Congratulations to Christy Gabbard for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Herman Knopf for his award from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation; Philip Poekert for his subcontract awards DHHS Flow Through from Florida’s Office of Early Learning; Paige Pullen for her award from Trident United Way; and Wanli Xing for his award from […]
Best wishes to Pasha Antonenko, Swarup Bhunia, and Mary Jo Koroly for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Benjamin Lok and Pasha Antonenko for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Anthony Botelho for his subcontract proposal NSF Flow Through from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lynda Hayes for her proposals to the Florida Department […]
Q & A with Seyedahmad Rahimi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning What basic questions does your research seek to answer? My research aims to answer questions such as “how can we assess and enhance hard-to-measure constructs such as creativity at scale using technology-rich environments (e.g., digital games)?” or “what aspects of […]
Thank you to those who participated in the May 7, 2021 Office of Educational Research (OER) Faculty Survey. Below are some key highlights: 25 faculty completed the survey (out of 108; ~23% response rate). The top 3 services used are as follows: Preparing proposals, submitting proposals, attending trainings and events. The majority of respondents submitted […]
Some federal agencies have begun distributing American Rescue Plan funds and will continue to release funds. The U.S. Department of Education (U.S. ED) has released more than $3 billion to states to support infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). View IDEA American Rescue Plan Funds. […]
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has posted an on-demand webinar providing an overview of the new Research to Accelerate Pandemic Recovery in Special Education (84.324X) grants program (deadlines: August 2, 2021; September 9, 2021). The webinar is now available on the IES Webinar Series website. IES will be posting a series of on-demand webinars […]
The U.S. Department of Education (U.S. ED) has announced six proposed priorities for discretionary grant programs and invites comments on or before July 30, 2021. The proposed priorities are as follows: Addressing the impact of COVID-19 on students, educators, and faculty Promoting equity in student access to educational resources, opportunities, and welcoming environments Supporting a […]
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has published a request for information to improve federal scientific integrity policies and invites comments on or before July 28, 2021. Respondents may provide information for one or as many topics below as they choose.
In an opinion article in the non-profit news site The 74, Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Director Mark Schneider states that a bill Congress is considering to enhance the scientific competitiveness of the nation does not go far enough to establish the necessary educational foundation in STEM, especially for Black and Hispanic youth. The United […]
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Education Research (NCER) and National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) are hosting virtual office hours to provide technical assistance for grant applicants. These sessions are open to the public and do not require pre-registration. Participants can ask questions and learn from the general discussion of […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has posted the conference sessions from the Spring 2021 NSF Virtual Grants Conference held June 7-11, 2021. All conference sessions were recorded and are now available on NSF’s Policy Office Outreach website. Additionally, you can view the recordings on the NSF Policy Office Outreach YouTube page.
In an effort to provide the community with helpful reference information regarding pre-award and post-award disclosure information in the biographical sketch and current and pending support proposal sections, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has developed a disclosure table titled, NSF Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support, to identify where […]
The State of Florida recently enacted a foreign influence law, HB7017, which imposes new requirements on the university and its researchers. This legislation, passed unanimously in both the House and Senate, seeks to identify and prevent undue foreign influence on Florida universities. Key provisions of the legislation include the following:
As a reminder, researchers must continue to adhere to university and federal requirements, particularly as they relate to international engagements regarding disclosing all outside activities to the university and other support to federal agencies per agency-specific instructions as follows:
Effective May 25, 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requires that all financial and in-kind support for any research that UF key personnel perform whether that is performed as part of their UF appointment, an outside activity, as consulting, or as part of any other appointment or access they have, be disclosed in Other Support.
