[LA-SiGMA-funded] Due 01/30/15: Research outcomes/accomplishments

Wed Jan 28 08:15:26 CST 2015

Dear All,

This is a gentle reminder that we need highlight topics from your group.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you,

-Bety

> On Jan 20, 2015, at 7:16 PM, Bety Rodriguez-Milla <brodrig at cct.lsu.edu> wrote:
> 
> Dear LA-SiGMA Faculty and Staff,
> 
> Please read Amber’s e-mail below. Quick write ups about a recent research outcome/accomplishment from your research team are due January 30th, 2015
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Bety
> 
> 
> 
> Good morning-
> 
> Thank you for your assistance in meeting our preparation goals for the LA-SiGMA NSF highlights and the EPSCoR newsletter. 
> 
> Call for action: Please forward one or more quick write ups about a recent research outcome/accomplishment from your campus to amber.king at regents.la.gov <mailto:amber.king at regents.la.gov> by January 30. Please include a contact so I can follow up with them about the topic.
> 
> By collecting these topic ideas, we aim to meet two goals at once: To promote your research accomplishments in the EPSCoR newsletter, and to kick-start the NSF highlight process earlier and avoid NSF rejections this year. Our hope is that the process of writing your topics into EPSCoR newsletter articles will make it easier to break the topics down further for the highlights which are due in April.
> 
> The Problem: Our highlights have been too technical. The NSF wants them written in just a few sentences in VERY simple language so the general public could read and understand the benefits of your research. The NSF uses these highlights year-round to promote your work to the media, legislators, the public, etc. Writing for this audience is very different than writing for a scientific journal publication. There are some excellent examples of how simple the language needs to be at www.research.gov/seeinnovation <http://www.research.gov/seeinnovation>. I am glad to team up help "translate" into layman's terms.
> 
> Off-Limits: The NSF asks that you avoid Meetings, Awards, and Journal Articles as highlight topics because they do not show an outcome that is transformative, a benefit to society, or fulfilling a need. 
> 
> Image Required: The NSF also requires a high resolution image (photo or illustration) to be submitted with each highlight. Perhaps your Media Relations team can assist by taking a professional photo now while we still have time. NSF specifically asks that photos be "research in action" and not just a building or lab.
> 
> The final highlights will still need to be submitted via the OASIS system just like years past. The NSF guidelines are listed at the bottom of this e-mail, and I have attached a PDF with two example highlights that the NSF provided.
> 
> Thank you!
> Amber King
> Louisiana EPSCoR
> 225-772-9138 (cell)
> 225-342-4253 (office – mornings only)
> amber.king at regents.la.gov <mailto:amber.king at regents.la.gov> 
> 
> 
> P.S. While our priority is the NSF highlights right now, any photos and topic ideas that do not qualify for NSF highlights are always welcome and can be used for future newsletters, presentations, reports, etc.
> 
> 
> 
> NSF HIGHLIGHT GUIDELINES
> 
> A highlight shows
> 
> ·       an exciting outcome of an NSF-supported project
> 
> ·       transformative results
> 
> ·       impacts of this outcome, especially benefits to society, economy, industry, nation, region, science, engineering, and/or education
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>  
> 
> Audiences include
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> ·       Congress, other federal and state policymakers
> 
> ·       business and industry
> 
> ·       general public
> 
> ·       all viewers of NSF's "Science, Engineering and Education Innovation" (SEE Innovation) website at www.research.gov/seeinnovation <http://www.research.gov/seeinnovation>  
> 
> ·       NSF speeches, reports and other websites
> 
>  
> A good highlight
> 
> ·       describes the outcome in several sentences
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> ·       describes the impact and benefits in a sentence or two
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> ·       provides additional explanation of the outcome and its impact
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> ·       uses language anyone can understand
> 
> ·       includes illustrations anyone can understand
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>  
> 
> When writing a highlight
> 
> ·       DO write short, straightforward sentences that articulate a single point. DON’T use long sentences with multiple clauses.
> 
> ·       DO use simple language. DON’T use complicated scientific terminology or jargon.
> 
> ·       DO write for a public audience. DON’T write the way you do when publishing in science journals. The public is interested in high-level impacts/benefits, not deep science.
> 
>  
> Images
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> ·       should show research in action
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> ·       must include a brief caption describing the action, and a credit (name of owner/copyright holder & institution)
> 
> ·       should be high-resolution, NOT thumbnail on a slide; ideal (not required) resolution and dimensions: 300 dpi or greater, 1500 pixels wide x 1000 pixels high
> 
> ·       can include self-explanatory video, up to 3 minutes long in AVI or MPEG format; submit directly to NSF Office of Legislative & Public Affairs
> 
> ·       up to 6 can be used if permission is granted
> 
> ·       must include permission from the owner/copyright holder via Form 1515 (Multimedia Permission & Use) <http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=fm1515> for NSF to publish them externally on SEE Innovation, other websites, speeches or reports 
> 
> <Highlight Examples.pdf>
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