The UF Office of Research has announced, effective December 16, 2016, UFIRST will assist in enforcing the 4-year Conflict of Interest (COI) training renewal requirement. The training course is mandatory for all principal investigators and senior research personnel applying for funding with agencies that require compliance with Public Health Services (PHS) regulations.

See the UF Division of Research Compliance webpage for a list of organizations that require compliance with PHS regulations.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has added six new modules to its Distance Learning Dataset Training (DLDT) system. The DLDT computer-based training module resource is an online, interactive tool that allows users to learn about the wide range of NCES data and use the data for particular purposes such as research, policy, and teaching.

The newest additions to the DLDT program include the following:

This is a reminder that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Final Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) is replacing the Final Progress Report (FPR) in eRA Commons effective January 1, 2017.

In addition, related changes have been made to the Inclusion Management System (IMS).

Best wishes to Pasha Antonenko for his proposal to the National Science Foundation; Michael Bowie for his subcontract State of Florida flow through proposal to Florida State University; Susan Butler, Anne Corinne Huggins-Manley, and Philip Poekert for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Timothy Jacobbe and Kent Crippen for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Philip Poekert for his proposal to Bright from the Start Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning; Rose Pringle, Dehlia Albrecht, and Katie Stofer for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; and Tina Smith-Bonahue for her subcontract NSF flow through to the University of Illinois.

For more details, see the Submitted Projects table.