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Capping It All Off: NIH Caps Indirect Rates for Grants

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SUMMARY: On February 7, 2025, the Office of the Director for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a Notice (Notice No. NOT-OD-25-068) imposing a cap of 15% on the indirect cost rates that can be charged to the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Federal Assistance in Jeopardy? What to Know about OMB Guidance About Hundreds of Billions in Federal Research and Loans to...

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On January 27, the Acting Director of the Office of Management & Budget issued a new Memorandum (M-25-13) that presages significant disruption—if not outright cancellation—of many federal assistance awards. ...more

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HHS Announces Updates to Policies on Research Misconduct

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The 2024 Public Health Service (PHS) Policies on Research Misconduct involving PHS-funded research were released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) on...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

NY Medical College Clashes With OIG After Audit Questions $7.5M, PI Salaries, ‘Illegible Signatures’

New York Medical College (NYMC) officials thought the HHS Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) audit was wrapping up in December 2021, based on what “the original senior auditor” told them. But the auditor retired and work...more

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The “China Initiative” Just Won’t Die - Recent DOJ Settlement Highlights the Lasting Effect of Trump-Era Policy on Health Care...

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In 2022, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its decision to shut down the “China Initiative”—the controversial program used to investigate and prosecute academics, health care workers, and...more

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[Event] Higher Education & Healthcare Research Compliance Conference - June 10th - 12th, New Orleans, LA

Don’t miss our annual conference devoted to higher education and research compliance - Attend the Higher Education & Healthcare Research Compliance Conference June 10–12, 2024 and hear from experienced professionals on a...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Penn Calls for Withdrawal of ORI’s Misconduct Proposed Reg; Many Commenters Also Critical

The HHS Office of Research Integrity (ORI) gets an “A” for effort on its new proposed regulation revising research misconduct rules, but maybe a “D” overall. Most of the nearly 200 comments on the proposed rule posted online...more

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Threat Actors Target Academic Researchers in Phishing Schemes

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The FBI has announced that university aerospace researchers, both foreign and in the U.S., have become a target of a specific phishing scheme that is being conducted by threat actors. Specifically, researchers with access to...more

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Fundamental Research & National Security: Recent Developments & New Issues

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According to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (“NCSES”), a key driver in the scientific and technological accomplishments of U.S. research universities is the volume of federal support for research...more

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New Risk-Based Security Requirements for Federally Funded Research at US Institutions of Higher Education

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International cooperation and welcoming foreign academics are critical to the success and leadership of U.S. institutions of higher education. These interactions enhance fundamental scientific research and promote the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Research Compliance Volume 19, Number 11. Attacked at the War’s Start, Ukrainian U. Relocates, Perseveres-for the Second...

The university in the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk was shelled Feb. 24—the first day Russian forces invaded. The attack destroyed most of the research enterprise of Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Common, Costly, Preventable? NSF OIG Finds Pearls in Review of 10 Years of Plagiarism Cases

Report on Research Compliance 19 no. 6 (June, 2022) - When Terry Magnuson resigned in April as research vice chancellor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill after admitting to three instances of...more

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Universities Beware: Export Controls May Be Broader Than You Think

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On February 2, 2021, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a settlement with Princeton University to resolve alleged violations of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)...more

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Voluntary Disclosure: Deep Dive - The DOJ on Campus

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In this episode of Voluntary Disclosure, Chris Nasson and David Peet trace the history of the DOJ’s China Initiative at U.S. academic research institutions, and explain why researchers and institutional leadership find...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FBI and CISA Issue Joint Warning to Academic Institutions and Research Organizations About Targeting of COVID-19 Research

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On May 13, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint Public Service Announcement (PSA) about a threat to...more

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The China Initiative Heads to School

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The recent news of arrests of university professors for failing to disclose their participation in Chinese talent programs has hit the academic world like a thunderclap. But those surprised by these arrests have failed to...more

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How Should Institutions Conducting Research Respond to COVID-19?

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As healthcare providers and universities respond to the spread of COVID-19, legal counsel at these institutions should be prepared to assist their institution’s research enterprise in anticipating and reacting to any changes...more

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Higher-Education P3s Continue to Gain Momentum

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Recently, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees authorized the negotiation of a comprehensive public-private partnership (P3) agreement with the winning proposer for a planned expansion of the university’s health...more

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New Jersey Senate Environment And Energy Committee Vote For The Homes For Animal Heroes Act

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The New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee unanimously voted to release the Homes for Animal Heroes Act (S2826) from committee. The bill would requires institutions of higher education to offer cats and dogs for...more

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Sovereign immunity shields university from inventorship dispute

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In a case involving medical methods invented by two Nobel laureates, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that sovereign immunity prevents a third researcher from pursuing his claim of co-inventorship...more

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NLRB Decides Private University Teaching and Research Assistants Can Unionize

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Continuing a recent trend of upending long-standing decisions, the National Labor Relations Board ruled yesterday that student teaching and research assistants at private colleges and universities are statutory employees who...more

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