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New Faculty

RESEARCH & CREATIVE ACTIVITY AT UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO

A Web Guide for New Faculty*

1. Who should I contact about research and creative activity at UB?

   
   Primary sources for faculty interested in pursuing their research interests are the College/School Associate Deans for Research, department chairs and senior faculty as well as colleagues, mentors and professional connections outside UB. The following internal and external resources can help you in furthering your research activities.
   
   1. Office of the Vice President for Research
   2. Sponsored Programs Administration (grant and contract preparation, pre-award information and assistance)
   3. Grants & Contract administration (post-award services)
   4. UB Business Services (human resources, financial services, purchasing, benefits, training and university policy information)
   5. Human Volunteers (IRBs)
   6. Animal Subjects (IACUC)
   7. Laboratory Animal Facilities
   8. Office of Science, Technology and Economic Outreach (STOR) (commercialization, patents, etc.)

2. What constitutes research and creative activity at UB?

   1. What is a sponsored program?
   2. Types of research and creative activity
   3. Principal Investigators – eligibility and responsibilities

3. What resources are available to help me get started?

   1. How do I apply for internal research grants?
   2. Finding potential funding sources – search tools and/or request for SPA search assistance
   3. How do I stay in touch with funding opportunities?
      • Weekly Summary
      • Search/browse tools
      • Subscribe to the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts
      • Community of Science
      • Agency Websites
        • NIH
        • NSF
        • DoD
        • DARPA
        • DOE
        • NASA
        • EPA
        • CDC
        • Ed
        • NEH
        • NEA
        • Homeland Security
   4. How do I find collaborators?
      • Community of Science
      • Contact the Office of the Vice President for Research 
      • Guidance on Preparing Collaborative Proposals
      • Use the Online Report query form (search for keywords in grant titles)
   5. Funding for Undergraduate Research

4. How do I write and submit a Proposal?

   1. Writing the Proposal
      1. Proposal Writing Resources
      2. EPA Grant Writing Tutorial
      3. NIH/NIAID “All About Grants”
      4. Other Grant Writing Resources
   2. How do I write a Budget?
      1. UB Specific Resources
      2. NSF Proposal Tool Kit
      3. NIH Proposal Tool Kit

5. University Research Policies

   1. SUNY Patents & Inventions Policy – Intellectual Property Division
   2. SUNY Publications Policy
   3. RF Guidelines on Conflict of Interest
   4. Cost Sharing Policy
   5. Recovery of Sponsored Program Costs
   6. Charging Graduate Student Tuition and Computer Costs on Grants
   7. Extra Service Compensation
   8. Responsible Conduct in Intellectual & Creative Activity
   9. Investigator Disclosure
   10. Use of Animal Subjects
   11. Use of Human Volunteers
   12. Controlled Substances
   13. Guidelines on Health & Safety
   14. Use of University Facilities by Outside Companies
   15. Complete List of UB Research Policies

6. UB Research Publications & Materials

   1. Video Streaming
      • Spring 2001 Research Festival (includes presentations from funding sponsors)
      • NIH Workshop (2001)
      • NSF Workshop (March, 2002)
      • Complete list of UB Research Events
   2. Research Grant Proposal Library

7. Who can I contact at any time if I need help?

   • The Office of the Vice President for Research (645-3321) and we will help or point you in the right direction.

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