Using Indirect Costs Effectively
Need a piece of equipment to boost your university's research capabilities? Or maybe an administrative assistant to help keep your program and others' running smoothly? Are such costs allowable, and if so, how should they be charged to your grant?

Hagan Named NIGMS Associate Director for Extramural Activities
Ann A. Hagan, Ph.D., was recently named NIGMS associate director for extramural activities. In this position, she oversees the fiscal management of the Institute's $1.9 billion research and research training grant program in the basic biomedical sciences. She also advises the NIGMS director on the planning, development, and administration of Institute grant activities.

MORE Director Celebrates Opening of American Indian Museum
Clifton Poodry, Ph.D., director of the NIGMS Division of Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE), was among a number of NIH employees who participated in the opening ceremonies of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, in September.