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• OSTP Sends Open Letter to US Research Community on Foreign Influence Concerns
  September 23, 2019

  On September 16, Kelvin Droegemeier, PhD, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) publicly issued a letter to the US research community on efforts to […]

• New EndNote Licenses Available for 2019-20
  September 10, 2019

  EndNote Premium X9 licenses can now be purchased by UF departments for faculty, students, and staff use at reduced cost through UFIT. The popular software makes managing research extremely efficient,...

• Office of Research Guidance on Foreign Activity Disclosure Requirements
  August 6, 2019

  To: All UF Faculty From: David P. Norton, Vice President for Research The University of Florida is deeply committed to and strongly encourages international research, collaboration, and scholarship....

• Bankhead – Coley Cancer Research Program 2019-2020
  July 5, 2019

  The Florida Department of Health has released the call for grant applications for the 2019-2020 Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program. The purpose of this program is to advance progress towards cures...

• James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program 2019-2020
  July 5, 2019

  The Florida Department of Health has released the call for grant applications for the 2019-2020 James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program. The purpose of this program is to support […]

• NIH Update: Cumulative Investigator Rate, Sample Applications, Revamped eRA Website, and more
  May 7, 2019

  Open Mike NIH Inclusion Data by Research and Disease Category Now Available By Janine Clayton, Dawn Corbett, Marie Bernard, and Mike Lauer For over two decades, NIH has required researchers […]

 

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