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Scientists at Indiana University Bloomington's Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics are credited with constructing the cDNA libraries for the first-ever genome sequence of a non-bird reptile, the North American green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis). The genome study appeared online earlier this month and was published today (Sept. 29) in Nature magazine.
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Indiana University Vice President for Research Jorge José testified today (July 26) on the merit review grant award process and its effect on federally-funded scientific research during a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.
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Kuali Coeus, Indiana University's new, comprehensive grant administration system designed to better assist faculty researchers at every stage of the grant-making process, became fully operational over the weekend (July 23-24).
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Indiana University's Office of Research Administration (ORA) has been named the recipient of the 2011 Technology Innovation and Application Award from the Society of Research Administrators (SRA) International. ORA received the award for its development of an online one-stop shop for researchers and administrators interested in tracking grant proposals and awards.
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A new collaborative research center launched jointly by Indiana University and the University of Illinois, along with the HathiTrust Digital Repository, will develop cutting-edge software tools and cyberinfrastructure to enable advanced computational access to the growing digital record of human knowledge.
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On the heels of a year in which Indiana University attracted a record $603.9 million in research grants and awards, IU President Michael McRobbie today announced implementation of a new, comprehensive grant administration system to better assist faculty researchers at every stage of the grant-making process.
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