Acronyms commonly used at Michigan State University
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| AALAC | Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (Independent Accreditation Organization) | |
| AAHRPP | Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs | |
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AALAS |
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science |
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AAU |
American Association of Universities |
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AC |
Animal Care |
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ACLAM |
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine |
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ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
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| AFS | Andrew File System (A place to store files and publish web pages.) | MSU |
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AHCF |
Animal Hazard Control Form |
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AHDL |
Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory |
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AIS |
Administrative Information Services |
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AOP |
Academic Orientation Program |
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APHIS |
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA) |
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APLU |
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) (formerly National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC)) |
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APP&R |
Academic Program Planning and Review (annual budget process) |
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ARRA |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
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| ASMSU | Associated Students of MSU | MSU |
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ATS |
Academic Technology Services |
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AUF |
Animal Use Form |
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BIS |
Bureau of Industry and Security |
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BRIC |
Biomedical Research Informatics Core (pronounced “brick”) |
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| CAM | Center for Advanced Microscopy | MSU |
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CANR |
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (never pronounced “canner”) |
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| CAS | College of Communication Arts and Sciences | MSU |
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CASID |
Center for Advanced Study of International Development |
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CCED |
Center for Community and Economic Development |
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CCL |
Commerce Control List |
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CCL |
Fraunhofer USA Center for Coatings and Laser Applications |
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| CDA | Confidential Disclosure Agreement | |
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CDC |
Center for Disease Control |
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CDFP |
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CEHL |
Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences |
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| CERN | European Organization for Nuclear Research (derived from the French Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) | |
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CERS |
Center for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies |
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CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
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CGA |
Contract and Grant Administration |
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CGEO |
Center for Global Change & Earth Observations |
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| CHM | College of Human Medicine | MSU |
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CIBER |
Center for International Business Education Research |
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CIC |
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (a consortium of the Big Ten universities plus the University of Chicago) |
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CIS/SS |
Center for Integrative Studies in Social Science |
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CISGS |
Center for Integrative Studies in General Science |
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CLACS |
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
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CLEAR |
Center for Language Education and Research |
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| CLIFMS | Course Load, Instruction, Funding and Modeling System | |
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CMSC |
Composite Materials and Structures Center |
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| CNS | College of Natural Resources | MSU |
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COGR |
Council on Governmental Relations |
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| COGS | Council of Graduate Students (authorized student government) | MSU |
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COI |
Conflict of interest |
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CORD |
Council of Research Deans |
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COS |
Community of Science |
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CPBR |
Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research, Inc. |
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CRCSTL |
Center for Research on College Science Teaching and Learning |
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CRDF |
U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation |
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CSC |
Canadian Studies Center |
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| CSCE | Center for the Study of Cosmic Evolution | MSU |
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CSLCE |
Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement |
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CSMC |
Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum |
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CSTAT |
Center for Statistical Training and Consulting |
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CTA |
Core Technology Alliance |
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CTSI |
Clinical and Translational Science Institute |
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| CUC | Common Unit Code (description of CUC) | MSU |
| CYFC | Children, Youth, Families and Communities (a division of MSU Extension) | MSU |
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| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DoD) | |
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DCPAH |
Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health |
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| DELEG | Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth (State of Michigan) | |
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DoC |
Department of Commerce |
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DoD |
Department of Defense |
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DoE |
Department of Energy |
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DoJ |
Department of Justice |
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DoL |
Department of Labor |
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DPPS |
Department of Police and Public Safety |
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DPV |
Direct Pay Voucher |
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EAR |
Export Administration Regulations |
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| EAPSI | East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (NSF) | |
| EBSP |
Enterprise Business Systems Projects (Multi-year project to upgrade MSU's financial, research administration and human resources systems; implementation expected in 2011.) |
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ECTS |
European Credit Transfer System |
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EC&TSC |
Export Controls and Trade Sanctions Compliance |
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EDA |
Economic Development Administration (DoC) |
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eJVE |
electronic Journal Voucher Entry |
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ELC |
English Language Center |
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EO |
Empowered Official |
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| EOP | Emergency Operating Plan | |
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EWSI |
Estate and Wealth Strategies Institute |
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FACT |
Families and Communities Together |
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| FOA | Funding Opportunity Announcement (a publicly available document, often referred to on Grants.gov) | |
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FOD |
Office of Faculty and Organizational Development |
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| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act (pronounced "foy-a"; often used as a verb to indicate a FOIA request has been received, as in "We have been FOIA-ed.") |
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FRIB |
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (pronounced “frib” or “eff-rib”) |
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GAAMPs |
Generally Accepted Agricultural Management Practices |
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GENCEN |
Center for Gender in Global Context |
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GLBRC |
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center |
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| GPO | Government Printing Office | |
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GPS |
Grant Proposal System |
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GREEEN |
Project GREEEN (Generating Research and Extension to meet Economic and Environmental Needs) |
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HARP |
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HHS |
Health and Human Services |
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HRCC |
Health and Risk Communication Center |
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HRPP |
Human Research Protection Program |
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| HSUS | Humane Society of the United States | |
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| I3 |
Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives (usually just “inclusion”) |
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IACUC |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (pronounced “I-a-cook”) |
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ICASL |
International Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy |
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iCER |
Institute for Cyber Enabled Research |
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IDC |
IndirectCosts/Overhead/Facilities & Administrative Costs |
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IFLR |
Institute for Food Laws and Regulations |
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| IGERT | Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (NSF) | |
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IIA |
Institute for International Agriculture |
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IIH |
Institute of International Health |
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ILP |
Institutionally Limited Proposals (part of OVPRGS) |
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IMC |
Instructional Media Center |
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IPPSR |
Institute for Public Policy and Social Research |
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IPU |
Institute of Public Utilities |
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IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
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ITAR |
International Traffic in Arms Regulations |
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| JINA | Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics | MSU |
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JSRI |
Julian Samora Research Institute (JSRI) |
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JVE |
Journal Voucher Entry |
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LAC |
Learning and Assessment Center (LAC) |
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LAKS |
Lou Anna K. Simon |
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LCC |
Lansing Community College |
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LCTTP |
Libraries, Computing & Technology Training Program |
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LIR |
School of Labor & Industrial Relations |
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LLC |
Language Learning Center |
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MAES |
Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station (sometimes pronounced “mays”) |
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MATRIX |
The Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online |
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| MAU | Major Administrative Unit (description of MAU) | MSU |
| MCIAM | Michigan Center for Industrial and Applied Mathematics | MSU |
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MEC |
MSU Management Education Center |
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MEDC |
Michigan Economic Development Corporation |
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MIOSHA |
Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet |
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MSU |
Michigan State University |
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MSUE |
Michigan State University Extension (usually just “extension”) |
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MSUT |
MSU Technologies (intellectual property) |
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| MTA | Material Transfer Agreement | |
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NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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NCSUE |
National Center for the Study of University Engagement |
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| NCURA | National Council of University Research Administrators | |
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NEA |
National Endowment for the Arts |
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NFSTC |
National Food Safety & Toxicology Center |
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NIAID |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
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| NIDCD | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH) | |
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NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
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| NINDS | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH) | |
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NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S. DoC) |
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NRC |
National Research Council |
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NSCL |
National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory |
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NSDD |
National Security Decision Directive |
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NSF |
National Science Foundation |
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OBT |
Office of Biobased Technologies |
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OFAC |
Office of Foreign Assets Control |
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OHS |
Occupational Health and Safety |
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| OIR | Online Instructional Resource | |
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OLAW |
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (NIH) |
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ORA |
Office of Regulatory Affairs |
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ORAU |
Oak Ridge Associated Universities |
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ORCBS |
Office of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Safety |
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OVPRGS |
Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies |
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PCF |
Prima Civitas Foundation |
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PHS |
Public Health Service |
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PI |
Principal Investigator |
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| PNAS | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | |
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PMD |
Pest Management Division (Division of DPPS) |
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| PMP | Performance Management Plan | |
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PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
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PREP |
Planning, Resilience and tenacity, Engagement, Professionalism (MSU Graduate School career and professional development model) |
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| QBI | Quantitative Biology Initiative | MSU |
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| R25 | Research Education Grant (NIH) | |
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RCR |
Responsible Conduct of Research |
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REU |
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF) |
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RFD |
Research Facilitation and Dissemination (Also known as “rez facil”) |
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RFP |
Request for Proposal |
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RIC |
Research Integrity Council |
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RIO |
Research Integrity Officer (formerly University Intellectual Integrity Officer or UIIO) |
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| RPT | Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure | MSU |
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RTSF |
Research Technology Support Facility |
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SPG |
Strategic Partnership Grant |
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| SPROUT | Sponsored Program Research Opportunities and University Training | MSU |
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SOP |
Standard Operating Procedures |
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| SRA | Society of Research Administrators | |
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SROP |
Summer Research Opportunities Program |
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TLE |
Teaching and Learning Environment (Recurring funding used for non-recurring purposes related to upgrading the university’s technology) |
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UAC |
Usability and Accessibility Center |
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ULAR |
University Laboratory Animal Resources |
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UOE |
University Outreach and Engagement |
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UR |
University Relations |
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URC |
University Research Cooridor (MSU, Univeristy of Michigan and Wayne State University) |
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UART |
University Animal Response Team |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
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USDC |
United States Department of Commerce |
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USDN |
United States Department of Navy |
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USML |
United States Munitions List |
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USPHS |
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps |
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VPRGS |
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies |
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WIDE |
WIDE Research Center (Writing in the Digital Environment) |
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WIRED |
Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (U.S. DoL) |
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