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The Water Resources Center (WRC) and its partners are requesting proposals for the Watershed Innovations (WINS) program. The WINS program supports researchers as they address important water resource issues in Minnesota, collaborate with interdisciplinary partners, educate students and researchers, and find outside sources for funding. Awards will support salary for a 0.5 FTE graduate research assistant for 24 months, plus up to $5,000 per year for student professional development and research-related costs. Proposals are due November 1, 2021.

The University of Minnesota’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is celebrating its 10^th anniversary! CTSI accelerates the application of new scientific discoveries in clinical settings by providing funding for promising studies and offering research education and training for faculty, staff, and students.

Consortium Chair Susan Wolf has been appointed to the new Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents recently granted Consortium Chair Susan Wolf the highest level of recognition given to University faculty by naming her a Regents Professor. Prof. Wolf is an internationally recognized scholar in law, biomedicine, and bioethics. Her groundbreaking work has addressed issues including patients’ rights and health care, research with human participants, developing biomedical technologies for the public good, and equity in genomics and precision medicine. 

Researchers from the Food Protection and Defense Institute (FPDI) warned the Food and Drug Administration in May that the U.S. agricultural supply chain was vulnerable to a cyberattack. Less than two weeks later, meat processing plants across the country were shut down due to a ransomware attack.

Prof. Michael Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), and other experts recently published an article that recommends immediate action to improve COVID prevention at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.