The 2023-2024 cohort of Early Career Research Administration Fellows found ways to put classroom skills into practice, mentorship from seasoned research administrators, and clarity of future career aspirations through their ORED experiences. When asked about their experiences and the projects they believe had the most impact on ORED, they shared the following. Brooke Bailey Major:…
The Office for Research & Economic Development has named Kory Trott the new director for research ethics and compliance, effective Mar. 4. Trott comes to The University of Alabama from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he served as the director of the research integrity and consultation program and as the research integrity officer.…
Dr. Ravi Kumar, Distinguished University Research Professor and founding director of the Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Known for his significant contributions to the field of rationale design of polyesters and their application to nanomedicines, Kumar was the first to propose and…
A member of the Alabama Small Business Development Center at The University of Alabama received national recognition for leadership in helping small businesses start and grow. Emily Moore was selected by the America’s SBDC national association as the winner of its Top 40 Under 40 designation from among small business advisors across the country. Forty…
The University of Alabama Office for Research & Economic Development selected three students for its second cohort of Early Career Research Administration Fellows. The year-long fellowship gives undergraduate students insight into UA’s multi-faceted research enterprise and offers first-hand training with seasoned research administrators. The 2023-2024 ECRA fellows, chosen from a competitive application process, are “ORED…
The University of Alabama Office for Research & Economic Development is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 SEC Faculty Travel Program award recipients. The SEC Faculty Travel Program provides an opportunity for full-time faculty to travel to other universities in the Southeastern Conference to collaborate with fellow faculty and researchers with the goal of developing long-term,…
The University of Alabama Office for Research and Economic Development (ORED) recently made two strategic promotions on its senior leadership team. Lauren Wilson has been named associate vice president for research and technology agreements, and Jennifer Camp has been named associate vice president for research administration. Their appointments begin Feb. 1. “The primary mission of…
The Bama IP Commercialization Academy, presented by the UA Office for Research and Economic Development (ORED) in partnership with the Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute (AEI) and Culverhouse College of Business, supports student teams and faculty inventors in the development of commercialization concepts for UA intellectual property (IP). The program provides UA faculty inventors with the opportunity…
The University of Alabama Office for Research and Economic Development selected three students for its inaugural cohort of Early Career Research Administration Fellows. The year-long fellowship will expose undergraduate students to UA’s multi-faceted research enterprise and offer first-hand training in this emerging career landscape. The 2022-23 ECRAF fellows, chosen from a competitive application process, are…
August 17, 2022 The portion of faculty members engaged in externally funded research was the most in the history of The University of Alabama during the last academic year. In addition, UA faculty receiving external lifetime honorific awards reached a historic high. Faculty achievements are one of the numerous highlights of an advancing research enterprise…
