As Provost's Visiting Professor, Renée Ater has brought to Brown her research at the intersection of race, public art and national identity. She is creating an interactive born-digital publication from her research on more than 100 American monuments and memorials that address slavery and racism. Learn more.

     Introducing New Faculty Researchers

Every day until mid-December, @BrownUResearch on Twitter is introducing one of this year's new faculty members and detailing their research focuses.

Research Administration Information Systems

Subscribe to the RAIS Newsletter (eRAF)
This newsletter offers the opportunity to receive updates focusing on electronic research administration systems, updates from external agencies on research administration, Workday Grants & Effort, and sponsored reporting. Subscribe here.

Brown Technology Innovations

Meet the Advisory Board for Brown Technology Innovations
Packed with seasoned entrepreneurs and business executives, we are excited    to introduce the Advisory Board for Brown Technology Innovations. The full list  is here, and please stay tuned for a public event with this group in the spring.

Got an Idea? Invention Disclosures are Easy and...Trending
Last quarter, our office received 22 invention disclosures, a 57% rise over the same period last year. We hope this is a trend as invention disclosure is a critical first step towards exploring commercial applications of academic research. Learn more.

Recognition for Inventors: US Patent Awards
Brown has been awarded 37 patents in the past 18 months for faculty inventions. We will mail these inventors, and future ones, special certificates that we hope they will proudly post in their labs, and digital badges for their social media profiles.                                            

Office of Research Integrity

Animal Research Compliance Program Updates
This audiocast includes information about semiannual facility inspections, noncompliance reporting, IACUC policy updates, and a thank you to the research community. 

IACUC Policy Updates
The IACUC SOP on the Psychological Wellbeing of NHPs and the Expired Drugs and Materials Policy have been updated and converted to the new University policy format. See all IACUC policies and related forms here.

IACUC Live Infoed Protocol Workshop
The ARPP is hosting a live IACUC protocol workshop for the animal research community on November 17, 2020. Email IACUC@Brown.edu if you or your protocol delegate are interested in attending.

Guidelines on Authorship 
Did you know that Brown has Guidelines on Authorship in Scholarly or Scientific Publications? These Guidelines promote best practices and mitigate the risk of author disagreements and disputes.

Full Board/Expedited Amendments and Exempt Modifications
Use the new Revision Request Form to make changes to any Exempt, Expedited, or Full Board study. This new form replaces the Amendment and Exempt Modification forms.

IRB Workshop: Closing a Study - When and How to Manage Your Data
When should you close your study and how can you close it? What should you do with your study data? Join our session at 2pm on November 4, where we will answer all these questions and more. Register here     

IRB Workshop: International Research                                                                        Want to conduct international research but unsure how it will impact your IRB review? Join our session at 11am on November 17, where we will provide an overview of the policy on international research and what you'll need to submit. Register here

Meeting Dates & Submission Deadlines

Office of Research Development

NIH Survey to Identify Impacts of COVID-19 on Research 
This month, NIH sent a survey to a sample group of NIH-funded researchers to understand how COVID-19 has impacted them. If you received this survey, we encourage you to fill it out before it closes at the end of October.

Research Development and Grant Writing Newsletter 
This newsletter offers strategies on how to compete successfully for research funding and highlights new funding opportunities. Check out the October issue and catch-up on prior months here.

Office of Sponsored Projects

NASA Science Mission Directorate - COVID Flexibilities
Per NASA Grant Notice 20-02, requests will be considered from award recipients stating that they have experienced a loss of operational capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DOE Office of Science on Research Delays Caused by COVID-19                            Department of Energy's Office of Science says it "is committed to maximum flexibility in administering awards, recognizing potential delays in research caused by" COVID-19. See the statement here, visit DOE Responding to COVID site here.

F&A FAQs - the impacts of Brown’s new Indirect Cost Rate                                        We’ve created a website to help answer your queries regarding the recent F&A Change. This page contains general info, as well as FAQ and sample scenarios.

Zoom Recording of September Brown Bag Meeting Now Available
Through quarterly sessions, including the September 22 session, the Brown Bag Luncheon Series covers topics of interest to Brown's research community.  All are welcome; email Resadmin@brown.edu to be added to the mailing list.

NIH Other Support Sample For Foreign In-Kind Support                                            Please reference this sample for all NIH JIT and RPPR if the Senior/Key Person has students or Postdocs supported by foreign organizations or governments working in his/her lab.                                                         

2020/2021 Winter Break Proposal Submission Schedule                                            Winter Break will be here before long.  Please plan ahead for all your sponsored project activities. At this link you’ll find our proposal due date guidance. 

NSF Federal Updates

BIO-wide Virtual Office Hours to support Migration to Research.gov 
The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) will implement a requirement for submission of full proposals via Research.gov (or Grants.gov) for BIO solicitations that accept proposal submission at any time.

Updates to the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)
NSF will add the following three questions to the "Impact" and "Changes/Problems" tabs: What was the impact on teaching and educational experiences? What percentage of the award’s budget was spent in a foreign country? Has there been a change in primary performance site location from that originally proposed?

Broadening Participation in STEM Webinar                                                                NSF's Broadening Participation in STEM through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Webinar, recorded on September 30, is now available in video and PDF formats.

NSF proposals via Research.gov using TeX/LaTeX files                                        Additional automated compliance checking in Research.gov for project descriptions as of  October 5. Files prepared using TeX/LaTeX will generate warnings when submitted to Research.gov because of the font size.

Future Topics for NSF Convergence Accelerator and Conference Proposals
The purpose of this RFI and call for future topics conference proposals is to seek input on potential NSF Convergence Accelerator tracks for FY 2022.

NIH Federal Updates

Temporary Changes to NIH Policies Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
For those planning an upcoming grant applications, note that applicants should not include contingency plans related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more. And applicants can provide a one-page summary of additional preliminary data up to 30 days before the review meeting. Read more.

Trainee Diversity Report to be Submitted Electronically
A requirement for institutions receiving institutional research training, career development and research education awards is to submit the Trainee Diversity Report with Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs), Interim Final RPPRs, and Final RPPRs will use a new option that will be provided in the xTrain and RPPR modules in early FY 2021.

Proposal format reminders 
Read updates about proposal requirements and formats.  

Funding & Awards

Apply for OVPR Salomon Research Awards
The Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Awards support excellence in scholarly work, funding projects up to $15,000. Proposals (via UFunds) are due by 5pm on November 10. See here for complete guidelines and instructions. 

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Funding Opportunities
ORD and the Office of Corporate & Foundation Relations (CFR) have assembled funding opportunities related to diversity, equity and inclusion, to aid Brown researchers in finding private and federal funding. 

Limited Submission Funding Opportunities
Limited Submissions require institutional nomination or endorsement from Brown. Interested? See the featured funding database of searchable limited submission opportunities here. 

Conferences & Training

Webinar: STEM Education And Workforce Development
This November 17 session will review the myriad DOE programs that aim to advance education and workforce development in emerging energy fields through partnerships with the DOE labs. Hosted by the University of New Hampshire.

Fall 2020 Virtual Grants Conference
A virtual conference is designed to give new faculty, researchers and administrators key insights into current issues at NSF. Program officers will be providing up-to-date information about specific funding opportunities and answering questions.

NIH 2020 Virtual Seminar on Grants Administration
The National Institutes of Health invites you to take part October 27-30 to learn more about working with the NIH grants process, programs, policies, and staff at 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Grants Administration and Program Funding.