<table style="border-collapse:collapse" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:6.65in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="638"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Topic:</b> COS announces Pivot for Funding Opportunities, more</p>
</td></tr><tr><td style="width:6.65in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" valign="top" width="638"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">The
University of Houston has purchased access to Pivot, a new product by
Community of Science, which allows researchers, students, and staff the
ability to identify and connect with funding opportunities and with
other researchers—locally and globally. It contains a comprehensive,
editorially maintained database of funding opportunities worth an
estimated $33 billion and offers a<b> </b><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">database of 3 million scholar profiles.</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><img src="cid:image002.gif@01CD2933.B2D05100" alt="Description: http://www.refworks-cos.com/cospivot/images/pivot_header.gif" border="0" height="167" width="624"></span>Log on at <a href="http://pivot.cos.com/" target="_blank">http://pivot.cos.com</a> to start using Pivot.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><br></b><span>Through
Pivot, you can search for funding opportunities, receive funding
alerts, and connect with collaborators. Free live and recorded </span><a href="https://refworks.webex.com/mw0306lc/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=refworks&service=6&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Frefworks.webex.com%2Fec0605lc%2Feventcenter%2Fprogram%2FprogramDetail.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26siteurl%3Drefworks%26cProgViewID%3D4" target="_blank">training webinars</a><span><span style="color:#1f497d">, </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ProQuestPivot?feature=watch" target="_blank">YouTube videos</a><span><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span>and </span><a href="http://pivot.cos.com/support" target="_blank">support resources</a><span><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span>are available.</span><span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you have questions on how to use Pivot, contact:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Ms. Angela Clifton at <a href="tel:713-743-9239" value="+17137439239" target="_blank">713-743-9239</a>,<span style="color:#595959"> </span><a href="mailto:maclifton@uh.edu" target="_blank">maclifton@uh.edu</a><span style="color:#595959"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Dr. Brooke Gowl at <a href="tel:713-743-4061" value="+17137434061" target="_blank">713-743-4061</a>, <a href="mailto:bagowl@uh.edu" target="_blank">bagowl@uh.edu</a> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span></p>
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Associate Dean of Administration and Research<br>University of Houston<br>Cullen College of Engineering<br>713.743.4204<br><a href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu" target="_blank">fclaydon@uh.edu</a><br><br><p>
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