Shelia R. Cotten Research

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Trifecta Big Data Drop in Discussion

The Trifecta conference room was packed with leaders in research, medicine and industry to discuss the topic of Big Data.  It is apparent that there is an overall desire for high quality research, improved communication with recipients of care and improved health…

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Three is the Charm

Working together is proving to be more powerful than working alone.  The three colleges: communication arts & sciences, nursing and engineering are working together through the Trifecta initiative.  Professor Jina Huh is leading a study sponsored by the National Institutes…

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Presentation at Gerontological Society Annual Meeting

  Dr. Cotten was involved in several events at GSA 2014 both as a presenter and as a discussant.  The conference had over 4.000 attendees and 400 sessions.  It is a key event for those involved in gerontological studies.  Co-presenters…

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Grant Writing Workshop

On November 4th the Trifecta group sponsored a grant writing workshop at the MSU engineering building.  This workshop brought in several experienced researchers who discussed their experiences with writing grants for various funding entities. Shelia moderated the roundtable discussion as…

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Michigan State University Trifecta Project

This partnership between the communication, engineering and nursing departments at Michigan State.  The following overview is from the Trifecta site- “The Trifecta initiative brings together Intellectual Leaders from the Michigan State University Colleges of Communications Arts and Sciences, Engineering and…

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