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The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut has dropped a request that project proposals initially explain how they will use outputs from commissioned projects, since the details of those commissioned projects are not yet available. Originally, the Request for Proposals encouraged scientists to explain how proposed projects would utilize the outputs from commissioned projects.…
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The deadline to submit an abstract to present a poster or paper at this year’s American Peanut Research and Education Society meeting is coming up this week. APRES extended the abstract submission deadline to April 5, to present at the 2018 APRES Annual Meeting, with is scheduled for July 10-12. Abstracts can be submitted online…
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The US Agency for International Development has announced a Request for Applications to run the new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Legume Systems Research. The cooperative agreement would bring an estimated $35 million program to the selected university. Get details and find out how to apply at the announcement page. The closing date is…
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A webinar will be conducted on Friday, March 23, from 2-3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time to answer any questions related to two solicitations to work with the Peanut Innovation Lab. Concept notes for the projects on varietal development and value-added gains are due April 20. Meeting ID: 249 715 287 Join the webinar from PC,…
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The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy is taking applications for the inaugural class of the Obama Foundation Scholars. The program, which offers a full scholarship toward a Master of Arts in International Development and Policy (MA-IDP) at Harris Public Policy, is available to people from around the world who are already making…
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The U.S. Global Development Lab is seeking concept notes for innovative approaches that go beyond traditional capacity building and propose new ways to rapidly advance scientific, technological, and innovation capacity in low- and middle-income countries. The primary goal is to propel higher-education institutions in these countries toward becoming global leaders in scientific education and research,…
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The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has chosen a Peanut & Mycotoxin Innovation Lab scientist to receive one of its 2018 Achievement Awards. The awards recognize IFT members for remarkable contributions in research, applications, and service in the food science and technology industry. Kumar Mallikarjunan, a former professor at Virginia Tech and now the head…
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