Education

An Introduction to the United States National Institutes of Health
Presented by Rebecca D. Claycamp, Chief Grants Management Officer, National Institute of Mental Health, in October 2007 at the National Council of University Research Administrators 49th Annual Conference in Washington, DC.

Training

Workshop on the Community of Science (COS) Funding Opportunities Database
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
9:00 - 11:00 am, repeated 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Updated daily, COS includes more than 22,000 records, representing over 400,000 funding opportunities--worth over $33 billion--from all over the world, including federal and regional governments, foundations, professional societies, associations, and corporations. COS also brings together the world's most prominent scientists and researchers at more that 1,600 universities, corporations and government agencies worldwide. COS provides tools and services that enable these professionals to communicate, exchange information and find the people and technologies that are important to their work.

To register, contact Jim Mortenson by e-mail or telephone at 617.287.5614. The registration deadline is November 1, 2008.

Workshop on the "Responsible
Conduct of Research"
Please contact Kristen Kenny, Institutional Review Board administrator, for details at 617.287.5374.