June 2020 Update Entry #1050 25 Jun 2020 2:13 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 0 comments Dear LASER PULSE Network Colleagues, We at LASER, like probably all of you, have been working remotely since mid-March. Perhaps for the first time in history, all around the world we have been responding to protect ourselves from a pandemic at the same time and in mostly the same ways. The...
Updates on R4D Workshops in Vietnam and Ethiopia Entry #1049 25 Jun 2020 2:10 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 6 comments Earlier this year, the COVID-19 crisis caused the postponement of LASER R4D Workshops in Hanoi, Vietnam and in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Indiana University, the lead consortium partner for these events, has been working closely with the LASER team, regional partners, and USAID to...
New Templates available for Research Translation Entry #1048 25 Jun 2020 2:07 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 2 comments The LASER PULSE Research Translation team is excited to present templates and tools now available to Network Members. These resources are intended to directly support research translation projects by addressing critical areas in knowledge, understanding, and implementation. View the tools below...
Research and Research Translation Capacity in sub-Saharan Africa Higher Education Institutions Entry #1047 25 Jun 2020 2:05 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 9 comments As one of its core activities, the Long-term Assistance and Services for Research (LASER) – Partner University-Led Solutions Engine (PULSE) initiative conducted a research capacity assessment in partner Universities/Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The assessment targeted low...
Observing research translation in action through a virtual workshop: An example from Northern Iraq Entry #1046 25 Jun 2020 2:00 pm Jeffrey A Goecker 0 comments On May 20, 2020 Juan Posada-Burbano facilitated a research translation strategy workshop to establish a shared understanding of the knowledge gaps addressed early on in the research project. The discussion at the end of the workshop focused on how to identify practitioner stakeholders,...