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Rethinking University Research: Innovating the Innovation Ecosystem to Support Life Sciences and Personalized Medicine

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Personalized medicine—tailoring treatments to individual patients based on their genetic makeup, lifestyle, and environment—is transforming healthcare. But this revolution didn’t begin in the private sector. It was sparked...more

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Executive Actions Impact Federally Funded Research: What Institutions Should Do Now – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast

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From removing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to suspending foreign aid and canceling federal funding, it is clear that the current administration is drastically changing the landscape of government-funded...more

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New NIH Head: Indirect Payments ‘Tips’; Republican Senator Calls Them ‘Grift’

Research universities have had one less worry (at least temporarily) since Judge Angel Kelley of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a preliminary restraining order prohibiting NIH from imposing...more

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Impact of the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders and Actions for Academic Institutions & Federal Funded Research Community

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The Trump Administration’s first two months have been marked by a flurry of actions impacting federal grant recipients, federal contractors, and academic and scientific researchers. These unprecedented measures, including...more

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NIH Cuts and Potential Impacts on Intellectual Property

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On January 27th, the Trump administration issued an order (the January 27th order) freezing all federal grants and loans, which would have cut billions of dollars of federal funding, largely to research universities....more

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Another Change, Did You See NIH's Near-Immediate Change to Your Indirect Cost Rate?

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Over the past few weeks, the Trump administration has introduced sweeping changes across the federal government that have impacted the federal grantee and contractor community. Adding to these changes, the National Institutes...more

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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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New Requirements for Research Security Programs Raise the Stakes for Compliance

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The National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33), issued in January 2021, directed federal agencies that fund research and development (R&D) projects to require certain "Covered Institutions" to certify that the...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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Former University of Kansas Professor Sentenced for Making False Statements on Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form

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Last month, former University of Kansas Professor Feng “Franklin” Tao was sentenced to time served and two years of supervised release for making false statements in the University of Kansas’s conflict of interest and...more

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Report on Research Compliance Volume 18, Number 9. In This Month’s E-News: September 2021

Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 9 (September, 2021) - A former Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researcher who was the principal investigator on a 2014 NIH award of $939,495.27 and...more

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USICA Passage Suggests Significant Funding Opportunities Across Range of Industries

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The United States Innovation and Competition Act (“USICA”) passed the Senate on June 8, 2021. The bill, a rare bipartisan effort, would pour funding into research, design, and manufacturing initiatives in key technological...more

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MITRE: Risk Approach May Thwart Foreign Threats, Better Federal Info, Support Essential

Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 2 (February 2021) - “I don’t want to be on the front page of the paper with my best researcher being dragged off in handcuffs. It doesn’t look good for our university,” a senior...more

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FY 2019 Administration Budget Request

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President Donald Trump on February 12, 2018, submitted his budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. The President's full budget calls for approximately $4.4 trillion in total spending. Much of the budget seeks...more

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