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The Medical School Office of Research produces a number of newsletters and events that connect across our research enterprise.
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The Medical School Office of Research publishes Research News, as well as a number of other electronic newsletters, to help faculty and staff stay up-to-date on the latest funding opportunities, policies, events, and other biomedical news here at the University of Michigan.
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A glorious warm day on September 18, 2024, found hundreds of faculty and staff mixing and mingling with team members from 69 different offices and labs who serve biomedical research across campus.
Over 1,000 attendees used the Medical School Office of Research's famous "Passport to Prizes" to navigate the event and learn the latest facts and services about the various groups, while having fun and getting the chance to win great prizes. Prize winners included:
Gretchen Bautista, Lord of the Rings gift basket from the Clinical Trials Support Office
Kimmi Chan Sui, $2,000 toward professional travel from the UMMS Office of Research
Kamilah Davis-Wilson, lunch bag from the Mixed Methods Program
Aaron den Dekker, $50 Amazon gift card from the UMMS Office of Research
Diana Hasler, Positive Potato gift basket from Grant Services & Analysis
Gabrielle Hodges, Pirate's Treasure Chesst from the Central Biorepository
Anbarasu Kumaraswamy, $50 Amazon gift card from the UMMS Office of Research
Lauren Middleton, Bold Challenges tumbler from the UM Office of Research Development
Tamra Reed, Bold Challenges tumbler from the UM Office of Research Development
Nadia Saadat, lunch bag from the Mixed Methods Program
Jennifer Skidmore, iPad from the UMMS Office of Research & a gift basket from the UM Office of Research Development
Kat Springer, mug from the Mixed Methods Program
In addition to prize drawings, each year the Office of Research also sponsors a Customer Service Award for the participating organizations. “Secret shoppers” wandered the event, evaluating the tables based on research knowledge and the friendliness of the staff. This year, the Space Institute took home the trophy. This was the first time exhibiting at Researchpalooza for the team at the Space Institute, and our shoppers noted they were very engaging, knowledgeable, and clearly enjoying themselves and their conversations with our research customers. Planet Blue, the BioNMR Core, and Michigan Perioperative Research Team were also recognized. “It’s hard to declare a single winner, everyone is so great!” noted the lead shopper.
Looking forward to Researchpalooza 2025!
Questions? Contact Ann Curtis at [email protected].
Two listservs, one for faculty and one for staff, are available for exchanging scientific ideas and making inquiries to the University of Michigan Medical School research community regarding scientific protocols, resources, expertise, and potential collaborators. These two listservs were created and are managed by the Office of Research, and have been found to be valuable resources.
Users are limited to members, and any member may send a message. The listservs are moderated to ensure that members receive only messages related to research and our research environment.
Faculty Listserv: faculty-research-xchange
- The faculty-research-xchange is used for issues that are: a) relevant to a large number of members, b) related to research development or administration, and c) that are either particularly time sensitive or unlikely to be effectively communicated through another medium. An example is a PI trying to identify interested collaborators in a transdisciplinary funding opportunity. Seminars, workshops, and funding opportunities are not included, as other sites accommodate these activities.
- Membership is managed via a database, therefore Medical School research faculty are automatically included in the faculty-research-xchange.
- To send a message to the faculty-research-xchange, prepare the subject line and body of the email as you would like it to appear to the members of the listserv, and send the email to [email protected]. The email message will go to the moderator of the listserv who will then forward it to the group if appropriate.
- Faculty members also have the option to join the staff-research-xchange for other inquiries, e.g., resource sharing (see below).
Staff Listserv: staff-research-xchange
- The staff-research-xchange is used mainly by laboratory research project faculty and staff for issues regarding hands-on materials, equipment, procedures and analyses, e.g., recommendations for a vendor; share extra resources; ask for advice regarding materials.
- Membership is managed via an opt-in MCommunity group called staff-research-xchange.
- To send a message to the staff-research-xchange, prepare the subject line and body of the email as you would like it to appear to the members of the listserv, and send the email to [email protected]. The email message will go to the moderator of the listserv who will then forward it to the group if appropriate.
Please contact [email protected] with any questions or comments.
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