjoys comic books, video games, and soccer in his free time, but we sat down with him for a chat about his research and daily activities at the ARC. What… read more
Q&A with NSF Fellowship Awardee, PhD Chemistry Student
March 28, 2017Posted under Featured & Q&A
Over 13,000 students applied to the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) from the National Science Foundation (NSF), but only 2,000 succeeded in receiving an award. Candace Benjamin, UT Dallas PhD student and “super scientist” in the Gassensmith Lab, shines among those winners. Candace will receive three years of financial support… read more
Part Two: How Long Does It Take to Write a Grant? The Entire Grant Proposal Development Task List
January 10, 2017Posted under Featured & FYI
In an earlier blog, I said I would provide a list to all the pieces involved in developing a grant proposal, because there is a lot more to it than the writing, although the writing is obviously a huge part. This is a long list and it is also why I think you need time… read more
Part One: How Long Does It Take to Write a Grant? In Praise of Going Slow
January 3, 2017Posted under Featured & FYI
I have been working with a student on his personal statement for a fellowship application. The document is two pages, double-spaced, so the statement will be less than 600 words by the time it is complete. We’ve been working on this document for about a month. I think this afternoon I sent him the final… read more
How to Contact Program Officers
December 13, 2016Posted under Featured & FYI
The role of a Program Officer (or Program Manager or Technical Point of Contact, depending on the sponsor) varies a lot between sponsors. For example, while it is extremely difficult to get Department of Defense funding without talking to the Program Officer, it is quite common to get funding from the National Institutes of Health… read more
Q&A: Neuroscience Expert Shares Addiction Research
December 6, 2016Posted under Featured & Q&A
Dr. Francesca Filbey has made a name for herself through her research on the cognitive neuroscience of addiction. A graduate of King’s College in London, Dr. Filbey is an associate professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) at UT Dallas and the Director of Cognitive Neuroscience of Addictive Behaviors at the Center… read more