New initiatives awarded $4.7 million to encourage COVID-19 testing in communities and schools.
NIH
SCALE-UP supports COVID testing in underserved communities
Mentoring is key for improving equity in research grant funding
Grant-writing mentoring can help scientists from underrepresented groups overcome research funding disparities.
U surpasses $600M in research funding
COVID-19 research awards contributes to another record-breaking funding year.
Happy trails, Fred
As Fred Esplin steps down as vice president for institutional advancement, the capstone of his 40 years at the U, he says “I never imagined in my wildest dreams I would have the opportunities I have had.”
ADDRESSING THE OPIOID CRISIS
U’s Eric Garland offers insights at NIH meeting on using mindfulness as intervention for pain.
THE FUTURE OF PEDIATRIC ASTHMA RESEARCH
Interdisciplinary U team awarded $5.5 million for investigation of impact of air quality, other environmental exposures.