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New Research Shows Benefits of Summer Pell

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now, a new study from the Community College Research Center at Columbia University has shown that summer Pell has had meaningful benefits, improving retention, attainment, and even earnings up to nine years after college entry for students who received it.

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Black Men’s Mental Health Addressed During Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College hosted its first Spring Symposium addressing health issues for African American men.

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Regional Transportation Research Center Receives $3 Million in Federal Funding

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans), a regional transportation research center led by the University of Washington (UW), will receive $3 million in federal funding.

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Research with international students: reflecting on an SRHE 2022 symposium

SRHE

We were pleased to lead a symposium of international authors at the 2022 SRHE conference, focusing on Research with International Students: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations. Research with international students is a significant and growing area of research about higher education.

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Research ethics committees should rethink risk

SRHE

There are good reasons why institutional human research ethics committees (RECs) or research ethics boards (REBs) are needed in higher education institutions – namely, to ensure research participants are treated in accordance with a set of agreed standards and principles.

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University of Louisville Launches Fundraising Campaign to Bolster Research and Add Endowed Faculty Roles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Louisville (UofL) has launched a fundraising campaign to match a $10 million state investment, which will go towards adding endowed faculty positions and advancing university research.

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Research co-creation may be the key to impact

SRHE

Previous research by the Centre discovered that pressures within schools dampen students’ expressed curiosity in questions about the nature of reality and human personhood and limit the development of their epistemic insight into how science, religion and the wider humanities relate.

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Does Loan Relief Lead to Increased Tuition? Probably Not, Says the Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But research suggests that outside of for-profit institutions, evidence for the Bennett Hypothesis is scant. “It’s Research has found that even when students are able to borrow large amounts, it doesn’t lead to increases in tuition. Most people are not reading the research,” he said.

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Persuasive Strategies in Research Writing

Hanover Research

With a particular focus on research proposals, this webinar will review key strategies that investigators can use to inspire reviewers to fund their projects, including overarching advice and guidance on specific components of grant applications.​​.

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Brexit causes collapse in European research funding for Oxbridge

The Guardian Higher Education

The latest statistics from the European Commission reveal that Cambridge University, which netted €483m (£433m) over the seven years of the last European research funding programme, Horizon 2020 , has not received any funding in the first two years of the new Horizon Europe programme.

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Rehumanizing the Research University

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Can a research-intensive university also be learning- and learner-centered, as dedicated to the quality of students’ educational experience as it is to scholarship, publication and invention?

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From Cleaning to Presenting: My Hope College Research Experience

Hope College Network

Before coming to Hope, I had the realization that it was going to be hard to be able to gain a lot of experience in research within the Biology field. Yet, I had the passion and drive to pursue a career in research as I loved the fields of Microbiology at that time.

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Bard College Receives $399,000 from Mellon Foundation for Research Project on Voting Rights

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bard College has received a $399,000 from the Mellon Foundation to support a three-year research project on voting rights. The applied learning research curricular project will examine the 26th Amendment, the history of voting and disenfranchisement in the U.S.,

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Non-Federal Research Funding?

Hanover Research

Federal funders often receive the most attention from faculty and principal investigators when it comes to grantseeking, but non-federal sources of funding are a cornerstone of the grant research landscape. The post Non-Federal Research Funding​ appeared first on Hanover Research.

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Managing Large Research Proposals?

Hanover Research

Large multi-institutional, multi-PI proposals are becoming increasingly appealing as they provide opportunities for implementing large-scale research agendas. The post Managing Large Research Proposals​ appeared first on Hanover Research. However, applying for these proposals can be burdensome for both the faculty and the administration.

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Seed Investments Fund 15 Research Collaborations Between Virginia Tech and Minority-Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Collaborations between Virginia Tech and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) or other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) have led to 15 research projects supported by grant funding. to bolster research on campus.

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Research Brief – Engaging in Strategic Planning

Hanover Research

Research indicates that when executed with fidelity, strategic planning has a positive and significant impact on organizational performance. The report also includes research projects that districts should commission to guide their strategic planning process.

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Research Brief and Discussion Guide – Building a Sense of Belonging

Hanover Research

The post Research Brief and Discussion Guide – Building a Sense of Belonging appeared first on Hanover Research.

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Stony Brook University Receives $12 Million to Hire Research Faculty and Bolster Innovation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Stony Brook University will receive $12 million to increase research faculty to drive innovation and expand student opportunities. The money will go towards hiring faculty that help expand research funding and productivity, increase faculty diversity, and address instructional needs.

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Welsh universities face 1,000 jobs being lost as EU research funding ends

The Guardian Higher Education

Since 2014 Welsh universities have received about £370m in research projects from EU structural funds but, after the UK’s withdrawal, its support for 60 ongoing projects will end this year.

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PR Newswire: New Report from Hanover Research Shares 2023 Trends in Higher Education

Hanover Research

Newly released report from Hanover Research highlights trends for the year 2023-24 school year, including debt-free education and increased marketing spending. The post PR Newswire: New Report from Hanover Research Shares 2023 Trends in Higher Education appeared first on Hanover Research.

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Walking just 11 minutes a day could stop 10% of early deaths, researchers find

The Guardian Higher Education

Health Research Walking Fitness Health & wellbeing Life and style Higher education Sport SocietyWeekly 75 minutes of moderate-intensity activity is half the amount recommended by the NHS An 11-minute brisk walk every day could prevent one in 10 premature deaths worldwide, according to the largest ever study of its kind. This equates to 75 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week, half the weekly 150 minutes recommended by the NHS. Continue reading.

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Aspen Institute and Community College Research Center to Create Publications Examining Transfer Student Outcomes and Best Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and Columbia University’s Community College Research Center will be collaborating to produce two publications in support of ultimately improving transfer student outcomes, particularly for students of color and low-income students.

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PR Newswire: Research Shows Mobile Technology Helps Companies Weather Uncertainty

Hanover Research

has partnered with Hanover Research on a new survey of IT leaders that shows companies are investing in mobile technology solutions to get the nimbleness and efficiency they need to succeed as disruption continues and the economic outlook appears recessionary.

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The research university needs professionalization (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The universities that respond quickly to this new paradigm will be the ones that survive, say Gillian R. Hayes. Editorial Tags: Career Advice Show on Jobs site: Image Source: olaser/E+/getty images Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Options for Replacing Standardized Test Scores for Researchers and Rankers

Robert Kelchen

This means that people who have used test scores in their work—whether as academic researchers or college rankings methodologists—will have to think about how to proceed going forward. Most academic researchers use test scores as a control variable in regression models as a proxy for selectivity or as a way to understand the incoming academic performance of students. Uncategorized data rankings research

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How in-person exchanges greatly enhance research creativity (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Hanna Tervanotko and Helen Dixon make the case that prioritizing in-person exchanges can significantly enhance research creativity.

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Facilitating Effective Research

CAPD

Facilitating Effective Research (FER) is geared towards graduate students and post-docs mentoring undergraduate researchers, especially those new to mentoring and planning to mentor students this spring and/or summer.

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Finding Your NIH Research (R-Series) Grant?

Hanover Research

The Research Grants (R –Series) are the oldest and most frequently applied-to mechanisms at the NIH. In this session, Hanover Grants explores the different grant programs in the R-series to help faculty discern which research grant is the best fit for them. The post Finding Your NIH Research (R-Series) Grant​ appeared first on Hanover Research. While the R01 is the most recognizable, it may not be the best option for every principal investigator.

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Academic Profiles for Researchers

CAPD

As an academic researcher, whether you are a student, postdoc, researcher or faculty member, others will search your name on the internet to find out more about your work. We’ll go over some ways to use research databases to potentially find future collaborators.

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ANU New Research Showcase: Climate, Energy & Disasters

Higher Education Whisperer

Greetings from the ANU New Research Showcase: Climate, Energy & Disasters. where the Vice Chancellor is opening the event. He mentioned recent "natural" disasters at ANU.

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The loneliness of a research student: Why community matters

Teaching Matters Academic Support

In this post, Shian Holt attempts to answer the question: What do research students want from their academic student community? As the majority of research […].

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Can Professors Use ChatGPT for Academic Research?

University Business

While this can be a massive boon for scientists and researchers, issues arise with generative AI’s propensity for confidently presenting false information. The post Can Professors Use ChatGPT for Academic Research?

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European research universities group: doctoral supervisors should be trained

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In a paper published in February, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) says that researchers should have mandatory training in Ph.D.

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Supporting research in a world of finite resources

EAB

Blogs Supporting research in a world of finite resources January 31, 2023 Christopher Tycner Associate Dean of College of Science and Engineering, Central Michigan University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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New Research from Pantheon Reveals Top Digital Experiences that Consumers Say Influence Brand Trust

Hanover Research

The survey, conducted by Pantheon and Hanover Research, asked more than 1,000 U.S. The post New Research from Pantheon Reveals Top Digital Experiences that Consumers Say Influence Brand Trust appeared first on Hanover Research.

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Dealing with censorship when publishing research abroad (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Guy Geltner describes how scholars may increasingly have to balance dialogue with censorship when publishing their research in other countries.

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BusinessWire: New Research Reveals Consumer Frustrations with Healthcare Billing and Lack of Processes for Correcting Errors

Hanover Research

A Hanover Research survey of 800 U.S. The post BusinessWire: New Research Reveals Consumer Frustrations with Healthcare Billing and Lack of Processes for Correcting Errors appeared first on Hanover Research.

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Howard Receives $90 Million Military Research Contract

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Air Force to establish a research center on campus focused on tactical autonomy technology for military systems, university leaders and defense officials announced Monday. Howard will be the first historically Black institution to lead a university-affiliated research center, or UARC. Researchers will begin work at a temporary site at Howard on Feb. ” Yet “only a tiny fraction of the department’s research funding goes to HBCUs,” he added.

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How the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s backup power solution protects ocean research

University Business

Capable of diving 19,600 feet, the 3,200-pound ROV enables researchers to sample and collect data from abyssal to shallow coastal and seamount waters. The post How the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s backup power solution protects ocean research appeared first on University Business.

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Palm Beach State College Partners with Hanover to Expand Research Capabilities and Strategic Planning

Hanover Research

The post Palm Beach State College Partners with Hanover to Expand Research Capabilities and Strategic Planning appeared first on Hanover Research.

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Broadcasting research on the UNCOVER podcast

Teaching Matters Online Learning

The podcast aims to introduce listeners to UNCOVER, and to serve as a learning resource for student researchers.

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More money for Pell Grants, research in federal budget

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Higher education groups wanted to see additional funding for science programs to support the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which was signed into law in August and called for investments in research and technology. Image: Congress is sending more than $1.5