Government Policies
Defining What “Malign” Means in a Maligned Foreign Recruitment Program
Federal research grant funding agencies, such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Defense, have increased their scrutiny of the unreported relationships between the Principal Investigators, funded by federal...
Funding Agencies Race to Find Unreported Researcher COI: What That Means for Research University Compliance Teams
As the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced recently, the research grant funding agency has invested considerable resources to leverage big data and advanced analytics to identify principal investigators and other researchers who have foreign research...
SBIR Reauthorized: Here’s What’s New in 2022
The Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR), a critical funding mechanism for cutting-edge technologies developed by small businesses, was renewed just in time for another three years. What are the SBIR Programs? The highly competitive SBIR programs have...
Putting CHIPS on the Table: Top 5 Surprises in the CHIPS Act for Research Universities
The recent passing of the CHIPS Act establishes a new direction for technology, innovation, and research in the United States. It is essential that anyone participating in the research process is aware of the importance and impact of the CHIPS Act. As part of...