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Lyle Bootman, Dean, College of Pharmacy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.65pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Leslie Eldenburg, Interim Dean, Eller College of Management<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Stuart Flynn, Dean, College of Medicine - Phoenix<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Jeff Goldberg, Dean, College of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Steven Goldschmid, Dean, College of Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.65pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Iman Hakim, Dean, College of Public Health <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.65pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>JP Jones, Dean, Social & Behavioral Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Colin Kaltenbach, Vice Dean, College of Agriculture <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.65pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fernando Martinez, Director, BIO5 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Bob Quiroz, Manager, Business and Operations, ARL<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Joaquin Ruiz, Dean, College of Science<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Joan Shaver, Dean, College of Nursing <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> James C. Wyant, Dean, College of Optical Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>FROM:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Leslie P. Tolbert, Ph.D. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> and Economic Development<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RE: Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships - 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DATE:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> February 21, 2011 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Office of the Vice President for Research is accepting pre-proposals for the 2012 Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships Program. The guidelines for the program can be found at <u><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11522/nsf11522.htm">http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11522/nsf11522.htm</a>.</u> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Proposals must be submitted to the NSF Fast Lane no later than 5 PM on May 30, 2011.<b> </b>The University may submit 3 proposals. All pre-proposals should be ranked by the Dean of each college. If more than three nominations are received, a committee of peers will be convened to select the University’s candidates. Please forward your nominations to this office by <b>Monday, March 28, 2011.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>