University research directors, faculty and staff from across the country learned the latest news on agencies and programs of interest by exploring a range of funding opportunities and policy updates that can benefit their campuses.
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture’s Director of Grants Management, Magda Galindo, and Scientific Program Director, Dr. LaKisha Odom, hosted a concurrent session entitled What’s New with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR). This session covered how colleges and universities can leverage FFAR funding to develop solutions in challenge areas ranging from soil health to urban food health.
Agenda
- A welcome from AASCU’s new president
- Priority updates from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research
- Federal update by AASCU’s government relations staff
- Policy updates from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation
- Session focused on capacity building at NIH
- Panel discussion focused on social science programs within the U.S. Department of Defense
- Arts and humanities updates from the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts
- An update on the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Support Services, including advice from an awardee
- And more