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Announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

RAO holds Office Hours on Wednesdays (2-4 p.m.) and Thursdays (1-3 p.m.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sign up for a 30 min. slot<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

CSU acquires subscription to new funding opportunity database: Pivot-RP.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Research Acceleration Office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to the Research Acceleration Office (RAO), Colorado State University\u2019s Research Development<\/a> hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you are a seasoned or early-career faculty member, an individual scholar, or part of a complex research team, we are excited to support you on your research trajectory! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RAO Purpose<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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To attract research funding, cultivate relationships, create opportunities, and activate strategies that strengthen CSU\u2019s research enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RAO Mission<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To provide Research Development services that empower individual researchers and scholars, research teams, and CSU\u2019s Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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RAO Functions & Programs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n