The Consortium issued an internal RFP to Consortium members and Joint Degree Program in Law, Health & the Life Sciences (JDP) partners and an intramural RFP in November 2012 to University of Minnesota graduate/professional students.
Consortium/JDP Members
In November 2012, the Consortium issued an internal Request for Proposals (RFP) to Consortium member centers and to Joint Degree Program in Law, Health & the Life Sciences partners seeking funding for research, projects, or colloquia in summer 2013 or academic year 2013-14. Applicants were current University of Minnesota faculty members who (1) direct a program or center represented in the Consortium or (2) serve as the head or Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) of a department or graduate or professional program represented in the Joint Degree Program.
These grants are made possible by funds received through the Presidential Interdisciplinary Initiative Process. In October 2003, then-President Robert Bruininks named the Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences one of eight Presidential Interdisciplinary Initiatives.
One award was granted, totaling $31,870.
- Center for Neurobehavioral Development and the Center for Environment and Health Policy (Michael Georgieff, Pat McGovern), Creating Evidence Based Public Health Guidance for Manganese Levels in Drinking Water
- Read more: "Risk to Infants from Manganese in Drinking Water"
Graduate and Professional Students
The RFP to graduate and professional students was intended to provide a stipend for research and writing in the Summer 2013 or academic year 2013-14. We were delighted that the RFP stimulated proposals from 43 students in 31 programs around the University. Nine awards were made for a total of $67,638.
- Religious Coping, Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety, and Well-Being among Somali College Students—Eunice Areba, PhD student, School of Nursing ($9,441 awarded)
- Shifting Winds: Claiming Sovereignty and Environmental Justice through Lakota Renewable Energy Development—Kai Bosworth, MA/PhD student, Geography, Society and Environment ($4,907 awarded)
- Engaging Scientific Researchers in Policy Discussion—Broad Impacts, Neuroscience Student Group, Medical School ($5,600)
- Valuable Yet Toxic: Global and Local Impacts of the Electronic Waste Trade and Recycling—Julia Corwin, MA/PhD student, Geography, Environment & Society ($6,976 awarded)
- Making Green Energy: Cultural Politics of Nature in the Turkish Black Sea Coast—Sinan Erensu, PhD student, Sociology ($9,938 awarded)
- The Influence of Ozone from Outside States: Towards Cleaner Air in Minnesota—Lu Hu, PhD student, Soil, Water & Climate ($9,934 awarded)
- The Future of Primary Care: A Student-Run, Patient-centered Medical Home—Minnesota Pharmacy Student Alliance, College of Pharmacy ($8,575 awarded)
- Facilitating Pro-environmental Behaviors: A Life History Theory Perspective on Better Communication Strategies—Chiraag Mittal, PhD student, Marketing ($5,279)
- The Doha Declaration: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back?—Roma Patel, JDP student, Law and Public Health Administration and Policy ($6,988 awarded)
- Read more: "Better Health for Developing Countries"