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Speaking from the admin side at UNC Chapel HIll--kind of, and it's improving. For ~10 years we have had an office in the School of Medicine and what we term a "Core Facility Advocacy Committee" with a budget that is a funding source for core facilities for method development, equipment, etc. needs. ...

Hi all, My office provides operational support, trainings, etc. for cores at UNC Chapel Hill. We are planning a workshop and peer mentoring program focused on grantsmanship pairing those who have successfully gone through the process for various instrumentation grants with other core directors (or ...

Hi Andy, At UNC Chapel Hill we've gone with the "increased acknowledgment of core facilities allows us to demonstrate to stakeholders the importance of continued financial investment in staff and equipment. This improves your turn around time and access to cutting edge technology/equipment within the ...