Final M-TRAIN workshop focuses on sustaining and growing regional research administration
Colleges and universities across the region reached a significant milestone in their collaborative efforts to boost research administration and innovation, as Vanderbilt hosted the culminating Middle Tennessee Research Administration and Innovation Network workshop at the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Innovation Center.
The June 12 event was last in a series of four workshops that engaged 70 individuals from 20 institutions over the course of a year, discussing topics centered on research administration, compliance and public-private partnerships.
M-TRAIN launches first workshop to boost regional research administration and innovation
Vanderbilt University hosted the inaugural workshop of the Middle Tennessee Research Administration and Innovation Network (M-TRAIN) on Nov. 16, marking a new era in collaborative research administration efforts in the region under a project funded by a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Vanderbilt, Tennessee State and Fisk partner to launch Middle Tennessee Research Administration and Innovation Network with $100K NSF grant
The National Science Foundation has given a $100,000 grant to kick-start the Middle Tennessee Research Administration and Innovation Network. The M-TRAIN initiative, led by Vanderbilt’s Research Development and Support within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, will be a collaboration with Tennessee State University and Fisk University that aims to nurture regional research administration faculty and staff by organizing activities to address inequities in the research landscape.