Founded in 2016, the Science Gateways Community Institute was one of the National Science Foundation’s first software institutes funded via the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure’s Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation (SI2) program. Science gateways allow access to resources for researchers, educators, and students. Through a variety of online interfaces, such as Web portals or mobile […]
UF faculty members are routinely asked by funding agencies or foundations to review research proposals submitted by researchers at other institutions. In the course of agreeing to review, the reviewer is normally asked to sign a nondisclosure agreement that requires the reviewer to keep the contents of the reviewed materials confidential. The same holds true […]
On May 6, UF IT upgraded the Lynda.com service to Linkedin Learning. The enhanced online learning platform will remain free to all students, faculty, and staff with valid GatorLink credentials. Your account settings and course history have been migrated, along with any training bookmarks, exercise files, and certificates you have downloaded. All current UF-Lynda.com users […]
As of May 1, 2019, Adobe Reader Version 9 will no longer be compatible for use with Grants.gov Workspace PDF forms. This is a reminder to keep your Adobe Acrobat Reader software up-to-date. Applicants may now opt to use browser-based online forms, instead of PDF forms.
Posted on March 27, 2019 by Grants.gov The following tips about crafting a need statement have been adapted from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources & Services Administration’s grant writing guide, Tips for Writing and Submitting Good Grant Proposals. Tip 1: Address the need that the funding opportunity is intended to […]
No new awards for April 2019
Best wishes to Christy Gabbard for her proposal to the Florida Department of Education; Maya Israel for her proposal to the National Science Foundation; Herman Knopf for his subcontract proposal Administration for Children and Families Flow Through from the University of Alabama; Kathrin Maki for her subcontract proposal Society for the Study of School Psychology […]
Q & A with Hannah Bayne, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education What basic questions does your research seek to answer? My research is concerned with the overarching question of human connection and understanding. How can we connect with one another in a way that generates genuine relationship, […]
On March 11, President Trump submitted his Fiscal Year 2020 budget request to Congress. For the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. ED), the FY 2020 Budget Request includes $64.0 billion in new discretionary budget authority, a 10% decrease from the FY 2019 appropriation. The FY 2020 budget request includes $13.5 billion for Special Education programs and […]
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Director Mark Schneider proposes priorities to guide IES research and provides a 60-day period for the public to comment. When he submits the priorities to the National Board for Education Sciences for approval, all comments received will be provided as well. Once approved, the board will transmit the priorities to the […]
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is accepting proposals for the STATS-DC Data Conference, July 24–26, 2019 in Washington, DC. This year’s theme is “Providing Evidence to Drive Education.” The conference is free and open to the public. The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, April 19, 2019. To submit a concurrent session […]
Join the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) for a free webinar on the new guidelines for reviewing analyses with missing or imputed data under the WWC Standards Handbook, Version 4.0. April 11, 2019 12:00–1:30 p.m. Eastern Time Register here
In the effort to streamline and target training for UF\Shands\VA researchers\research staff, effective March 21, 2019, the only IRB required training will be IRB Training (IRB803), which will be valid for three years. This training combines the content of CITI/NIH, HIPAA for Research, and IRB Local training. Every three years going forward, you will only […]
UFIT can help make your proposal more competitive. Some of the ways UFIT facilitates proposal preparation are as follows: Providing the cost of the computing services or hardware acquisition needed for the proposal’s budget form Preparing a research computing commitment letter, if required by the funding agency (UFIT staff are happy to write a letter […]
UFIT recently took delivery of a new storage system to replace the aging system currently in use. The new Qumulo storage system offers several options for researchers not in the current storage service, including the ability to easily scale-out the system if more space is needed for their files.
