Cal Poly Humboldt Office of Research Bulletin - Winter 2023

Winter 2023

OFFICE OF RESEARCH & SPONSORED PROGRAMS Phone: 707-826-4189 Fax: 707-826-4783 research.humboldt.edu

In this Issue: Things you may have missed this winter...

Upcoming Research Development events and programming ideaFest 2023 Changes to minimum wage and mileage rates

Bulletin

HAPPY NEW YEAR! The Office of Research would like to welcome back our Principal Investigators (PI’s) and their staff. We hope everyone had a refreshing winter break and is ready for the new semester! Included in this bulletin is a recap of important updates you may have missed during the holidays including upcoming dates and deadlines for a few internal funding opportunities…

UPCOMING DEADLINES: APPLY NOW! There are numerous opportunities for research funding & awards this year, all found on the Engagement Hub. Be sure to take advantage of these great opportunities before their deadlines pass: 2023 CSU Student Research Competition: Students submit a written summary of their research or creative presentations. If selected, students will compete for cash prizes at San Diego State University on April 28-29, 2023.

Deadline: Tuesday, January 31st Incentives Program for Faculty Research Grant Development: AY 2023/24: Incentives grants provide time, compensation, and support for developing a full proposal for external funding. Apply for Fall 2023 or Spring 2024 assigned time, or salary for the Summer 2023 session.

Deadline: Tuesday, January 31st McCrone Promising Faculty Scholars Awards: Recognizes three of Cal Poly Humboldt’s newer faculty, acknowledges their potential in their field of research and encourages their continued achievement.

Deadline: Thursday, February 2nd Alistair & Judith McCrone Graduate Fellowship Award: Recognizes one outstanding graduate student, acknowledges their potential, and encourages their continued achievement in their graduate program.

Deadline: Thursday, February 2nd

PI Spotlight: Laurie Richmond

Dr. Laurie Richmond has officially joined California Sea Grant as an Extension Specialist. She will still be working as a professor in the Department of Environmental Science & Management at Cal Poly Humboldt, but will now be devoting a quarter of her time to working for Sea Grant. You can see the official announcement here.

If you have any questions/feedback regarding any of these updates, please feel free to give us a call (707) 826-4189

Don't miss any of our upcoming events! Be sure to sign up for our portal announcements by clicking this link.

RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING 2nd Biannual Speed Networking Event - Everything Food Date and Time: TBD - more information coming soon!

Location: Zoom, followed by an optional in-person reception at BitterSweet/the Local Cider Bar in Arcata Meet and connect with other faculty in a fun, fast-paced Zoom event where you'll bounce from breakout room to breakout room to discuss your research. This event is open to staff and faculty involved with any and all food studies related disciplines from agriculture to journalism for an opportunity to expand your network and to provide an interdisciplinary lens for future collaboration.

GRFP Student Panel Date and Time: February 17th 1:00-2:00pm Location: Zoom Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is an NSF program that recognizes and supports outstanding early career graduate students from a wide range of disciplines, including social sciences and traditional STEM. This panel will consist of current and previous GRFP fellows from Cal Poly Humboldt. They will discuss the application process and their current experiences, as well as answer questions from interested applicants. Applicants must be pursuing full-time research-based master’s and doctoral degrees, but all students, staff, and faculty are welcome to attend.

Registration link

IDEAFEST 2023

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The Office of Research, Marketing & Communications, and Cal Poly Humboldt Library would like to invite you to participate in the 10th Annual ideaFest! Each year, more than 400 students, staff, and faculty from Humboldt showcase their research, performances, creative projects, and more. This year's ideaFest will be on Friday, May 5th. The deadline to register will be Monday, April 24th registration opening soon.

MINIMUM WAGE & MILEAGE RATE CHANGES FOR THE NEW YEAR This is a reminder that effective January 1, 2023, there were changes to the California minimum wage and IRS guidelines for mileage rates on travel-related expenses.

NEW Minimum Wage for SPF employees are as follows: Non-Exempt Employees - $15.50 per hour Exempt Employees - $31.00 per hour NEW Mileage Rate for Travel Claims: per hour increased from $0.625 to $0.655 per mile