The U.S. Department of Education (U.S. ED) has used a competitive preference priority to encourage the development of Education Innovation and Research (EIR) STEM and computer science (CS) early-phase grant proposals. The EIR program was formerly known as Investing in Innovation or i3. This webinar, New Frontiers in K-12 Computer Science Education, features the EIR […]
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Education Research (NCER) has launched a new webpage Letters from the Commissioner highlighting updates from the center. The first letter, NCER by the Numbers (FY 2020), provides a recap of NCER accomplishments during FY 2020.
The General Services Administration (GSA) has extended the deadline to April 2022 for completing the transition from the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to the new Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Grants.gov will continue to prepare the system to accept the new applicant UEIs when they become available.
To ensure you are using the most current documents and templates, download the latest files from the UF IRB website. The IRB has made minor administrative updates to consent templates.
UFIT Research Computing has issued an end-of-semester update on the build of HiPerGator 3.0. The first 12 (of a total of 44) racks for HiPerGator AI, the NVIDIA DGX A100 SuperPOD, have arrived. The remaining 32 racks will arrive this month. Staff from Lenovo and NVIDIA are working with UFIT to complete the installation and configuration […]
Congratulations to Michelina MacDonald for her award from the National Education Association Foundation; Jennifer Park-Jadotte for her subcontract award U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Flow Through from Florida’s Office of Early Learning; and Paige Pullen and Philip Poekert for their subcontract award South Carolina Department of Education Flow Through from Charleston County School […]
Best wishes to Benjamin Lok, Pasha Antonenko, and Srinivasa Vaddiparti Ananth for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Kent Crippen, Bruce Carroll, and Tracy Johns for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Lynda Hayes for her proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Jennifer Park-Jadotte for her proposal to the YMCA of San […]
In a recent blog, Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Director Mark Schneider discusses the education crisis due to COVID-19 and presents preliminary ideas for a new initiative with the working title of Operation Reverse the Loss. This effort aims to speed up the mechanisms IES uses to identify, scale, and verify the effectiveness of interventions […]
In a recent blog, Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Director Mark Schneider points to the Latin phrase res ipsa loquitur meaning “the thing speaks for itself.” This phrase came to mind as he reviewed the final set of results from the national 2019 reading and math assessments. The results were devastating—even more so because they […]
In 2018, the federal government released its 5-year STEM Education Strategic Plan, Charting a Course for Success: America’s Strategy for STEM Education. In this webinar, senior federal officials from the U.S. ED, NASA, NSF, and DoD highlight the accomplishments in implementing the plan across the nation over the last 2 years. View the webinar here: […]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released its Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing representing a commitment to share and make broadly available the results of publicly funded research. The new requirements were formed over many years with feedback from numerous stakeholders throughout the process. The new final policy applies to all […]
eRA Commons has enhanced the Just-in-Time screen to provide new features such as large color-coded buttons to upload, delete, or view attachments and a new navigation bar. The apps icon, when clicked, will provide a dropdown menu of eRA modules. Enhanced features also include new real-time validations and save confirmation.
The research community is showing increasing interest in using electronic media to supplement or replace paper-based informed consent processes. An eIC may be used to provide information usually contained within the written informed consent document, evaluate the subject’s comprehension of the information presented, and document the consent of the subject or the subject’s legally authorized representative (LAR). The […]
UF faculty can now quickly access valuable information about their research projects — such as the end date and how much of their budget remains — on their smartphones, tablets, or desktops through the ONE.UF electronic portal. David Norton, UF’s vice president for research, said the Research Projects card is a good example of how UF Research […]
Congratulations to Christopher Busey for his award from the Spencer Foundation; Lynda Hayes for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Hyunyi Jung for her award from the National Science Foundation; Justin Ortagus for his subcontract award William T. Grant Foundation Flow Through from Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Park-Jadotte for her subcontract award U.S. […]
