Travel Restrictions President Wetherell sent a letter to all FSU Vice Presidents outlining the new law recently passed regarding travel. To read the letter and learn what it may mean to you, please click on the title above. NSF CAREER Award Proposal Writing Workshop The College of Engineering and the Office of Research will be conducting a workshop on the preparation of proposals for the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) on March 25th. Please click on the title above for more information. CRC and Cornerstone Updates Please click on the title above to learn about current CRC and Cornerstone Program news. Funding Opportunities Click on the title above to review current funding opportunities for research and creative activity. Equipment Grants - Round 8 Competition Set to Open February 2, 2009 An eighth round of the Equipment and Infrastructure Enhancement Grant (EIEG) program is now open, with a submission deadline of Friday, April 3, 2009. To learn more, click on the title above. Terminal Leave Payouts/ Worker's Compensation and Unemployment Effective January 9, 2009, leave payouts to terminating employees can no longer be charged directly to contracts or grants. Additionally, the worker's compensation and unemployment pool account rate has increased to avoid further cash deficits. For more information, click on the title above. Mag Lab Open House Every February, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory invites the public to spend the day at its world-class research facility. The 2009 Open House is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 21st from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please click on the title above for more information.           Click here to subscribe Click here to unsubscribe