The Office of Research Services supports the scientific, scholarly and creative endeavors of the faculty and staff at UMKC. From May 1st to July 31st, 2017, our work included:
The UMKC Institute for Human Development exemplifies the University’s goals by practicing engaged scholarship, supporting research to practice so that people, agencies, and the community can reach their fullest potential. Throughout the years, it has become increasingly apparent that by focusing on members of underserved populations, whether defined by gender, culture, or economic status, we can impact the quality of life for more members of our community. We believe our work is most effective when we are able to successfully increase the self-determination, cultural competency, and social capital of all of our citizens. Briefly, the focus of the Institute for Human Development is to develop partnerships (in the university, community, state, and nation) for effective social change.
IHD houses over 60 projects and several centers, including the Missouri University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Missouri Family to Family (a resource center for families), and Alianzas (a resource center for Latino populations in Missouri). IHD conducts and collaborates on a wide variety of applied research projects to develop, implement, and demonstrate as well as evaluate new ideas and promising practices that support healthy, inclusive communities. Through our interdisciplinary university training we infuse best practices into the curriculum of graduate and undergraduate students in a wide range of professional disciplines. Through community services and supports, IHD assists individuals, community and state agencies, and university faculty to build the capacity of their programs through needs assessments, technical assistance, grant development, demonstrations, and program evaluation. IHD is also a vital information link through the dissemination of products and the establishment of information resource centers. These resource centers become vital assets to the community as demonstrations of research to practice.
Director, Office of Technology Commercialization
My focus is on providing a service to the faculty and the university in protecting and licensing intellectual property. We mainly receive in disclosures of inventions, but we can also protect software applications. Promising technologies are then taken to startup or industry for partnering. Our goal is to see UMKC technology utilized in products and services. Continue reading
The Office of Research Services provides a Grants 101 training four (4) times a year. This training introduces the participants to the structure and functions of the Office of Research Services. Additionally, it discusses key funding sources and the proposal development and submission processes.
This training creates an opportunity for the novice and the experienced researchers to visit the ORS office, meet the pre- and post-award administrators that support their individual departments, and learn all about the ways the office assist them with their proposal submissions through their award close-outs.
If you have not done so, you will want to sign up for the ORS Listserv to make sure that you don’t miss the next scheduled Grants 101 training. You can do so by clicking the following hyperlink: http://ors.umkc.edu/about/ors-listserv.
August 15th, 2017
Deadline for proposals for UM South Africa Education Program (UMSAEP)
An opportunity to support productive collaborations between the University of Missouri, University of Western Cape and other institutions in South Africa.
September 15th, 2017
Deadline for Funding for Excellence faculty grant.
The Funding for Excellence Program (FFE) is an institutionally funded grants program to support the highest level of research, scholarship, and artistic endeavors by UMKC faculty.
The Office of Research Services supports the scientific, scholarly and creative endeavors of the faculty and staff at UMKC. From February 1st to April 30th, 2017, our work included:
Pre-Award Manager
I supervise our research administrators, review and write contracts, serve as a liaison between faculty and sponsors, as well as the ubiquitous “other duties as assigned!” I love that no two days are ever the same. Continue reading
April 13, 2017
Student Union Theater and Room 401
April 14th
Pierson Auditorium
Visit Eventbrite for conference details and to purchase your tickets.
Mass spectrometers are ultra-sensitive analytical instruments that identity chemicals (charged molecules) based on an extremely accurate measurement of their mass. Modern state-of-the-art mass spectrometers are versatile “wonder instruments” capable of identifying everything from a mixture of small molecules in relatively pure form to the total identity of every single protein and small molecule found in blood or living cells. Advances in design, sensitivity, speed and accuracy have made mass spectrometers indispensable instruments for modern biology, biochemistry and experimental medicine. UMKC is fortunate to have two mass spectrometry facilities, one housed in the School of Biological Sciences and one in the School of Pharmacy.
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White papers are short proposals that provide just enough information to gauge interest from a sponsor and/or to help develop the core argument of a proposal with limited time investment. Our office can provide a technical or non-technical review of your white paper before you send to a sponsor.
Our website has resources to help you write your white paper, including examples. You can also see the types of questions our reviewers will use to evaluate your paper.
