Dean College’s grant, The Bulldog Experience: Curriculum and Career Integration Project, will integrate career preparation into their curriculum and co-curriculum to support student career exploration and achievement of career-building accomplishments before graduation. The project is designed to address the learning needs of Dean’s distinctively diverse student population, and will extend existing programming to remove barriers to college and career success.
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McAllister & Quinn helped a health system client win $4.9 million in Department of Defense (DoD) funding to support the advanced development of a novel bone regeneration technology for the rapid repair of extensive bone fractures. The DoD award will help the research team to translate their promising preclinical findings into the next stages of clinical development. Their therapeutic strategy …
Read More →The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) funds innovative bio-medical competitive awards and manages research programs in cancer, military relevant injuries and conditions, and specific disease programs for the benefit of all Americans. Recognized for our unique collaborations with scientists, clinicians, consumers, and the military, the CDMRP is a subordinate command of the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel …
Read More →October 1, 2018 (Washington, DC) – McAllister & Quinn has promoted Dr. Jessica C. Gerrity to Vice President of the Higher Education Practice. In addition to overseeing several of the firm’s higher education clients, she will also help to develop and implement the practice’s strategic goals. Dr. Gerrity served as Managing Director for the firm prior to her promotion to …
Read More →In the recently released U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 edition of Best Colleges, Agnes Scott College ranks No. 1 in the country among national liberal arts colleges on the Most Innovative Schools list. The leadership at Agnes Scott attributes this recognition to SUMMIT, an innovative program that reinvents a liberal arts education for the 21st century by preparing every student to be an effective …
Read More →McAllister & Quinn has assisted clients in submitting successful grant proposals to the Department of Defense (DoD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH). Both federal agencies focus heavily on healthcare research; however, the scope and relevance of the research differs between the two agencies. The NIH …
Read More →McAllister & Quinn leverages relationships with Congress and federal agencies to secure funding for interdisciplinary topics. Among these efforts, McAllister & Quinn led a consortium of eight R1 and R2 universities to help authorize and appropriate funding for the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program (MEEP). MEEP, which addresses education and workforce development needs of the defense industrial base, will fund center-level …
Read More →During the first half of 2018, McAllister & Quinn successfully helped place several faculty members onto Federal Advisory Committees (FACs). FACs were created following the enactment of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) in 1972. Their purpose is to create a formal dialogue between the federal government and its stakeholders. Hence, FAC members are active participants in conversations that will …
Read More →Congratulations to Lewis University for winning a $961,000 National Science Foundation grant that will provide 28 scholarships over 5 years to support low-income students with demonstrated financial need and academic promise to succeed in STEM disciplines through the Biology Transitions program. The program will incorporate intensive mentoring, academic support, and undergraduate research opportunities to ensure that at least 80% of …
Read More →Congratulations to the Webster University School of Education Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) program for winning a $2.7 million National Professional Development Program (NPD) grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition. This is the largest grant that Webster University has ever received. This five-year grant will allow 120 St. Louis area public school …
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