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Announcing the cogsci study abroad travel award program.

The Cognitive Science Program’s mission is to prepare students to tackle global and multicultural challenges. A study abroad experience is vital to this preparation. Yet students majoring in Cognitive Science and related-STEM fields are generally less likely to participate in study abroad programs than other students.

With this in mind, the Cognitive Science Program is excited to launch the Cognitive Science Study Abroad Travel Award Program . We will fund up to three, $2000 awards, to be used towards airfare costs associated with a UConn study abroad program. Any travel costs in excess of the $2000 allotment would be responsibility of the recipient.

These awards are available to UConn undergraduate students majoring or minoring in Cognitive Science who have been accepted into a study abroad program. Priority will be given to students attending the Interdisciplinary Ethnography Field Summer School in Mauritius or the Neuroscience Study Abroad Summer Program in Salamanca, Spain. (Courses taken through these two summer programs can be counted towards the Cognitive Science degree).

This funding scheme operates with a rolling deadline. Once funds are exhausted, the application will close.

Priority consideration will be given to students who (1) are members of a group that is underrepresented at the University of Connecticut; or (2) have overcome obstacles such as socioeconomic, educational, or other societal disadvantages (arising, for example, through prejudice and/or discrimination); or (3) have worked with such groups to help overcome these or other obstacles.

The Cognitive Science program is willing to review other travel abroad scenarios on a case-by-case basis. Questions regarding the Cognitive Science Study Abroad Travel Award Program may be sent to the Cognitive Science Director, [email protected].

Four Roadrunners win Fulbright awards to travel abroad

JULY 6, 2021 — Four recent UTSA graduates have been awarded grants by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program to travel to Germany, Spain and Belarus in 2022. This year’s UTSA awardees are Amber Chin , psychology and English; Arlae Gamez Luna , political science; Monica Guerrero , interdisciplinary studies with EC–12 special education certification; and Taylor Helmcamp , global affairs.

In addition to the awardees, seven of the eight UTSA students who applied were recommended into the second round of competition and three were named alternates: Affiong Akpaninyang , Mariam Kerfai and Montana Meeker .

The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and is the flagship program for international educational exchange. The program seeks to increase mutual cultural understanding of peoples by sending a diverse group of US citizens abroad each year. More than 2,000 students per year are funded to travel abroad to pursue graduate degrees, independent research, and teach English abroad.

Here’s more about UTSA’s 2021 Fulbright awardees:

Amber Chin Germany (research)

A recent graduate of the Top Scholar Program and UTSA Honors College, Chin will travel to Germany to conduct research on social movements and online political discourse at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, where researchers specialize in creating innovative methods for evaluating social media data. Federal elections will occur next year in Germany, and Chin is looking forward to experiencing the election year in the country.

“I’m very fortunate to participate in a program like Fulbright, and I hope to use this time to really connect with my host community in Rostock,” Chin said. “It’s exciting to think that I will be completely immersed in the region where my research is centered and that I will be able to work with so many great mentors through the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.”

At UTSA, Chin served as a research assistant to psychology professor Michael Baumann in the Group Dynamics Lab as well as a research assistant to political science professor Bryan Gervais in the UTSA Digital Politics Studio. In her second year at UTSA, she conducted research in Germany at the University of Göttingen’s Georg Elias Mueller Institute of Psychology , which helped direct her research focus for the Fulbright grant proposal. She also enrolled in German language classes at UTSA to prepare for the program.

Arlae Gamez Luna Germany (study)

Gamez Luna is a recent graduate of the Terry Scholar Program and UTSA Honors College. She also participated in the McNair Scholar Program, and is an Institute of Education Sciences IES Pathways Fellow and UTSA Mellon Pathways Fellow. A political science major, Gamez Luna conducted research with sociology professor Harriet Romo on refugees and migrants from the Northern Triangle countries of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

She also worked with political science professor Sharon Navarro , who served as her mentor on her Honors thesis “Immigrant Latina Women: A look Into Texas Political Rhetoric.” Gamez Luna herself immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico, after serving 10 years as a nun for the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary.

In Germany, Gamez Luna will pursue an M.A. in international social work with refugees and migrants at the University of Applied Science Würzburg-Schweinfurt. Combining her prior research and personal experience, she hopes to learn more about the phenomenon of migration and learn about the international structures, actors and organizations that come up with suitable solutions to help migrants and refugees.

Prior to applying to the Fulbright Program, Gamez Luna was also named a 2019 Gilman Scholar to study abroad in Germany. However, with the global pandemic interrupting international travel, she took online classes from Humboldt University in Berlin.

Erik Oviedo , the senior coordinator for the Terry Scholars Program, related just how much Gamez Luna has developed since arriving at UTSA into the Terry Scholars and Honors College programs.

“Arlae has been an amazing individual, one that has embodied the Terry Scholar pillars of scholarship, leadership, service and community,” Oviedo said. “Since she first arrived onto campus, it was apparent that she was as genuine as they came. Always looking to elevate herself and those around her, she sought to challenge and go above and beyond resulting in leaving her mark here at UTSA. We are very proud of her and look forward to see what she will accomplish in the near future.”

Upon returning to the U.S, Gamez Luna plans to pursue a Ph.D. in international comparative education, where she will continue her commitment to the community and seek ways to influence local, national and international educational policymaking.

Monica Guerrero Spain (English teaching assistant)

Guerrero is a 2021 graduate of the College of Education and Human Development, where she majored in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in special education. Like Gamez Luna, she was also named a Gilman Scholar in 2020 to study abroad in Spain. While the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted her plans, she applied to the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program, which offers placement in the same region in La Rioja as her study abroad program.

Guerrero grew up in Mexico, traveling every day across the Brownsville-Matamoros Express International Bridge to the school in Texas she attended. In her application, she discussed how she struggled to adapt initially because she did not know English. Her experience serves as her motivation to become a teacher and to eventually pursue a career in counseling. She also related her mother’s work as a teacher being an inspiration for her own educational attainment.

“Seeing my mother surpass her challenges, raising four children while studying for her master’s degree, and beating the expectations to give my sisters and me a better future helped me realize how to fulfill my educational abilities and my desire to become someone better,” Guerrero said.

In Spain, she will relate these experiences to her English language students, communicating to them about her challenges faced as a language learner. She also hopes to learn about how the educational system in Spain differs from the United States.

Taylor Helmcamp Belarus (English teaching assistant)

Helmcamp is a 2021 graduate of the Top Scholar Program and UTSA Honors College. She majored in global affairs with minors in Russian and linguistics. As an undergraduate, she studied abroad in four UTSA programs to Mexico, Germany and Switzerland, Russia, and Italy. She participated in programs on immigration, diplomacy, intensive language study and mutual cultural understanding. After participating in these short-term programs, she spent a semester in Italy as part of the UTSA Urbino Program.

As a student in the Honors College, she also participated in a number of special program opportunities, including Students and Startups, an online ESL teacher program , and the Archer Fellowship, where she interned with the U.S. Department of State. This combination of UTSA programming combined with her language study made her especially competitive for the Fulbright Program.

Helmcamp applied to the English Teaching Assistant Program in Belarus, wanting to increase her understanding of Eastern Europe beyond Russia. As she plans out a future career in diplomacy and energy policy, Belarus made sense as a destination because of its position as the crossroads between Russia and the rest of Europe in regards to energy politics. In addition to Fulbright, Helmcamp was also admitted with a scholarship to the joint UT Austin School of Law/M.A. in Russian and Eastern European Studies Program. She plans to specialize in international energy law with the intent to eventually work on energy treaties in Eastern Europe as a U.S. foreign service officer.

Increasing number of Fulbright recipients for UTSA

More UTSA students have received Fulbright awards in the past two years than at any other time. This year’s results matched UTSA’s highest annual yield, when four students won awards in 2011. Despite the pandemic, which has disrupted international travel, almost the same number of UTSA students applied as last year. In 2020, UTSA had three awardees: Ana-Sofia Gonzalez (Colombia), Myat May (Malaysia) and David Diaz (Taiwan). While these students had their programs delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fulbright has made arrangements for students to continue grants in 2022 or future years.

Andrew Chapman , director of the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards and UTSA Fulbright Program advisor, noted that UTSA’s continued success with Fulbright will come from a combination of campus support for the program to grow application numbers and support for the students through the process.

“Right now, we have about 10 students each year apply for Fulbright, but I’d like to see 50 apply,” Chapman said. “The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is a perfect match for our campus, providing students of all backgrounds access to international travel, even if they do not have extensive travel experience. The programming in research, study and teaching can help forward students’ future goals, no matter what their major, or what college they graduate from. The program has also been fantastic in bringing together students and faculty to research pressing global topics and become engaged with communities worldwide.”

When students complete a Fulbright application, they receive advice from faculty during a campus interview. This helps them craft a competitive application, which includes a personal statement and grant proposal. This year UTSA’s Fulbright interview committee was composed of faculty and staff throughout the university: Whitney Chappell , modern languages and literatures; Devon Donahue-Bergeler , modern languages and literatures; Seok Kang , communication; Kristen Lindahl , bilingual-bicultural studies; and Maren Mitchell , bilingual-bicultural studies; participated to interview students and provide feedback.

Students can reach out directly to the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards or follow ONCA on Instagram or Facebook , where the office regularly posts information on new scholarship opportunities, info sessions and workshops.

While this year’s awardees have come from the College of Liberal and Fine Arts, the College of Health, Community, and Policy, and the College of Education and Human Development, students from all colleges are welcome to apply. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program encourages applicants to apply through their home institution’s endorsement. Undergraduate students in their junior and senior years, graduate and professional students, as well as alumni, should apply through the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards, which is housed in the UTSA Honors College. Students typically start applications in early summer in consultation with the UTSA Fulbright Program advisor and their faculty mentors.

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ELS wins Study Travel Star Award Chain Language School, 2022

This past Saturday, ELS and ILSC were delighted to attend the Study Travel Star Awards ceremony at Grosvenor House in London, UK, to be part of the first in-person ST awards event since the COVID-19 pandemic. And even more exciting was ELS Language Centers’ win of the ST Star Chain School award for 2022!

Earlier this year, ELS and ILSC merged to offer an expanded shared portfolio of international study destinations and program offerings. The merger has also allowed the two companies to share best practices to refine and strengthen the business approaches of both organizations. Both ELS Language Centers and ILSC Education Group were nominated for Star Chain Language School this year, and ELS was proud to have won this award.

Upon accepting the award, Vincent Powell, Executive Vice President of Global Recruitment for ELS Educational Services, Inc. was full of thanks, saying, “after three years, it’s amazing to be back; thank you to ST Travel and Alphe. On behalf of ELS and ILSC, we’re deeply honored to accept this award. Thank you to all of our valued agents here and also across the globe who voted for us." Paul Schroeder, the longstanding CEO of ILSC Education Group, who recently also assumed the position of CEO at ELS added, “we are better together, ELS and ILSC, so thank you.”

The Study Travel Star Awards are peer-voted international education industry awards, with agent partners voting for winning schools, and vice-versa. ELS’s ST Star Chain School 2022 win reflects the trust that agents have in ELS, and provides added motivation for ELS and ILSC Education Group to continue expanding opportunities to provide life-changing living and learning experiences to students from around the globe through language education, routes to university admission, and vocational college training.

Both organizations continue to be forever thankful for the important role that agent partners play in supporting students’ international education dreams, and to the outstanding professionals working at our language centers who provide life-changing experiences to our students.

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The ELS and ILSC Team accepting ELS’ ST Star Chain School, 2022 Award at the awards ceremony in London. (From Left: Simon Gooch, Regional Sales Director, EMEA & South Asia; Juanita Velez, Sales Manager, Europe; Paul Schroeder, CEO of ILSC Education Group and ELS Educational Services; Vincent Powell, Executive Vice President of Global Recruitment ELS; Marie-Claude Svaldi, VP Government Relations; Chris Nolan, Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, ILSC.)

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Travel awards for individuals from countries with emerging or developing economies.

Four travel awards are available for individuals who attend and present at the 2023 SSSR conference. Each award is $1000. We expect that two awards will be given to researchers who have a PhD and two awards to those who do not. Applicant must be both a citizen and a resident of a country listed in this Excel file (derived from the World Bank classification system) as low or middle income. Applicant must have a paper accepted at the 2023 SSSR conference and must present at the conference. Please submit the following materials to Jennifer Hughes ( [email protected] ) by April 15, 2023 :

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This marks the first year that ELS and ILSC Language Schools campaigned together for the awards since merging in 2022. Both brands received wins in the Chain School category in the past, with ILSC winning in 2013 and 2014, and ELS winning in 2019 and again in 2022.

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The Study Travel Star Awards are highly respected within the international education industry, and winners are determined through a peer-voting system, with agent partners voting for educational institutions and vice-versa. Winning these agent-voted awards reflects the quality of service, programming, and relationships that winners provide.

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Forbes Travel Guide’s 2022 Star Award Winners By Forbes Travel Guide Editor Jennifer Kester

April 26, 2022

Travel has made its big comeback. All of those delayed openings and canceled vacations, conferences and celebratory getaways have given hotels and resorts plenty of time to upgrade their services, rejuvenate their facilities and re-envision a better experience for guests.

As travelers return to their favorite properties—or seek out new ones—Forbes Travel Guide has announced its 2022 Star Awards for the world’s most outstanding hotels, restaurants and spas.

For the 64th annual list, FTG ventured into new destinations, such as the Canary Islands, Greece, Ibiza and Malta. The winners include 323 Five-Star hotels, 558 Four-Star properties and 401 Recommended hotels. There are also 74 Five-Star restaurants this year, 112 Four-Star eateries and 67 Recommended restaurants, as well as 102 Five-Star and 193 Four-Star spas worldwide.

To find the best of the best, Forbes Travel Guide’s incognito inspectors stay at each hotel for three days and two nights, posing as ordinary guests. They test up to 900 objective, rigorous standards, from modern-day luxuries—such as whether a room is set up to enhance sleep or whether the food-and-beverage choices are health-conscious—to more traditional amenities, such as the quality of the décor and the courtesy of the staff. Seventy-five percent of a hotel’s rating relies on service, while the remaining 25 percent is determined by the quality of its facilities.

See the full list of 2022 Star Awards winners here , and learn more about the newest additions to the collection below.

New Five-Star Destinations

Nine destinations earned the top honor for the first time this year. Madrid made a strong debut with two new Five-Star properties: Four Seasons Hotel Madrid , where you can unwind in the four-story spa and feast in celebrity chef Dani García’s Andalusian brasserie Dani, and BLESS Hotel Madrid , whose recently renovated contemporary interiors take cues from the neighborhood’s 19th-century aristocratic homes. The BLESS brand also claimed its first Five-Star award for its Ibiza property, with destination dining at decorated chef Martín Berasategui’s Etxeko.

Joining the Five-Star ranks in Europe are Berlin’s Hotel de Rome, a Rocco Forte Hotel , an Italian Renaissance-style landmark set among Bebelplatz’s grand buildings; the Netherlands’ Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam , a string of six connected 17th- and 18th-century palaces along the Herengracht Canal; Malta’s Iniala Harbour House , a boutique gem with 23 eclectic, stylish rooms; Greece’s Katikies Mykono s , a white-washed refuge with sparkling water views; and Zurich’s Dolder Grand , which lives up to its name with panoramic vistas of the city, lake and Alps from its historic hilltop perch.

A white 15-story tower that sits on the highest of Amman’s seven hills, Four Seasons Hotel Amman earned Jordan’s inaugural award in the Middle East. In Asia, the beachfront Halekulani Okinawa , featuring a showstopping pool lined with nearly 1.5 million mosaic tiles shaped like a Cattleya orchid, garnered the Japanese island’s premier prize.

Achievements in the Americas

In the United States, Auberge Resorts Collection had a Five-Star trifecta with The Lodge at Blue Sky , a 3,500-acre adventure getaway near Park City, Utah; Madeline Hotel and Residences , a sophisticated Telluride mountain escape that was renovated in 2021; and White Barn Inn , a New England classic that’s home to a beloved Five-Star restaurant in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Massachusetts scored wins with Encore Boston Ha rbor , the largest U.S. gaming resort outside of Las Vegas to earn the prestigious rating; Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston , a modern Back Bay skyscraper; and Chatham Inn , a charming 18-room Cape Cod hideaway.

Other East Coast winners include The Towers at Lotte New York Palace , an exclusive hotel within a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, and The Chanler at Cliff Walk , a Gilded Age waterfront mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.

On the shores of Montecito, California, Rosewood Miramar Beach is a glamorous addition to FTG’s annual Star Awards, laying claim to Santa Barbara’s only Five-Star spa . In Hawaii, the lavish ESPACIO The Jewel of Waikiki dedicates each floor to a single suite with an always-on-call butler.

Toronto’s Hazelton Hotel became the first independent boutique hotel in Canada to earn a Five-Star rating. In Mexico, newcomers include Hotel Esencia , a tropical-chic retreat in Tulum that was once the home of an Italian duchess, and Banyan Tree Mayakoba , where every room comes with a private pool. Bathed in white Greco-Moorish architecture, the reborn Cap Juluca, A Belmond Hotel, Anguilla was the sole new Five-Star entry in the Caribbean.

Big International Gains

Two new additions— Pan Pacific London , a sleek hotel in a 43-story tower, and The Prince Akatoki London , a serene Japanese-influenced getaway—cemented the English capital as the city with the most Five-Star hotels worldwide (to see the full list of 21 top London winners, click here ).

The Maldives and Macau each added new Five-Star hotels. The former unveiled Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru , JOALI Maldives, Kudadoo Maldives Private Island and Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi , while Macau’s honorees include Emerald Tower at MGM COTAI ; Grand Suites at Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip ; Hotel Okura Macau ; and Skylofts at MGM COTAI.

More top hotels peaked in the Alps ( Airelles Courchevel, Les Aire lles ; Gardena Grödnerhof ; Park Hotel Vitznau ), the Amalfi Coast ( Casa Angelina ) and Istanbul (Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus, Istanbul). Caesars Palace Bluewaters Dubai and Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers brought honors to the Middle East; and Bulgari Hotel Shanghai ; HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO, A Luxury Collection Hotel & Spa ; and The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotel were new standouts in Asia.

Winning Restaurants

Stateside, three restaurants achieved the coveted Five-Star rating for 2022. Dallas’ Carte Blanche turns out luscious pastries in the morning and then five- or 12-course tasting menus in the evening. At Cara , tucked inside Rhode Island’s newly minted Five-Star hotel The Chanler at Cliff Walk, chef Jacob Jasinski crafts nightly changing blind tasting menus with New England ingredients. Savor French-Japanese fare in seasonal tasting menus in Waikiki from chef Jason Yamaguchi at ESPACIO’s hidden gem MUGEN.

Hong Kong added to its Five-Star restaurants with L’Envol , a French fine-dining destination; Sushi Saito Hong Kong , whose seafood is chosen every morning by chef Takashi Saito at Tokyo’s Toyosu Market and delivered that day; and Tempura Uchitsu , which specializes in a tempura omakase menu. In Macau, two Chinese restaurants also took the top honors: Five Foot Road , which focuses on flavorful Sichuan cuisine, and Imperial Court , which offers a modern take on Cantonese fare (be sure to peek at the dining room’s dragon column). Finally, La Dame de Pic, Raffles Singapore showcases the culinary prowess of world-renowned French chef Anne-Sophie Pic.

Sumptuous Spas

For those in need of some premium pampering, there are plenty of star-filled possibilities this year, whether it be in the country ( Salamander Spa in Middleburg, Virginia), the city ( The Spa at Encore Boston Harbor ; The Spa by Ivanka Trump at Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. ; or The Wellness Floor at One Dalton in Boston), the mountains ( Spa Ojai in Ojai, California, or Edge Spa in Utah) or the Lowcountry ( Spa Montage Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina).

Around the world, seek out The Bulgari Spa Dubai , a sleekly designed oasis, and The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Doha , which introduces Qatari ingredients like pearl powder and sand into some services. Not only are they the inaugural Five-Stars in their respective cities, but they are also the first in the Middle East.

Other winning spas include Asaya , a Hong Kong wellness center that provides everything from expressive arts therapy to facials; SE Spa at Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit , where a hydrotherapy circuit should precede slipping into one of the Puerto Vallarta sanctuary’s 20 treatment rooms; and Banyan Tree Spa Mayakoba , where Asian-inspired therapies combine with Mexican traditions and a lush jungle setting.

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Additional eligibility information

Question: I won a FARE travel award already. Can I compete again this year?

Answer: Yes! All previous FARE winners are encouraged to apply again this year. However, your abstract must be significantly different from your previous winning abstract. This means it must be at least 50% different in both content and wording (i.e. it should reflect current data and not simply rehash last year's data).

Question: Can I submit an abstract to FARE if I am leaving NIH before the new fiscal year?

Answer: Yes. However, if you win FARE award and leave NIH before the fiscal year you will not be able to use the $1500 travel award.

Important dates

Abstract submissions open on February 14, 2024. Abstracts are due by noon (12 PM ET) on March 14, 2024. It is your responsibility to ensure that deadlines are met. No extensions will be granted.

Winners will be announced by June 5, 2024.

The award can be used for travel to a scientific meeting during fiscal year (FY) 2025 (October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025.)

Submit your abstract

All applicants must submit their application and abstract online.

The submitted abstract will be automatically emailed to your mentor, who must approve it.

Common abstract submission questions

The electronic application form shows that my abstract is longer than 2500 characters. but word shows that it is only 2410 characters..

Your abstract must be 2500 characters or less, including spaces and carriage returns.

I want to include special characters in my abstract. How do I do this in the online application?

The electronic application is only able to process simple ASCII characters without formatting. Therefore, many special characters (e.g. Greek letters or subscripts/superscripts) will not appear correctly. If your abstract contains special characters, please spell them out in English (e.g. write "alpha" and "beta" rather than using the special character). In most cases, subscripts and superscripts can be understood if they are in the body of the text.

Why does my mentor have to approve the abstract?

Mentor sign-off is intended to avoid the possibility of authorship disputes. Any application not approved by the deadline will be deleted from the pool. You will receive an email notifying you of whether your mentor has approved or rejected your abstract. Your abstract cannot be modified after it has been approved by your mentor.

What if my mentor rejects my abstract?

If that happens, you have until the mentor approval deadline to revise your abstract, resubmit, and get it approved by your mentor. There will be no grace period beyond the mentor approval deadline to revise a rejected abstract.

How is FARE related to the NIH Research Festival?

Although it is not required, FARE winners are highly encouraged to present their submitted research at the Research Festival poster session. Those that do participate in the Research Festival will be given a ribbon to identify them as FARE winners.

Is there a common registration for FARE and the NIH Research Festival?

No. You must register for the Research Festival separately from your FARE submission.

Can I submit more than one FARE abstract?

No. Each qualifying fellow may submit only one FARE abstract.

Can I submit an abstract that I have already written for another occasion?

Can i re-submit an abstract that did not win last year.

No. You should revise the abstract (i.e. it should reflect current data, not just a rehash of last year's data).

Attend 'Tips for Successful Abstracts'

To help you with writing a FARE abstract, the FARE co-chairs will lead a webinar for NIH fellows.

Topics covered will be:

What is the FARE competition procedure?
Am I eligible for FARE?
How are FARE abstracts different from typical abstracts?
How are FARE abstracts judged?
What makes a FARE abstract standout to the judges?
Can you create a FARE abstract from an abstract you've already written?
What do FARE winners receive?

The 'Tips for Successful Abstracts' session is offered in the spring. Check the OITE events page for details.

Recommendations for your abstract preparation

Keep in mind that:

The abstract you submit to FARE should reflect your own current, first-author data, collected while you have been at the NIH. The data must be recent – either unpublished, submitted, accepted, in press, or published after January 1st, 2024.
There can be only one author listed per FARE abstract. While you may describe data from a larger research project (i.e. one in which multiple scientists participate on specific parts), you should emphasize the contribution you have made, and place your contributions in context to the larger global project.
FARE abstracts may need to contain more background than would be usual in an abstract for a scientific meeting. Judges come from all scientific disciplines.
As the entries will be judged anonymously, your abstract should not contain identifying information (e.g. names, bibliographic references etc.). The presence of any potentially identifying information will disqualify the abstract from the competition.

Grounds for disqualification

Abstracts will be deemed not eligible and therefore disqualified from winning a FARE award if found to have any of the following:

Inclusion of references (including DOI numbers, OMIM numbers or hyperlinks/hyperlinks to websites/datasets/coding tools).
Inclusion of potential identifiable information (e.g. author name, affiliation, referencing a paper in which the author or their lab members are key authors, patents, clinical trial IDs).
The author’s data was published before January 1st of this year.
Data is not significantly different from previous winning abstracts (if you are a previous FARE winner).

Notification of disqualification

If your abstract meets conditions for disqualification, you will receive a courtesy notification email. Note that you will not have an opportunity to re-submit your abstract or have it reconsidered for FARE award once your abstract is deemed disqualified. Therefore, prepare your abstract carefully to avoid grounds for disqualification.

Judges are comprised of FelCom members, faculty, and staff scientists/staff clinicians. Previous FARE winners are also being asked to serve as judges. Since judges are not allowed to evaluate their own abstracts, we ask that previous winners who also are applying to FARE apply to judge a different study section from the one they submitted their abstract to.

How abstracts are placed in study sections

All attempts are made to place each abstract in the author's first-choice of study section. However, at times the number of abstracts submitted to a study section exceeds a reasonable number, and abstracts must be moved to their second- or third-choice study section. In this situation, abstracts are placed in the first-choice study section in the order by which they are submitted. Therefore, the earlier you submit, the more likely your abstract will be placed in your first-choice study section.

The FARE application requires you to choose three study sections. Study sections are filled in the order that abstracts are submitted. Therefore, if you feel there is only one study section appropriate for your abstract, we encourage you to apply early.

The FARE application judging process

Approved abstracts are stripped of identifying information, divided into study sections, and judged by a panel of three trainees and two tenure-track/tenured scientists or staff scientists/clinicians. Winners will be notified by mid-August.

Abstracts are evaluated on four criteria: Scientific Merit, Originality, Experimental Design, and Overall Quality/Presentation.

Question: I applied to FARE but did not win, even though the same work has been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal. How can this be?

Answer: Your abstract may not have been written appropriately for the FARE competition. Remember, FARE abstracts may need to have more background than would be usual in an abstract for a scientific meeting or a journal article. It is also important to remember that your abstract is judged on the basis of other submissions as impartially as possible. Not winning the FARE competition has no bearing on, and has no reflection on, the ability to publish your data.

Award details

Winners of FARE awards will each receive a $1500 stipend to attend a scientific meeting at which they will present their abstract, either as a poster or an oral presentation. FARE winners serve as judges for the following year's FARE competition.

All winners have the potential to be selected for a talk at the NIH research festival or invited to present at a Special Interest Group (SIG) seminar series, provided their research matches the scientific interests of the session or group. If you would prefer not to be considered for a talk, there is an option to opt-out during the abstract submission process.

How to activate and use your FARE awards

Activate your award

The activation process differs between ICs. Winners should contact their Branch Secretary, their Administrative Officer, or the office of their Scientific Director to learn how to activate their FARE award.

Use your award

Your FARE award should be used to cover costs related to attending a scientific meeting within the United States during the upcoming fiscal year. In order for you to use your award, we ask that you present your abstract, either as a poster or a seminar, at the meeting you choose. FARE awards may be used for international scientific meetings only with the approval of your Scientific Director.

How to access past abstracts

Abstract winner are posted each October. In addition, winners will have the option to withhold publication of their abstract.

2024 FARE winners

Question: Can I transfer my FARE award to someone from the same lab/institute/co-author/Principal Investigator/Staff scientist/Staff Clinicians?

Answer: No, you cannot transfer your FARE award. It is specific to the individual FARE winner.

Rachel Cosby (co-chair, NICHD/NIGMS)
Danielle Buglak (co-chair, NHLBI)
Harrison Daly (NCATS)
Sharmina Deloer (NIAID)
Kevin Casin (NHLBI)
Tammi Van Neel (NCATS)
Abhinav Sur (NICHD)
JJ O’Malley (NIGMS)
Vishal Nehru (NICHD)
Abhishek Basu (NIAAA)
Ashira Lubkin (NIGMS)

Reach out to us at [email protected] , or to your IC scientific director.

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Awards Overview

The Society is very pleased to be able to offer a number of annual awards to its members.

Career Award for Lifetime Achievement

(Nominate by October 31)

The Psychometric Society Career Award for Lifetime Achievement honors individuals whose publications, presentations, and professional activities over a career have had a widespread positive impact on the field of psychometrics.

Early Career Award

The Psychometric Society Early Career Award recognizes scholars at the early stage of their career whose research has the potential to make a major contribution to psychometric research and/or practice. The award may honor theoretical psychometric work, the development of psychometric software, or important psychometric contributions to substantive fields such as psychology, education, or medicine.

Dissertation Prize

(Apply by October 31)

The Psychometric Society Dissertation Prize recognizes at most one outstanding Ph.D. dissertation each year, written in any field covered by the journal Psychometrika . Criteria include the originality and rigor of the research, possible applications of the theory or methods and potential impact.

Travel Award

(Apply by February 26)

The Psychometric Society Travel Awards support travel to the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS) for graduate students wishing to present their work at the conference.

Outstanding Poster Award

(Selected during IMPS)

The outstanding poster award recognizes excellence in research, poster design and presentation.

Best Reviewer Award

(Selected before IMPS)

This purpose of this award to recognize outstanding reviewers for Psychometrika .

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NIDA Diversity Scholars Travel Awards

2022 Meet & Greet with NIDA staff, NIDA Diversity Scholars Travel Program awardees, and Diversity Scholars Network Program participants at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Program Contact: Yohansa Fernández, Ph.D.

The Office of Research Training, Diversity, and Disparities (ORTDD) at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is accepting applications for the NIDA Diversity Scholars Travel Award Program to help defray the costs of in-person attendance to national scientific conferences. Travel award recipients will receive an award in the amount of $1500 for round trip meeting travel, lodging, and/or registration.

The NIDA ORTDD will provide travel awards to the following 2024 scientific conferences:

The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD): June 15th –19th in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The American Psychological Association (APA): August 8-10th in Seattle, WA
The National Hispanic Science Network International Conference (NHSN): October 3-5th in New Orleans, LA
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Meeting: October 5-9th in Chicago, IL
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP): December 8-11th in Phoenix, AZ

2022 Meet & Greet with NIDA staff and NIDA Diversity Scholars Travel Program awardees at the American Psychological Association (APA) Conference.

Eligibility Criteria

Must be a student (undergraduate, graduate, medical or other allied health professional), post-doctoral fellow, medical resident, or an early-stage investigator (ESI) (see ESI definition) with a full-time appointment. Individuals from an HBCU, TCU, or R2 institution are strongly encouraged to apply.
Must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States, or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Permanent Resident Card USCIS Form I-551, or other legal verification of such status)
Must have submitted an abstract to conference as a primary author
Must have not already received a NIDA Office of Research Training, Diversity, and Disparities travel award during the current calendar year

Application Components

The Diversity Scholars Travel Award Program online application form is now open.

Each application requires:

An online application form ;
A resume or curriculum vitae including most recent publications;
The submitted conference abstract and submission ID number; and
A personal statement addressing the following: 1) How will attending this conference advance your career goals? 2) How do your career goals align with NIDA’s 2022-2026 priority scientific areas 3) How do your contributions to research reflect the inclusion of diverse perspectives in the research enterprise?

Deadlines to Apply for NIDA Travel Awards

CPDD – April 19, 2024, 11:59PM EST
APA – May 31, 2024, 11:59 EST
NHSN/SfN – July 12, 2024, 11:59PM EST
ACNP – September 24, 2024, 11:59PM EST

Selection & Notification

NIDA seeks to provide awards to individuals from various career stages whose meeting attendance will advance their NIDA-relevant program of research (see NIDA’s Strategic Plan ). Applicants will be notified of the award decision no less than 45 days prior to the meeting. For additional information or questions, please contact Dr. Yohansa Fernández at [email protected] .

Testimonials

ORTDD is thrilled to introduce two NIDA Diversity Scholars Travel Awardees, Emmanuel Alvarez, PhD candidate in Neuroscience and a NIDA F31-diversity fellow at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Troy Dildine, Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University. Both Emmanuel and Troy presented at the 2023 Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference and share their experiences below!

Please share a little about yourself and your upbringing (if you're comfortable doing so), your educational background, research focus, and career goal(s).

Emmanuel: Before moving to New Jersey, I was born and raised in Tampa, Florida to Puerto Rican parents. My childhood was filled with rice and beans for every meal, scorching summers, and corralling my 3 younger siblings. While I didn’t grow up in the best of circumstances, my parents always did their best and pushed my siblings and me to get our education.

To further my studies, in high school, I applied and was awarded a Gates Millenium Scholarship, a prestigious award aimed to increase representation of minority students across academic disciplines. With this award, I went on to complete my bachelor’s degree in psychology with minors in biology and neuroscience at Rowan University in 2019, where I was fortunate to begin my research training on day one of my freshman year in the Schizophrenia Spectrum Lab, under the direction of Dr. Thomas Dinzeo.

I’m currently a PhD candidate in Neuroscience and a NIDA F31-diversity fellow at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and member of the Addiction & Decision Neuroscience lab, under the supervision of Dr. Anna Konova. My dissertation research focuses on the cognitive and neural mechanisms that give rise to maladaptive health and addictive behavior. Specifically, I am interested in how individuals with substance use disorder incorporate better-than-expected relative to worse-than-expected information about the potential consequences of their drug use into their beliefs. Additionally, I am interested whether putative biases in this belief updating process are domain-specific and maintained over time in daily life, and what neural processes allow for the emergence of these biases.

I ultimately aspire to be an independent translational addiction neuroscientist investigating cognitive biases that give rise to addictive behaviors. As an addiction neuroscientist, I aim to leverage interdisciplinary tools to test the behavioral and neural processes, and real-world contextual factors, that underlie and perpetuate risky drug use, to inform biological and just-in-time interventions.

Troy: I started my research career in social neuroscience at Dartmouth College, assessing stereotypes and sociocultural biases in behavior. I then had the opportunity to shadow a neurologist at UCSF and gained clinical experiences across multiple clinic types. During my time, I observed several varied patient-doctor interactions and realized the importance of language and culture in medical decision making and the synchrony achieved between patients and providers. With this knowledge, I sought health-related research opportunities and completed a post-baccalaureate at the NIH. I gained expertise in experimental paradigms in pain which prepared me for the transition into my PhD program between the NIH and Karolinska Institute to study disparities in pain experience and assessment. With mentorship from Drs. Lauren Atlas and Andreas Olsson, I assessed the potential role of nonverbal behaviors (e.g., facial expressions) in pain expression and pain assessment. Following my time at the NIH, I started a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University School of Medicine within the Pain Division with Dr. Sean Mackey to transition my work from acute pain models to models of chronic pain. It is here that I have looked at stigma related to chronic pain and opioid-use disorders and potential sociocultural biases in non-pharmacological treatment options for pain. I am currently working on career development grant applications with the hope of becoming a faculty member assessing pain and health equity.

At what point in your life did you know you wanted to become a scientist? What drew you to the STEM field and particularly substance use/addiction research?

Emmanuel: For as long as I could remember, I’ve wanted to be a scientist; it was only a matter of what type of scientist. My trajectory became a little clearer when I was about 13. At the time, my mom went back to school to finish her bachelor’s degree. Part of her general education requirements included a psychology course, so she kept a psychology textbook in the house. I decided to read it and was immediately drawn to the study of human behavior, reading the book cover to cover. My love for psychology was further refined by taking AP Psychology in high school where I learned and fell in love with the neural mechanisms of behavior. Ultimately, I went to Rowan University to major in psychology with a minor in neuroscience and joined a schizophrenia-spectrum lab. There I studied changes in reward sensitivity using EEG, which fueled my passion to understand value processing in substance use disorder using fMRI.

Troy: Although being a scientist was not a career that I was cognizant of growing up in rural California, it quickly became of interest while I was an undergraduate. I began my collegiate career as a government major with aspirations for law and public policy; but I quickly deemed the partisan-heavy spaces were not for me. I transitioned to a neuroscience major at that point and fell in love with the coursework. I was drawn to the field to better understand neurological and neurodegenerative diseases and stayed with a particular interest in better understanding the cognitive factors and psychology that influence our everyday decisions. As I moved into research on pain, I began to be very interested in expectations and how sociocultural factors impact pain outcomes. From this angle, I became interested in substance use disorders: what factors are related to SUD risk, how do individuals deal with stigma and social influences in their pain and pain treatment, and finally how do individuals cope with the negative expectations that often coexist during tapering or pain-related substance use elimination.

How did you learn about the NIDA Diversity Scholars Travel Award program?

Emmanuel: I have had the privilege to be a fellow for two NIDA-sponsored training programs: the R25 Translational Research Training in Addictions for Underrepresented Groups program and the Rutgers T32 Training Addiction Research Program. My mentors in these respective programs urged me to apply for the travel award program as I was preparing my nanosymposium talk for SfN. I am thrilled to have been a part of these programs as they supported my training.

Troy: My current supervisor, Dr. Sean Mackey, forwarded information for the NIDA Diversity Scholars Travel award program and always offered his support in my research and submission for the award.

What was your experience like at the SfN conference? What did you gain from attending and how has this impacted your career and professional development?

Emmanuel: This was my first time attending SFN. While many have told me about the sheer size of SfN, when I walked into the poster session the first time, I was both overwhelmed and amazed. There was so much to see and learn! I was also stoked about getting the chance to present my work as a part of a nanosymposium on the neural mechanisms of decision-making. I felt like I was finally making it as a neuroscientist. Getting to showcase my work among leading addiction neuroscientists at SfN was incredibly important as I seek out postdoctoral opportunities. The number of connections I made, and research I was exposed to, gives me a lot to think about as I gear towards the next steps in my training.

Troy: I had a wonderful time attending the 2023 SfN conference. I received lots of wonderful feedback during my presentation that I was able to use to enhance my project and manuscript preparations. Furthermore, I was particularly excited to connect with other awardees during the conference. It was wonderful to hear about others’ experiences in the substance use space and to provide guidance for other awardees earlier in their career trajectory.

What networking opportunities presented while you attended/presented at SfN?

Emmanuel: There were plenty of mixers! One mixer in particular comes to mind, the Decision Neuroscience Social. It was awesome getting to talk to the researchers that I knew by their papers. Another event, and I say this without bias, was the meet-up with the other NIDA travel awardees and NIDA administrators. I still talk to some of the scholars on a regular basis and keep up with their research.

Troy: I was able to have several 1:1 meetings with leading pain scientists during the conference, meet with members from NIDA to discuss my research interests, and to attend SIG meetings to interact with potential collaborators and mentors in a less formal capacity.

What was the biggest takeaway from the conference?

Emmanuel: The conference reminds me of the story of the blind men and the elephant. This group of men come across an elephant for the first time. Each man identified a different part of the elephant but never came to a consensus of what they just found. SfN gives us the chance to combine our knowledge from the smallest molecule to the most complex behaviors to understand the nervous system. It is exciting and humbling to be a part of this field.

Troy: One of my biggest take-aways from the conference was the importance of being able to connect with other researchers in-person and how wonderful it can be to be surrounded by similar and inquisitive minds. Conferences like SfN can be such a creative space, where lots of intense focus is given to one’s own research and in connecting with others!

What would you advise to early career scholars attending a conference for the first time?

Emmanuel: I would say make a plan of what posters and talks you want to see before you get to the conference. This list will help ground you as you navigate the sea of symposia. Another tip I'd offer - connect with a buddy to act as an experienced guide. Lastly, just talk to people. That is what everyone is there to do: to talk about science. It’s scary at first, but after time, you’ll find it easier and easier. With the people you meet, you’ll be surprised how often you’ll see them at another conference.

Troy: It doesn’t hurt to reach out to researchers that you would like to connect with during the conference! Not everyone will have availability but having the opportunity to connect 1:1 can be really meaningful. Furthermore, don’t get too overwhelmed by the number of talks and activities available during the conference. There can be a lot of internal pressure to attend every talk and see every poster, but as a multi-day event it is OK to consider the conference as more of a marathon. It is great to prioritize certain events but try not to apply self-judgment if you are to miss something!

Please share anything else you would like with the research training community.

Emmanuel: Becoming a scientist has been a challenging, and hard-earned experience. I am incredibly grateful for opportunities that I received through NIDA-sponsored training program and the mentors I have had the privilege to learn from. The mentorship I received, I believe, has given me a fighting chance at success in the field and will allow me to eventually inspire others to become scientists.

Troy: The awardee meetup was a wonderful time to connect with both members from the NIDA community and other early career researchers interested in substance use disorders. I brought up during the meetup a want for creating an email list or some form of longer-term connection between the awardees. I didn’t see any follow-up on this front since the conference, but I could see its potential benefit for future iterations.

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Innovation Awards 2024: Finalists

Congratulations to this year’s GoAbroad Innovation Award finalists!

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WorldStrides, Alumni Adventures

Innovation in Diversity

Barcelona SAE, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Toolkit
Compear Global Education Network & Education In Ireland, Building Bridges of Understanding: A Transatlantic Dialogue on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Global Education
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University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC), Diversity and Inclusion Development Grant
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CIS Abroad, Sustainability Efforts
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Awards and Adventures

The 2024 Winners of the Newman Exploration Travel Awards

Washington University Libraries are thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s Newman Exploration Travel Fund Award .

The NEXT Award program is intended to support Washington University students, faculty, and staff who wish to explore this vast world. Travel is a valued means to expand one’s horizons and inspire growth, excellence, and innovation while pursuing both personal and professional goals.

A total of eight applicants won the 2024 NEXT awards. Awardees include undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff members.

Undergraduate student winners

Ava Giere is an Arts & Sciences student, majoring in comparative literature and political science with a minor in English. She will travel to the United Kingdom, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, and Estonia to do a comparative study of their democratic structures and systems of governance.

Antoinette Manteau is majoring in the Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology program and history with a minor in architecture. She will visit Quebec City in Canada and regions in France to explore French-speaking communities globally, from two perspectives: minority French speakers in majority English areas and minority non-French speakers within primarily French–speaking areas.

graduate student winners

Muad Al Juhany is studying in the JSD program at the School of Law. He will travel to American cities with Arabic names such as Medina, Ohio, Mecca, California, and Cordoba, California, among other places. Al Juhany’s project aims to document and critically assess the impact of Arabic names, symbols, and cultural practices on selected U.S. cities’ social and cultural identities.

Tyler Cargill is a PhD candidate in Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering. He will travel to various places in Tanzania and Kenya to reconnect with the Swahili language and explore the historical production and reconceptualization of textiles by East Africans.

Faculty winners

Stan Braude, professor of biology and environmental studies, will visit Oxford and Cambridge, and other places in the UK, tracing the journey of Frederick Law Olmstead, who is known as the father of landscape architecture and crafted the first plan for the WashU campus in 1895. Braude will explore England’s parks, gardens, and university campuses to understand Olmstead’s aesthetic, which will inspire the design of green spaces around the new Arts & Sciences building west of Olin Library.

Jennifer Colten is a photographer and senior lecturer at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts. She will travel to the Republic of Georgia to study and photograph ancient darbazi dwellings and the surrounding landscapes to illuminate their significance through history and the present day.

staff winners

Madeleine Frank is a science writer in the Department of Biology. She will explore American landscapes for a book project.

Katelyn McConnell is a project manager in the Office of the Provost. She will travel to different cities in Germany to understand their history and impact on her grandmother’s life and experiences before she immigrated to America.

Office of the Vice President for Research

Ovpr announces recipients of 2024 discovery and innovation awards.

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is honoring 11 faculty and staff for their exceptional contributions to research, scholarship, and creative activity as part of the 2024 Discovery and Innovation Awards .

“ The winners represent the best and the brightest of our University of Iowa faculty and staff, who are making an impact across a range of disciplines,” said Marty Scholtz, vice president for research. “Their research and scholarship enhance undergraduate and graduate education on campus, and their efforts to expand the frontiers of discovery betters our community, state, and world.”

The OVPR solicited nominations from across campus for the awards, which include: Scholar of the Year, Early Career Scholar of the Year, Leadership in Research, and awards that recognize achievement in communicating scholarship with public audiences, community engagement, arts and humanities, mentorship, research administration and safety. A campuswide event on April 30 will celebrate the winners.

Faculty Awards

Jun Wang , James E. Ashton Professor and interim departmental executive officer in the College of Engineering’s

Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, is the 2024 Scholar of the Year . The award celebrates nationally recognized recent achievement in outstanding research, scholarship, and/or creative activities.

Wang’s research centers on the development of novel remote sensing techniques to characterize aerosols and fires from space. He serves as the University of Iowa’s lead investigator on NASA’s TEMPO, Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring Pollution, which Time magazine named one of its best inventions of 2023.

“Professor Wang's scholarly endeavors over the past two years stand out as a paradigm of excellence, serving as an exemplary model for both emerging and seasoned faculty members to aspire toward,” said Karim Abdel-Malek, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Iowa Technology Institute.

James Byrne , assistant professor of radiation oncology in the Carver College of Medicine ( CCOM ), is the 2024 Early Career Scholar of the Year . The award honors assistant professors who are currently involved in research, scholarship, and/or creative activity and show promise of making a significant contribution to their field.

As a physician scientist, Byrne continues to care for patients while developing novel biomedical therapies for cancer, finding inspiration in everything from latte foam to tardigrades. In his first two years as faculty at the UI, he has earned more that $2.5M in external research funding, including a K08 award from the NIH.

“Dr. Byrne’s scientific creativity stems from both an active and curious mind as well as his ability to bridge diverse fields from engineering to biology to medicine,” said Michael Henry, professor and interim director of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. “These interdisciplinary boundaries are where some of the most interesting and important work is happening today.”

Donna Santillan , research professor and director of the Division of Reproductive Science Research in the CCOM Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, received the Leadership in Research Award , which recognizes research and scholarly accomplishments throughout a career.

While Santillan’s research has spanned across the field of reproductive science, she has a particular interest in the deadly diseases of pregnancy, including preeclampsia and its intergenerational effects. She designed and directs the Women’s Health Tissue Repository. Santillan’s work has been cited more than 2,700 times, and she has mentored 114 early career scientists and students, a testament to her expansive impact.

“Dr. Santillan has consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to fostering the professional and personal development of trainees in research, including myself,” said Banu Gumusoglu, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology. “Her mentorship extends beyond the confines of traditional academic settings, touching the lives of many aspiring trainees from high school through residency, clinical fellowship, and faculty levels.”

Stephen Warren , professor of history and American studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), received the Distinguished Achievement in Publicly Engaged Research Award . The award recognizes an individual faculty member who has put addressing public needs and direct engagement with the public, in the service of improving quality of life through research, at the forefront of his or her academic activities.

A prolific scholar of Native American culture, Warren’s research has centered on the Shawnee people of Oklahoma for the past two decades. He has published four books and co-authored the most recent one , Replanting Cultures: Community-Engaged Scholarship in Indian Country, with Chief Benjamin Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe.

“Over the last two decades, Professor Warren has established himself as a leading community-engaged scholar, and his achievements in research and publishing demonstrate that community engagement and strong scholarship are not mutually exclusive,” said Nick Benson, director of the Office of Community Engagement. “Professor Warren’s work serves as an inspiration for researchers at Iowa and nationally who seek not only to make a difference in academia, but also in our communities.”

Kaveh Akbar , associate professor of English in CLAS, received the Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Humanities Research Award . This award honors distinguished achievement in humanities scholarship and work in the creative, visual and performing arts.

Akbar joined Iowa in 2022 to serve as the director of the English and creative writing major. In January, his new novel, Martyr!, was published to critical acclaim. Akbar previously published two prize-winning poetry collections and has served as poetry editor for The Nation since 2021.

“Akbar’s leadership in the profession and on campus continues: his transformative work in our department not only enriches the academic experiences of 700+ English and creative writing majors, but also enhances the profile of UI as ‘The Writing University,’” said Blaine Greteman, professor and departmental executive officer of the Department of English.

Cara Hamann , associate professor of epidemiology, received the Faculty Communicating ideas Award . This award recognizes excellence in communication about research and scholarship in the sciences and humanities and the study of creative, visual, and performing arts to a general audience directly or via print and electronic media.

Hamann has frequently shared her work on transportation issues, including teen driving, bike and scooter safety, and pedestrian safety, through peer-reviewed journals and extensive media outreach. Her recent op-ed, “The most deadly traffic policy you’ve never heard of leaves you vulnerable, too,” drew widespread attention to a legal loophole in crosswalk laws and appeared in more than 50 news outlets nationwide, including USA Today .

“Dr. Hamann’s work is not only academically rigorous but also accessible and impactful to a

wide audience,” said Diane Rohlman, associate dean for research in the College of Public Health. “Her ability to communicate with clarity, creativity, and passion coupled with her extensive media outreach, exemplifies how she utilizes multiple approaches to address transportation challenges impacting society.”

Bob McMurray , F. Wendell Miller Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and Caroline Clay , assistant professor of acting in the Department of Theatre Arts, were recipients of the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) Distinguished Mentor Awards . The awards honors mentors’ dedication to making their students research experiences successful.

“I can’t imagine my research journey without Bob’s welcoming kindness, thriving lab community, and confident mentorship, and I am so deeply grateful for his impact on me,” said Hannah Franke, a psychology and linguistics major mentored by McMurray.

“I know I am far from the only student whose life has been impacted by Caroline Clay,” said Isabella Hohenadel, a second-year theatre arts major. “She deserves to be recognized of all of the wonderful work she does and how much she cares about us as students. I cannot think of anyone more deserving of recognition than her.”

Staff Awards

Angie Robertson , department administrator for CCOM’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology, received the Distinguished Research Administrator Award . The award recognizes staff members who performed exceptional service in support of research at the UI by exploring funding opportunities, assisting in grant proposal preparation, submission, post-award administration, and operational support.

In addition to overseeing every aspect of daily operations for the department, Robertson manages nearly 100 research grants for the department and three longstanding NIH T32 training grants.

“Angie plays a leading role in our department office, inspiring us to achieve all aspects of our missions ,” said Li Wu, professor and department chair. “She is innovative, collaborative, accountable, and respectful in her daily work. She exceeds any expectations and sets a great example for staff members in the department.”

Min Zhu , research specialist in the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research (IIOHR) within the College of Dentistry, received the Distinguished Research Professional Award . The award recognizes staff members who performed exceptional service in support of research at the UI by conducting experiments, collecting, and analyzing results and performing operational duties associated with a laboratory or research program.

Zhu has worked as a lab bench scientist in the College of Dentistry since 2006, executing experimental work for grants and other research, working closely with IIOHR faculty members, overseeing lab maintenance and environmental health and safety efforts.

“Beyond her research skills, Dr. Zhu has been an exceptional mentor and educator for my students and other junior researchers,” said Liu Hong, professor of prosthodontics. “Her kindness and willingness to share her knowledge have made her a beloved figure among them.”

Curtis Iberg , manager of sterilization services in the College of Dentistry, received the Innovation in Safety Award, which celebrates exceptional and ground-breaking innovations that advance safety at the UI. Iberg led a major renovation of the College of Dentistry’s instrument processing and sterilization area, with the aim of encouraging better workflow and support for future growth.

“His innovations in workspace are a valuable asset to the greater University and demonstrates that the most important people to be involved in a space renovation are those that use the area because they can see how the facility can better function and how it can be designed for future needs,” said Kecia Leary, associate dean of clinics.

These are Colorado's 2024 James Beard Award finalists

T he James Beard Awards announced their 2024 finalists Wednesday morning, and several Colorado talents made the list after more than a dozen chefs and restaurants were named semifinalists in January .

Why it matters: Winning a James Beard award is like winning an Oscar in the American restaurant industry.

It also builds on the big buzz Colorado has received after the Michelin Guide's debut here last September.

Here are Colorado's finalists:

Outstanding restaurateur: Erika and Kelly Whitaker, Id Est Hospitality Group (The Wolf's Tailor, BRUTØ, Basta and more )

Whitaker was named a semifinalist in 2023.

Best chef in the mountain region (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming):

Matt Vawter, Rootstalk in Breckenridge
Penelope Wong, Yuan Wonton in Denver

Flashback: Colorado came up empty-handed at the 2023 James Beard Awards. But in 2022, chef Caroline Glover of Annette won the title of Best Mountain Chef .

What's next: Winners will be celebrated at a Chicago ceremony on June 10.

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