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Updated 4:00 PM January 27, 2004

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LSVSP-OVPR annual seed grant program

The Life Sciences, Values and Society Program (LSVSP) and the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) are seeking applications for 2004 LSVSP-OVPR Faculty Seed Grants. The program provides seed funds of $5,000-$20,000 for research to enable faculty to explore the ethical, legal, social and cultural issues raised by developments in the life sciences. Social implications include the ways in which these developments affect society, as well as their impact on the arts, humanities, social sciences, and training and practice in professional fields, such as nursing, public health, education, information science and natural resource management. Cross-cutting collaborative research is encouraged.

Eligible applicants include faculty with at least 50 percent appointments. Applications are due March 15. Funding decisions will be made by the end of April. For more information, visit http:// www.research.umich.edu/funding/UM_Sources/life_sciences_values.html.

CLOSUP call for proposals

The Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has announced a funding opportunity for faculty and primary research staff. Through the CLOSUP Major Projects Program, funds are available to provide partial support for up to four major research projects focused on local, state and/or urban policy issues. Proposals for fiscal year 2005 awards are due by 5 p.m. March 1. For more information or an application form, call (734) 647-4091, e-mail closup@umich.edu or visit http://www.umich.edu/~closup/.

North Campus Transportation Plan town meeting

A town meeting will be held Jan. 29 to gather information from students, faculty, staff and visitors regarding vehicular and pedestrian traffic, mass transit and parking on North Campus. The meeting, hosted by the University Planner's Office, will be 12:30-2 p.m. in the East Room of Pierpont Commons. It is free and open to the public. Focus groups are scheduled with administrators and facility managers for North Campus schools and colleges, and officials from University Housing. The initial report is scheduled to be complete by fall. Questions can be directed to Diane Brown at dianebr@umich.edu or (734) 936-2323.

University a leader in Peace Corps volunteers

U-M produced the fifth-highest total of Peace Corps volunteers among large colleges and universities in 2003, according to the organization. The University sent 86 alumni to the corps last year. The University of Wisconsin-Madison topped the list with 142 volunteers, followed by the University of Texas-Austin (108), the University of Colorado-Boulder (98) and the University of Washington (90). Since 1961, U-M has produced the fourth-highest total of Peace Corps volunteers with 2,007 signing up to serve. The University of California, Berkeley, heads the list with 3,173 volunteers during that time.

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