Carsey researcher Jessica Ulrich-Schad has gained insights about Native Americans and Alaska Natives using data from Community and Environment in Rural America surveys and focus groups with Native leaders in one rural state.

Describing how the Native experience is both similar to, and unique from, that of other rural Americans, Ulrich-Schad concludes that, while Native people face challenges in their communities, they remain optimistic and firmly attached to their Native identities, culture, and natural environment.

Stacia Sower, Wayne Decatur and Jeff Halland, colleagues in the Center for Molecular and Comparative Endocrinology, have helped determine the first complete genome sequence for the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus).  The genome sequence helps scientists understand the evolution of vertebrates.

Timothy Warner, a Ph.D. candidate, and psychology Professor Robert Drugan are studying the implications of stress on depression.  Their work will contribute to the development of new, more effective treatments for this wide-spread mental health condition.

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The National Institutes of Health has issued the following Notice concerning the impact of sequestration on NIH programs:

Notice Number: NOT-OD-13-043

Key Dates
Release Date: February 21, 2013

Related Announcements:
NOT-OD-13-002

The National Science Foundation has issued the following Important Notice concerning the impact of sequestration on the NSF programs:

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is recruiting reviewers for graduate student fellowship proposals that cover a wide range of topics in astrophysics and planetary science. Post-doctoral fellows and other early career scientists are especially encouraged to volunteer.

If you are interested in being a reviewer, please go to http://tinyurl.com/ajpchgo. 

The 2013 Request for Applications for the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program - Organic Transitions (ORG) has been released by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA/NIFA).  Letters of Intent are due March 1, 2013; full proposals are due April 5, 2013.

ORG supports research, Extension, and higher education programs that improve the competitiveness of organic livestock and crop producers, as well as those who are adopting organic practices.

The next application deadline for the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund is Monday, April 1, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

Organizations providing services to New Hampshire's North Country are encouraged to apply. The Tillotson Fund has a preference for programs that benefit Colebrook, Pittsburg, Clarksville, Stewartstown, Dixville and other towns in Coos County, NH as well as bordering communities in the United States and Canada. 

The Community Grants Program is the broadest competitive grant program of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (NHCF). It responds to community needs within New Hampshire and in border communities in Maine and Vermont.

If you are interested in starting a project with a researcher in another country, check out the National Science Foundation’s Catalyzing New International Collaborations (CNIC) grant program: