In this Issue

Vice President's Message
• AAU Senior Research Officers Meeting
Good News and Coming Events
• News
• Recent Results
• Events
Opportunities and Sponsor Information
• Applications for the Empire Clinical Research Investigators Program (ECRIP) Now Being Accepted
• Proposals with Diversity Components Should Contact the Center for Inclusive Education for Maximum Success
• Upcoming Funding Opportunities
• Interdisciplinary Seminars
• Music for Meetings
• Elimination of the Statuory Limitation on Payments to Consultants Under NSF Awards
• Updates to NIH’s Electronic Application Submission Program Available Through Listserv Subscription
• Extension of the Expiration Date of the Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award

Essential Policies, Procedures and Resources
• Rules and Regulation for RF Summer Employment Positions
• Austin Travel Moving
• New Faculty and Staff Digest Online
• BNL Tuition Cost Recovery

For More Information

Vice President's Message

AAU Senior Research Offers Meeting

The Senior Research Officers (SROs) of the Association of American Universities (AAU) held their annual meeting in Del Mar, California last week. It is a beautiful location and in spite of the allure of the out of doors interesting presentations were well attended.

The issues of concern were shared among all of those in attendance. Of primary concern is the federal budget for research and development--rather long on the latter and short on the former. NIH is proposed for flat funding in FY07 which actually represents a 13% cut in purchasing power since the end of the doubling of NIH funding era. AAU is looking for support for the Senate effort to increase NIH funding by $2B led by Senators Spector (R) and Harkin (D). AAU applauds the President's intention to double the available funds for physical sciences and engineering. This drive seems to emanate from the desire to maintain United States competitiveness in the world market. While the competitiveness issue arose about 2 years ago it has gained momentum from the fact that the business community is now concerned about research, education and a trained and skilled workforce, all commodities supplied by the nation's research universities. AAU advocates having the NIH get on the competitiveness train so as to be included in the new funding initiatives.

AAU reminds us that "member items," also known as "pork," cut into the overall research budget. Last year pork was stripped from spending bills but this year, an election year, pork will remain, creating a decrease in available funding of an estimated $1.5B. For example, pork in the NIH extramural budget may be used to fund equipment for hospitals.

Another issue that creates unease is the current focus on abrogations of the responsible conduct of research. The Korean stem cell scandal has led some legislators to conclude that this is evidence "that universities cannot be trusted" to manage their responsibilities. It is the responsibility of all involved in research--students, staff and faculty--to observe all regulations pertaining to the responsible conduct of research and to behave ethically at all times. Our Office of Research Compliance has received an unusual spate of reports of inappropriate behavior ranging from unmanaged conflicts of interest to unapproved research involving human subjects or animals. Please remember--the responsibility is everyone's and the consequences of anyone's failure could hurt us all!

Most universities are grappling with issues surrounding interdisciplinary research--how to fund, how to reward, how to coordinate across academic departments. At the same time, funding agencies are trying to make their programs friendlier to interdisciplinarity by recognizing multiple principal investigators, etc.

Export controls remain on the agenda. Three agencies are involved--the Departments of Commerce, Treasury and State. Monday Memo has discussed export controls in the past.
www.research.sunysb.edu/ monmemo/archives/monmem040706.html

Read on--we have a lot of news for you in this issue!

 

Good News and Coming Events

News

Please join us in rejoicing with colleagues for achievements that have become known since the last issue.

Africans Studies and History

Olufemi Vaughan, Associate Dean, Graduate School, and Professor of Africans Studies and History has been awarded a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship for 2006-07. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars aims to unite the world of ideas to the world of policy by supporting pre-eminent scholarship and linking that scholarship to issues of concern to officials in Washington.

Calverton Incubator

The Stony Brook University Incubator at Calveton’s website is up and running. It can be reached at http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/calverton
Calverton Business Incubator is owned and operated by Stony Brook University. The 15,680-square-foot incubator reflects the traditional strengths of the East End of Long Island and focuses on nurturing the development of new agriculture, aquaculture, and environmental technologies.

The Calverton facility includes offices, conference rooms, and laboratories with both fresh and salt-water access, and houses the satellite office of the Small Business Development Center at Stony Brook. The Incubator supports entrepreneurial companies by providing access to resources and strategies for a period of 3-5 years in an effort to foster the research and development of products and/or services for introduction into the marketplace. please contact Monique Gablenz (631) 727-4631 email: monique.gablenz@stonybrook.edu. Applications for admission and further information can be found on the site.

 

Recent Results

Physics and Astronomy

Alumna Carolyn Porco '74, imaging team leader at the Space Science Institute's Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations, conveyed the excitement of extraordinary and unexpected discovery as lead author of an article in the March 10 special issue of Science on the Cassini-Huygens apparent finding of water in a geologically active region at the south pole of Enceladus, Saturn's sixth largest moon. The finding was based on analysis of high resolution Cassini images showing jets constituting a plume extending many miles from the moon's surface, which indicated that too many particles were being released from the south pole of Enceladus for the source to be frozen mist, condensing out of a plume of water vapor, or particles blown off the relatively small body by jets of water vapor arising from warm ice. The much more exciting, and well supported, possibility is that the jets may be erupting from near-surface pockets of liquid water above 0 degrees C. (32 degrees F.) -- as NASA points out, like cold versions of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park. A sample of the mission's dramatic images may be found here; a video narrated by one of Dr. Porco's coauthors, Dr. Torrance Johnson, is here.

Dr. Porco's report on the Website noted that "many distinct narrow fountains of vapor and fine water ice particles, were clearly seen jetting from the south polar surface and reaching tens of miles into space. These jets supply material to an even larger diffuse plume that extends hundreds of miles above the south pole. A spectacular sight if there ever was one!

Our detailed analyses of these images have led us to a remarkable conclusion, documented in a paper . . . published in the journal SCIENCE . . . , that the jets are erupting from pockets of liquid water, possibly as close to the surface as ten meters ... a surprising circumstance for a body so small and cold. Other Cassini instruments have found that the fractures on the surface and the plume itself contain simple organic materials, and that there is more heat on average emerging from the south polar terrain, per square meter, than from the Earth.

Gathering all the evidence . . . we find ourselves staring at the distinct possibility that we may have on Enceladus subterranean environments capable of supporting life. We may have just stumbled upon the Holy Grail of modern day planetary exploration. It doesn't get any more exciting than this. A great deal more analysis and further exploration with Cassini must ensue before this implication becomes anything more than a suggestion. But at the moment, the prospects are staggering. Enceladus may have just taken center stage as the body in our solar system, outside the Earth, having the most easily accessible bodies of organic-rich water and, hence, significant biological potential."

Events

Sponsored Programs Workshop

March 21: "Getting Your Proposal Out the Door"

9:30am-12:30pm Tuesday, March 21. HSC Level 2, Room 108
Issues covered include: Approval from your chair and dean; Use of hospital staff, patients or facilities; Matching/Cost sharing; Faculty from other departments; Percentage of effort on the 4-page form; Detailed overview of grants.gov process. To register: Please e-mail Joann Delucia-Conlon at-
Joann.DeLucia-Conlon@stonybrook.edu

The schedule for OVPR workshops is also on-line at- http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/new/seminar.html

 

 

Provost's Lecture Series

March 21: "Women in Academia: 21st Century Challenges"

Evelynn Hammonds is Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity at Harvard University. Abigail Stewart is Sandra Schwartz Tangri Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan and director of the ADVANCE Project. Tuesday, March 21, 4 p.m Student Activities Center Auditorium

March 28: “The Jews of Medieval Englans: New Light on Old Prolems”

R. Barrie Dobson is one of the UK's most distinguished historians of the Middle Ages. He is Chair Emeritus of Medieval History at Cambridge University. An expert on church history and on urbanism in northern England, Dobson has published important books on medieval Jewish history, the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, and the legend of Robin Hood in the Middle Ages. Tuesday, March 28, 2006, 4:00 p.m.
Charles B. Wang Center Lecture Hall

Wine Center


March 23:
 "Gifts from the Land and Sea: Pure Inspiration"


Douglas Gulija, Plaza Cafe. Restaurant critics have taken notice of Chef Douglas Gulija's passion for creativity and attention to detail. His clean, deceptively simple approach to food preparation and presentation is stylish but not pretentious. With international culinary experience (including stints at the three-star Le Grand Vefour in Paris, France, and the Intercontinental Hotel in Zagreb, Croatia, his parents' homeland), Gulija appreciates the bounty of our own local gifts from the land and sea, and will share his inspired flavors with you. 6:30–8:00 p.m., $55

To Register:  Call Ginny Clancy at (631) 632-9404. Note: You must be 21 or over to participate in winetasting events. Reservations are required for all sessions.

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Opportunities and Sponsor Information

Applications for the Empire Clinical Research Investigators Program (ECRIP) Now Being Accepted

The program is open to MDs, PhDs and allied health care professionals interested in patient-oriented clinical research, epidemiologic and behavioral studies, outcomes research and health services research. Requirements for applicants include: must be a US citizen, national or permanent resident AND a graduate of a New York State medical, dental or podiatric school, a resident or graduate of a residency training program sponsored by a New York State institution, or reside in New York State. Participation is mandatory in the formal didactic training program provided by the School of Medicine through a NIH-funded K30 award to meet the clinical research training curriculum requirement of the ECRIP program. Upon successful completion of the formal didactic training program, participants will receive an Advanced Certificate in Clinical Research. The deadline for submission of a research proposal to the GCRC Advisory Committee, detailing the area of interest, data, methodology, expected outcomes and sponsor/mentor information is March 30, 2006. Details concerning this program can be found on the New York State's Department of Health's GME website at http://www.nyhealth.gov/nysdho/gme/main

--Contributed by: Marjorie Lundgren, Program Coordinator 6-9004 or mlundgren@notes.cc.sunysb.edu

Investigators Preparing Proposals with Diversity Components for Graduate Education Should Contact the Center for Inclusive Education to Maximize the Success of the Proposal

If you are considering writing a proposal to a Federal Agency or a Foundation that requires a diversity component for graduate education please contact Lucy Gluck as early as possible so that she can provide you with the data and information that you need to make the strongest possible proposal. Lucy can be contacted on Notes (Lucy Gluck) or by phone (632 9988).

The Center for Inclusive Education is now in a position to provide support and technical assistance in preparing proposals that have a graduate diversity component to them. Lucy Gluck has worked with David Ferguson for many years and is a skilled writer and proposal developer. Lucy will have at her disposal all of the facts and figures on enrollment and degree production by ethnicity. She knows about all of the successful diversity efforts underway on campus and can supply appropriate prose describing these for your proposal. All training grants, most Center grants and many other types of awards now require a well developed diversity program as part of the proposal. Martin Schoonen recently lead a team who won the first NSF IGERT award to Stony Brook ($2.9M for graduate student support) and worked with Lucy. As you may know, Stony Brook in the lead institution for the NSF SUNY LS-AMP program and for the NSF SUNY AGEP program and Lucy has been much involved in both of these.

--Contributed by Lawrence B. Martin, Dean of the Graduate School, Associate Provost for Analysis and Planning

Upcoming Funding Opportunities

For a complete list of upcoming deadlines, please go to -
http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/fndopp/deadlcal.html

Interdisciplinary Seminars

Please remember that, in an effort to encourage interdisciplinary research on campus, this office will supply $100 toward a speaker's luncheon when your department invites a Stony Brook colleague from an unrelated discipline to give a seminar. Please contact Ann-Marie Scheidt amscheidt@notes.cc.sunysb.edu to determine eligibility. You will be asked to provide a copy of the seminar notice annotated with the number of attendees and a brief description of any anticipated collaborations with the speaker's department.

Music for Meetings

Please remember that the OVPR would like to assist those of you who are planning a research meeting on campus by providing musical interludes. If you would like to have Stony Brook student musicians play at the reception for your meeting it can be arranged by contacting Ann-Marie Scheidt amscheidt@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. OVPR will make a payment to the Department of Music and the Department in turn pays the students. You get to listen to some nice music.

Elimination of the Statutory Limitation on Payments to Consultants under NSF Awards

In previous years, Acts making appropriations to the Foundation limited the maximum rate of compensation paid to consultants (whether retained by the Federal Government or by a grantee). The Appropriation Act applicable to NSF for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 does not contain a limitation on payments to consultants under NSF awards and therefore, this constraint has been eliminated for FY 2006 appropriated funds. Prior fiscal year funds are still subject to the consultant pay limitation.

In order to implement this change, NSF plans to have the Federal Demonstration Partnership Operating Procedures, Appendix B, National Policy Requirements Matrix, modified to delete the relevant statutory citation. Costs of consultants, including those who are members of a particular profession or possess a special skill and who are not officers or employees of the performing organization, are allowable when reasonable in relation to the services rendered. Even though the limitation on consultant payments has now been eliminated, payments should be comparable to the normal or customary fees charged and received by the consultant for comparable services, especially on non-government contracts and grants. Further information on the allowability of consultant services costs can be found in the NSF Grant Policy Manual Section 616 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding this change-
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpm
as well as a listing of prior archived rates, are available on the Policy Office website at-
http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/
Questions concerning the application of the rate to NSF awards should be directed to the Policy Office, Division of Institution and Award Support at (703) 292-8243 or via e-mail at policy@nsf.gov.

--Contributed by Jean Feldman, Head, Policy Office, Division of Institution and Award Support, NSF

Updates to NIH’s Electronic Application Submission Program Available Through Listserv Subscription
The Office of Extramural Research has established a listserv electronic mailing list to provide periodic updates on its electronic grant application program to scientists and administrators in the biomedical research community. Persons interested in receiving these updates are encouraged to subscribe to the appropriate listserv, as follows:

Scientists, Researchers and Principal Investigators: leaving the subject line blank, send a plain text email message to Listserv@list.nih.gov including only the words Subscribe NIH_eSUB_PI-L in the body of the message. The subject line should be blank.

Institutional Officials, Administrative and Business Personnel: leaving the subject line blank, send a plain text email message to Listserv@list.nih.gov including only the words Subscribe NIH_eSUB_AOR_SO-L in the body of the message.

--Contributed by Peter Saal, Director, Research Resources Center

Extension of the Expiration Date of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grant Funding Opportunity Announcement

The NIH Office of Extramural Research gives notice of the extension of the expiration date for PA-02-109 NIH NRSA Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) which was published May 16, 2002.
(http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-02-109.html)
This announcement will remain active through the May 10, 2006 submission date, after which an updated funding opportunity announcement will be issued. Applicants should use the current PHS 398 application forms and instructions, which are available at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm.
Please note that Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Stipend and Other Budgetary Levels effective for Fiscal Year 2006 were issued January 9, 2006 as NIH Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-026. Additional information is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm.
Each NIH Institute and Center (IC) has a unique scientific purview and different program goals and initiatives that evolve over time. Prior to preparing an application, it is critical that all applicants consult with appropriate NIH program staff listed in the announcement to obtain current information about IC specific program priorities and policies.

An updated list of NIH training contacts is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/training/tac_training_contacts.doc

Change in Time of Submission/Receipt of NIH Electronic Grant Applications to Grants.gov

The purpose of this Notice is to inform applicants of a change in the time that electronic grant applications must be successfully received by Grants.gov ( http://www.grants.gov/) in order to be considered “on time.” Effective April 1, 2006, applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization) on the submission date(s) described in a funding opportunity announcement. Please note that the Grants.gov timestamp will continue to be expressed in Eastern Time.

The rationale to use a 5:00 p.m. local time deadline takes into consideration a number of factors, including spreading the workload during peak submission times, creating a more equitable playing field for applicant institutions/organizations in different regions of the country, aligning NIH business processes with those of other Federal agencies, and requests from applicant institutions/organizations.

This change applies to ALL electronic grant applications submitted to NIH through Grants.gov, including those that have already changed to electronic submission by April 1, 2006 (R13, R15, R36, S10, SBIR R43/R44, and STTR R41/R42) and those that are scheduled to do so in the future (e.g., R03, R21, R33, R21/R33, and R34 for the June 1, 2006 submission date). Thus, it does not apply to S10 applications due March 22, 2006 but does apply to SBIR and STTR applications due April 1, 2006. The timeline for the transition of all competing grant mechanisms is available at:
http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/strategy_timeline.htm.
Please note that the following offices continue to be available for assistance in the electronic submission of grant applications to NIH through Grants.gov:

Inquiries regarding this Notice should be directed to:
GrantsInfo
Office of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
Phone: 301-435-0714
TTY: 301-451-0088
Email: grantsinfo@nih.gov

Updated Instructions Regarding Inclusion of Publications as Appendix Materials
The purpose of this Notice is to inform applicants of a change in the approach and policy regarding the inclusion of publications as Appendix materials in NIH grant applications. This policy applies to all grant mechanisms for which publications are acceptable Appendix material, regardless of which application form is used (e.g., PHS 398, SF424 (R&R), PHS 416-1) or the mode of submission (paper or electronic). Effective for applications intended for the May 10, 2006 submission date, the NIH standard policy regarding the inclusion of publications as acceptable Appendix material in grant applications is described below.

Publications, manuscripts ( accepted for publication), abstracts, patents, or other printed materials directly relevant to the proposed project. Do not include manuscripts submitted for publication.  Applicants should refer to instruction guides and specific Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) to determine the appropriate limit on the number of publications that may be submitted for a particular program. Note that not all grant mechanisms allow the inclusion of publications.

Publications in press:   Include only a publication list with a link to the on-line journal article or the NIH PubMed Central (PMC) submission identification number. Do not include the entire article. 

Manuscripts accepted for publication but not yet published: The entire article may be submitted electronically as a PDF attachment.

Manuscripts published but an online journal link is not available: The entire article may be submitted electronically as a PDF attachment. Note at this time no changes are being made to the other Appendix components: Surveys, questionnaires, data collection instruments, clinical protocols, and informed consent documents.

No images may be included in the Appendix that are not also represented within Items 2-5 of the Research Plan. Applicants are cautioned not to use the Appendix to circumvent the page limitations of the Research Plan. An application that does not observe the relevant policies and procedures may be delayed in the review process. Applicants are reminded to review specific FOAs for any additional program-specific guidance on Appendix material and other application requirements. Application instructions for the PHS 398, SF424 (R&R), and PHS 416-1 will be revised to reflect this new policy for inclusion of publications in Appendix.

The purpose of this Notice is to inform applicants of a change in the approach and policy regarding the inclusion of publications as Appendix materials in NIH grant applications. This policy applies to all grant mechanisms for which publications are acceptable Appendix material, regardless of which application form is used (e.g., PHS 398, SF424 (R&R), PHS 416-1) or the mode of submission (paper or electronic). Effective for applications intended for the May 10, 2006 submission date, the NIH standard policy regarding the inclusion of publications as acceptable Appendix material in grant applications is described below.

Publications, manuscripts ( accepted for publication), abstracts, patents, or other printed materials directly relevant to the proposed project. Do not include manuscripts submitted for publication.  Applicants should refer to instruction guides and specific Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) to determine the appropriate limit on the number of publications that may be submitted for a particular program. Note that not all grant mechanisms allow the inclusion of publications.

Publications in press:   Include only a publication list with a link to the on-line journal article or the NIH PubMed Central (PMC) submission identification number. Do not include the entire article. 

Manuscripts accepted for publication but not yet published: The entire article may be submitted electronically as a PDF attachment.

• Manuscripts published but an online journal link is not available:
• The entire article may be submitted electronically as a PDF attachment.
• Note at this time no changes are being made to the other Appendix components:
• Surveys, questionnaires, data collection instruments, clinical protocols, and informed consent documents.

No images may be included in the Appendix that are not also represented within Items 2-5 of the Research Plan. Applicants are cautioned not to use the Appendix to circumvent the page limitations of the Research Plan. An application that does not observe the relevant policies and procedures may be delayed in the review process. Applicants are reminded to review specific FOAs for any additional program-specific guidance on Appendix material and other application requirements. Application instructions for the PHS 398, SF424 (R&R), and PHS 416-1 will be revised to reflect this new policy for inclusion of publications in Appendix materials.

The Stony Brook University chapter of Sigma Xi is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for awards in:

Excellence in Research and Educationally-related Travel

No more than one nomination per laboratory will be accepted. The Award for Excellence in Research is presented annually to recognize highly qualified student research. For undergraduates, the award is noted on the student's transcript. An abstract of the research plus two letters of recommendation concerning the work are required, one from the student's advisor and one from a faculty member familiar with the student's research. The award includes election to membership in the Society and a one-year waiver of dues. Application forms are attached and are available in the offices listed below.

The Travel Award is to defray travel expenses to professional meetings. The award can be for a past or future meeting. The prizes will vary, but could be as much as $250. A travel budget must be submitted, along with a brief justification of the value of the student's attendance at the meeting, as well as two letters of recommendation, one from the student's advisor and one from a faculty member familiar with the student's research.

Deadline/Submission
Completed application forms should be submitted by April 12, 2006 to one of the following chapter officers (email submissions will not be accepted):

Dr. Nicholas Delihas, Department of Microbiology, 158 Life Sciences Bldg., Z=5222 Dr. Harvard Lyman, Department of Biochemistry, 472 Life Sciences Bldg., Z=5215 Dr. R. Lawrence Swanson, Marine Sciences Research Ctr., 147 Dutchess Hall, Z=5000 Dr. Alan Tucker, Department of Applied Math and Statistics, P138 Math. Bldg., Z=3600

Kindly disseminate this information in your area and inform your students.

--Contributed by The Stony Brook University chapter of Sigma Xi

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Essential Policies, Procedures and Resources

Rules and Regulation for RF Summer Employment Positions

Vital Research Foundation rules and regulations regarding the temporary summer employment of RF faculty and project aids in any capacity may be viewed online at the HR Website at:
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/HRS.nsf/pages/HRS_Focus_SummerEmployment

Summer salary info for 9 month faculty is included in a link here.

The official begin date for summer employment Is May 22. These regulations may directly affect your ability to hire and retain RF Faculty, Project Aides, undergrads and graduate students over the summer semester. Please check through all of the appropriate rules and regulations concerning this.

--Contributed by Rick Sadetsky (richard.sadetsky@stonybrook.edu), Human Resource Services

Austin Travel Moving

We would like to inform the Campus Community that as of 4/01/06, Austin Travel located in the Melville Library will be relocating to the Austin Travel Headquarters in Melville, NY. The relocation will benefit the University by allowing Austin to provide a larger staff to handle all bookings. You can still continue to reach Austin Travel by calling 2-7799. All procedures related to using the Central Travel Account (CTA) when booking Air/Train fare will remain the same.

In the near future Austin Travel will provide the University with access to Cliqbook, an on-line booking program which will allow the purchase of tickets directly on-line at NYS contracted rates. The Procurement Office will provide more information as it becomes available. Training will be scheduled to anyone wishing to use this system. Austin Travel will also implement an "Austin Travel Day" once a month in the Student Activities Center (SAC); dates will be announced. Rosalie Makarick, of the Procurement/Travel Office may be reached at 2-6022 for additional information and or questions.

--Contributed by James Fabian, Director, Procurement

New Faculty and Staff Digest Online

How do you learn quickly to navigate Stony Brook Campus? ... Set up e-mail accounts, find out where to eat, enroll in Direct Deposit, locate child care, volunteer opportunities, traditions, banking services, recreation and entertainment - even train schedules? Where can Faculty find policies and procedures for appointments, tenure and promotion; research and scholarly activity; examinations and grading?

The Faculty & Staff Digest at http://www.stonybrook.edu/digest is the 'Insider's Guide' that enables you to connect with our virtual and expanding Campus community with links to dynamic Web pages listing most services, departments, and organizations. The very "user friendly" Search function immediately brings you to the topic of interest. The Editors welcome suggestions, via the Comments section, so be sure to recommend additional sites that you think will benefit your colleagues.

--Contributed by Margaret Tumolwiczs. DoIT

 

BNL Tuition Cost Recovery

Graduate student tuition cost recovery has been extended to SBU students supported by BNL researchers. A memo from the Provost describing the policy can be found here.

--Contributed by Robert McGrath, Provost and Vice President for Brookhaven Affairs

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For More Information

An abundance of specific information for the research community is available on our Website, where past issues of this bulletin can also be found.

Office of the Vice President for Research - http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/

Monday Memo archive - http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/monmemo/mmarchive.html

All past issues of Monday Memo are keyword searchable.

And if you are challenged by the embarrassment of riches in the over 2,000 individual Web pages that comprise the Website, you may find the alphabetical site index helpful. The index can be accessed at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/research/sitemap.html.

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