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CIC’s UMETRICS Dataset Provides Insight into Networks and Impacts of the Academic Research Workforce
Nov 5, 2015, 13:25 PM
What are the results of investments in research? Why should taxpayers support universities? How do universities affect the regional economy? These are questions that are beginning to be answered within the CIC.
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Penn State Programs Ranked #1 for Veterans
Oct 2, 2015, 13:53 PM
This year, Penn State welcomes the third annual meeting of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's Military and Veterans Services Peer Group to University Park to share best practices and current developments at their respective schools.
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September 2015 CIC eNews Now Available
Sep 24, 2015, 14:26 PM
Grab a cup of coffee and catch up on the latest from the CIC, including updates on the illuminating economic data emerging from the UMETRICs initiative, the recently launched music education collaborative video series, the Big Ten Theatre Collaborative, and CIC's Health Equity Initiative.
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CIC Leadership Opportunity: Director – Center for Library Initiatives
Sep 1, 2015, 10:53 AM
The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) seeks a senior leader with energy, drive, tact, and tenacity to serve as Director of the Center for Library Initiatives (CLI).
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CIC Sponsors "The Future Has Arrived: Research & Policy Implications of Autonomous Systems
Jul 7, 2015, 14:26 PM
The University of Maryland's Division of Research and A. James Clark School of Engineering are hosting a Capitol Hill event exploring how UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) technologies will impact our society.
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CIC CLI Director Mark Sandler to Retire
Jun 12, 2015, 09:40 AM
Mark Sandler, Director of the CIC Center for Library Initiatives, has announce his retirement effective February 29, 2016. Now entering his tenth year of service to the CIC and its 15 member universities, Dr. Sandler also served for 20 years on the staff of the University of Michigan Library.
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April 2015 CIC eNews Now Available
Apr 21, 2015, 10:30 AM
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CIC Staff in Print--Rebecca Crist Co-Authors "Shared Print Programs"
Apr 13, 2015, 12:20 PM
Rebecca Crist of the CIC's Center for Library Initiatives is the co-author of the recently released ARL publication, Shared Print Programs.
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CIC and ACM Awarded $8.1 Million Grant from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Apr 5, 2015, 10:11 AM
The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) will share an $8.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The fourteen colleges and universities of the ACM and the fifteen research universities of the CIC will participate in the seven-year initiative, called the Undergraduate and Faculty Fellows Program for a Diverse Professoriate.
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CIC CLI Deputy Director, Kim Armstrong Wins Chancellor's Award for Excellence
Apr 2, 2015, 11:12 AM
Kimberly Armstrong, Deputy Director of the CIC's Center for Library Initiatives, is being honored with a University of Illinois' Chancellor's Academic Professional Excellence Award (CAPE).
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International Research Workshop Explores Non-Coding RNAs in Chronic Disease
Apr 1, 2015, 10:14 AM
Biomedical researchers at CIC universities along with researchers affiliated with CAPES Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior), a unit within Brazil’s Ministry of Education, will delve into current research on microRNAs and non-coding RNAs on April 30-May 2nd at an international research workshop held at The Ohio State University.
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"Buy Less and Sell More: New Roles for Libraries and Librarians" Webinar with CLI's Mark Sandler
Mar 5, 2015, 11:28 AM
Join the CIC Center for Library Initiatives' Director Mark Sandler and Bob Boissy, Manager of Account Development and Strategic Alliances, Springer for a free webinar focused on the imperative libraries have to promote the content they purchase, and the services they offer.
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CIC 2013-2014 Annual Report Now Available Online
Feb 24, 2015, 09:53 AM
CIC's latest Annual Report offers a snapshot of how the member universities collaboratively leverage their strengths to increase access to higher education, improve the health of our communities and region, and create an enormous economic impact across the nation.
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Incubated by CIC, New Institute for Research on Innovation and Science Launches in 2015
Nov 4, 2014, 09:20 AM
IRIS is an outgrowth of UMETRICS, the CIC's groundbreaking effort to build and provide a data platform for large-scale systematic analysis of the infrastructure and outcomes of university-based science.
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From SROP to Ph.D.—Brian Burt's Journey to Assistant Professor
Oct 14, 2014, 12:13 PM
The road from music education major to Assistant Professor of Higher Education at Iowa State University started with the awareness that the SROP program offered research opportunities beyond just the STEM fields.
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Rutgers University Hosts CIC Graduate Student Conference on Ancient Adornment
Oct 7, 2014, 09:43 AM
The Department of Classics at Rutgers University will be hosting Ancient Adornment, the first Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) graduate student conference on the ancient world.
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CIC Sponsors "Disaster Resilience: The Intersection of Research and Policy"
Oct 6, 2014, 11:26 AM
Sponsored by the CIC, the University of Maryland's Division of Research and A. James Clark School of Engineering are hosting a Capitol Hill event on the power of research and policy to help address disaster resilience challenges.
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CIC Honors Executive Director Barbara McFadden Allen for Twenty Years of Service
Sep 21, 2014, 11:29 AM
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CIC and Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellowship Accepting Applications
Sep 8, 2014, 11:42 AM
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Center for Library Initiative’s Shared Print Repository Holds Three Miles of Journals (So You Don’t Have To)
Aug 13, 2014, 10:05 AM
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