Tag: grants

  • Social Work program gets re-upped on nearly $700,000 federal grant

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    The UW-Green Bay Social Work Professional Programs has been awarded a $682,515 federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Grant funds are used to support training and provide stipends for social work students in child welfare careers, helping both undergraduate and graduate-level students here. UW Green Bay…

  • UW-Green Bay, CATL gain $50,000 to expand undergraduate research

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    UW-Green Bay has been awarded funding by UW System in the amount of $50,000 to support undergraduate research expansion across all disciplines. The grant, made through the System’s new Undergraduate Research and Discovery initiative, will be used during the current fiscal year. The proposal was written by Associate Prof. Jennifer Lanter, director of the Center…

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    Biologist Grubisha shares $60,000 USDA grant for crop-fungus research

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    Lisa Grubisha, who joined the Natural and Applied Sciences faculty this fall as an assistant professor of biology, has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s research division. Her project is titled “Population Structure of Aspergillus flavus communities in Wisconsin.” The three-year project in collaboration with researcher Peter Cotty of…

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    CATL advertises Winterim 2015 Online Teaching Fellows opportunities

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    The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning is offering another iteration of its successful Online Teaching Fellows program during Winterim 2015. They will offer two intensive tracks for instructors with different levels of experience teaching online. Once you’ve selected which track is best for you, continue reading or visit the links below. •…

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    Results of October 2014 Search for Grant Opportunities

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    The results of the October 2014 search for grant funding opportunities includes several opportunities for funding in the following areas: • Education and Community and Economic Development • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics • Arts, Humanities, and International • Health and Mental Health This list, as well as other information, can be accessed at www.uwgb.edu/research/funding/opportunities.asp.

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    UW-Green Bay offers ‘Grant Writing’ trainings on Nov. 5, 12

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    Learn from two veteran grant writers: Joe Gaunt and Associate Prof. Lora Warner, in a pair of workshops organized by the Center for Public Affairs: Nov. 5 — Grant Training I: Develop Your Grant-Worthy Proposal — Learn how to find the funders, navigate professional grant-seeking resources, and develop a LOI – Letter of Intent Nov.…

  • EMBI, grad student get $7,000 for Tosca study of shipping containers

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    The Environmental Management and Business Institute was recently awarded project funding from Tosca Ltd. to complete a life-cycle analysis of shipping containers used by the Green Bay company. Environmental Science and Policy grad student William Lobner will be supervised by EMBI associate director, John Arendt, in taking a closer look at the reusable plastic containers…

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    Grant opportunities (especially for newer faculty, professional development) 

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    The Office of Grants and Research shares grant-funded opportunities that they say may be of particular interest to newer faculty seeking resources for professional development or course development. This list is distinct from the regular updates on STE(A)M funding sources. As always, the list can be accessed at the Office of Grants and Research website,…

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    UW-Green Bay receives $150K grant to boost internship opportunities

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    UW-Green Bay’s Center for Public Affairs (CFPA) and Environmental Management and Business Institute (EMBI) recently received their second $150,000 Career Ready Internship Initiative grant from HYPERLINK “http://www.mygreatlakes.org/community” Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation. This grant will benefit students by offering them opportunities to gain invaluable, real-world experience through paid internships in their fields of study.…

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    Grant will support freshman seminar on Baird Creek restoration

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    A new freshman seminar will study the grassroots, citizen-driven restoration of the nearby Baird Creek Parkway thanks to a $5,990 grant to Associate Prof. Mathew Dornbush, principal investigator, and the UW-Green Bay Natural and Applied Sciences academic unit. The award is part of a larger grant made to the private Baird Creek Preservation Foundation by…