Help committee address research concerns
Dean John Crissman has established a committee to identify issues and propose solutions regarding research administration customer service. Please help this effort by reporting any significant problems encountered in relation to the offices of Research and Graduate Programs; Fiscal Affairs; Personnel; Sponsored Programs Administration; Grant Accounting and Reporting; Human Resources; and Purchasing. All concerns should be sent in a bulleted email to Bruce Berkowitz, Ph.D., WSU professor and chair of the committee, at baberko@med.wayne.edu by Thursday, Sept. 9 . This information will be summarized in a report; no names will be associated with any information received.

NIH seek applicants for health disparities grant
The National Institutes of Health are seeking applications for the "Cultural Competence and Health Disparities Academic Award," designed to enhance the culturally sensitive abilities of health care professionals to address disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of various disorders and diseases. The award, administered by the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, will allow medical institutions to develop curricula and educational materials on health disparities and culturally competent approaches to mitigating these disparities. Letters of intent are due Sept. 19. For more information, visit http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-04-012.html.