U.S. Department of Education Provides Link to Webinar: Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan 2 Years Later

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: https://edstream.ed.gov/webcast/Play/f3fa61ddc9eb4ff9b31407079394b1901d

The webinar will be archived soon along with the slides at https://www.ed.gov/stem.

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NIH Releases New Policy for Data Management and Sharing

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 research funded or conducted by NIH that results in the generation of scientific data. NIH is providing a 2-year implementation period, and the final policy goes into effect on January 25, 2023. The current NIH Data Sharing policy, in effect since 2003, remains in effect until January 24, 2023.

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eRA Commons Provides New Features to Just-in-Time Screen

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.

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UF IRB Provides Updates on Electronic Informed Consent Forms (eIC or eConsent) and Telephonic Consent

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 IRB has approved the REDCap version of the eIC process, and confirmed that it meets all local and federal consenting requirements. If you wish to use REDCap as your eIC option, please review our Electronic Informed Consent Forms – eIC Guideline.

The IRB must approve the use of telephonic consent as part of your routine consenting process. Unanticipated telephone consent may be allowed for certain situations, but if you perceive the need for a telephone consent process as a standard part of your research, you will need to submit a revision to your study. For more information and telephonic consent procedures, please review the IRB’s Telephonic Consent Guideline. Please also review the IRB’s Telephone Script for Recruiting Subjects Guideline as typically, a script is required when using telephonic consent.

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Research Projects Card Debuts in ONE.UF

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 is working to reduce the administrative burden on faculty as they manage their research projects.

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Awarded Projects for October 2020

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. Department of Health & Human Services Flow Through from the Florida Office of Early Leaning; Jennifer Park-Jadotte for her subcontract award Louisiana Department of Education Flow Through from Children First Professional Development Center; Philip Poekert for his award from Lauren’s Kids; Paige Pullen and Philip Poekert for their award from the Florida Department of Education; Patricia Snyder and Darbianne Shannon for their award from the U.S. Department of Education/OSEP; and Wanli Xing for his subcontract award National Science Foundation Flow Through from Texas Tech University.

For more details, see the Awarded Projects table.

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Submitted Projects for October 2020

Best wishes to Hannah Bayne and Della Moseley for their proposal to the William T. Grant Foundation; Julie Brown, Catherine Paolucci, and Anne Corinne Huggins-Manley for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Maria Coady and Nidza Marichal for their proposal to the Spencer Foundation; Chonika Coleman King, Christopher Busey, and Rose Pringle for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Zhihui Fang for his proposal to the Spencer Foundation; Latoya Haynes-Thoby for her subcontract proposal Spencer Foundation Flow Through from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Maya Israel and Christina Gardner-McCune for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Kristy Boyer, Maya Israel, and Mehmet Celepkolu for their proposal to the National Science Foundation; Maya Israel for her proposal to the National Science Foundation; Kathrin Maki and Stephanie Snidarich for their proposal to the Spencer Foundation; Justin Ortagus for his proposal to Arnold Ventures; Paige Pullen for her proposal to the Education Foundation of Osceola County; and Wanli Xing and Jose De Leon Alejandro for their proposal to The Learning Agency.

For more details, see the Submitted Projects table.

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UF Office of Research Announces 2021 Research Opportunity Seed Fund

The UF Office of Research has announced the 2021 Research Opportunity Seed Fund (ROF) competition. ROF targets interdisciplinary, faculty-initiated research projects with potential for extramural support. The program focuses on new projects and/or new collaborative partnerships.

The College of Education is allowed to submit four (4) proposals to the university-level for this competition. To participate in the college’s internal review and selection of proposals to move forward, submit your proposal (in a single-file PDF) to research@coe.ufl.edu by December 15, 2020, 5:00 pm.

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UF Office of Research Provides Update on Research.gov Implementation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has successfully migrated important research functions from FastLane to Research.gov and is now taking proactive steps to incrementally move the preparation and submission of all proposals from FastLane to Research.gov with a tentative target date for completion by 2022.

In the coming weeks and months, NSF will begin making changes to specific funding opportunities to require the use of Research.gov for the preparation and submission of proposals to NSF. NSF funding opportunities will clearly specify whether submission via Research.gov is available or required. Please keep an eye on the UF Research NSF Updates webpage to stay informed on current changes.

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What Works Clearinghouse Offers Virtual Training

The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is offering a virtual training in Design-comparable effect size (D-CES) for single-case design (SCD) studies. This webinar is intended primarily for researchers and applied analysts interested in quantifying SCD intervention effectiveness.
October 13, 2020
2:00 pm–3:00 pm EST
Register here: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Resources
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SAMHSA Offers Virtual Training

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is offering a webinar on How to Develop a Competitive Grant Application.
October 22, 2020
2:00 pm EST
To receive information on how to access the webinar contact GPOtraining@samhsa.hhs.gov.

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2020 HiPerGator Symposium: Exploring AI and Machine Learning @ UF

The 2020 HiPerGator Symposium will be held virtually this year. This annual event showcases research from postdoctoral associates and graduate students who use HiPerGator, the university’s supercomputer. To build on UF’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative announcement this summer, the 2020 symposium focuses on research applications of AI and machine learning.

The HiPerGator Symposium is free, but registration is required to attend. Participants will receive an email with the Zoom meeting information prior to the symposium.
October 27, 2020
9:00 am–2:00 pm
Anyone in the UF community is welcome to register and attend.

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NIH and NSF Offer Virtual Conferences

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) are offering free professional development opportunities. These programs will provide in-depth information on proposals and awards direct from the agencies.

NIH is offering the 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration October 27–30, 2020.
Registration: https://nihvirtualseminar2020.vfairs.com/
See https://grants.nih.gov/news/contact-in-person/seminars.htm for more information.

NSF has announced that registration opens October 29, 2020 at 12 pm EST for the Fall 2020 NSF Virtual Grants Conference. Each conference session will have its own Zoom registration page. In the meantime, please feel free to check nsfpolicyoutreach.com/ for the most up-to-date information.

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UF IRB Offers Virtual Training

Join the UF IRB via Zoom on October 28, 2020 at 12:00 pm for the next IRB Boot Camp. This training is designed for those new to research and the IRB process at UF. The invitation with Zoom link will be available soon. The UF IRB also offers educational courses and a monthly newsletter.  Sign up for the IRB listserv for all UF IRB announcements and updates.

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Updating Consents in myIRB

When revising consent forms, assent forms, and information sheets, click on the link to the document (listed under Attachment ICF, circled in red) to revise or update an existing consent form so that changes can be tracked. Only use the Add button to add an additional type of consent form. Be sure to attach MS Word docs only.

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