Research Notes
February 2025
Information from the Division of Research for Brown faculty, grant-related staff, and students
US Surgeon General issued an advisory linking alcohol and cancer risk, recommending cancer warning labels on alcoholic beverages
Peter Monti, professor of alcohol and addiction studies at Brown and director and PI of the Center for Addiction and Disease Risk Exacerbation, discusses the advisory and his perspective about alcohol and health risks.
PRIORITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
DoR's new federal transition web page captures relevant federal agency communications and directives
Visit the 2025 Federal Administration Transition Information & Resources for the Brown Research Community web page for campus communications, general guidance, agency communications received by Brown, Executive Orders and other Federal Documents, and resources.
VP Research creates intake email for inquiries and federal research support
Please email us if you have questions about proceeding with a proposal or receive any notifications from your funding agency concerning a stop or pause in your grant funding so we can determine how best to respond (fed2025admintransition@brown.edu).
Love Data Week 2025 is officially underway
Come share the LOVE at Brown’s 6th Annual Love Data Week! Engage with the Brown community on data provenance, management, sharing, ownership and AI. Registration is open for in-person, hybrid, and online events.
SPONSORED PROJECTS
New requirement for DOE proposals: Transparency of Foreign Connections form
Sponsored Projects has developed guidance for the Department of Energy (DOE) proposal document entitled "Transparency of Foreign Connections." Please carefully review your FOA to see if it is needed and contact your Pre-Award contact for additional support.
Huron funding proposal attachments reminder
Please add a descriptive title for all documents uploaded to Huron. Otherwise, the document name will default to the filename, complicating the proposal review process.
Sponsored Projects - Open Office Hour - Feb. 19 @ 2pm via Zoom
This month's Open Office Hour discussion will focus on managing sponsored projects when the PI leaves the University. Representatives from all Sponsored Projects teams will join the conversation. Sign up in advance - space is limited.
Sponsored Projects 2025 Brown Bag dates
Please mark your calendars for the following dates: 3/20, 6/5, 9/18, and 12/4. Brown Bag will be virtual, and a link to join the meeting will be sent out in advance to the Brown Bag listserv.
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Huron: Administrative Contact reassignment
Do you know department administrators can reassign the administrative contact for both funding proposals and awards? Follow guidance for changing the administrative contact.
Huron: Creating additional project budgets
Are you creating a proposal with budgets from multiple departments or Principal Investigators? Follow guidance for creating an additional budget in Huron.
Huron: History tab
The History tab of a submission is a useful resource for viewing activities performed on a submission and steps completed in the review process. Visit RAIS’ guidance on steps for accessing the History tab of a submission.
RESEARCH STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT
Resource: Engaged Scholarship and Broader Impacts
Does your proposal require a broader impact component? Do you want to incorporate outreach and engaged scholarship into your research? Refer to these Engaged Scholarship and Broader Impacts Working Group resources.
Research Development and Grant Writing Newsletter
This newsletter highlights new funding opportunities and offers strategies to compete for research funding successfully. Read the current issue and catch up on past issues.
Considering an NSF CAREER proposal? We have you covered.
The Research Strategy and Development (RSD) team will hold two events to help Brown faculty develop full proposals for an NSF CAREER award (sponsor deadline: July 23; due to Sponsored Projects: July 15). View details and deadlines.
RESEARCH INTEGRITY
Regulatory Advisory Unit: Undergraduate research process
The process for regulatory review of undergraduate research projects has been updated. Students can schedule a meeting with the regulatory advisors on the Regulatory Advisory webpage.
Annual COI cycle 2025
The annual COI cycle for faculty and researchers started on February 12, 2025. The VPR emailed instructions to anyone required to submit a COI form. Please submit your form by March 14, 2025. If you have questions or concerns, contact coi@brown.edu.
Meeting dates & submission deadlines
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS
Blueprint Spring 2025 | Opportunity for students & postdocs
Blueprint is a program for graduate students, postdocs, and research teams to explore the translational opportunities of their projects. Apply by March 10th @ 11:59pm.
RIHub offerings! Pitch deck support and Open Office Hours
At RIHub’s Pitch Scrub, practice your pitch with expert feedback to prepare for investor meetings or competitions. Apply here. Attend Open Hours! RIHub staff are available twice a month for drop-in visits—no appointment needed.
Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston, MA—registration open
The Robotics Summit & Expo will bring together 5,000+ developers building robots for aerospace and defense, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and other markets. Learn about the latest technologies, engineering best practices, and emerging trends. April 30 - May 1, 2025 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Register here.
RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Faces of Brown Research—interview with Skylar Sargent Walters '26
Computational Biology student discusses her NIH-funded research developing a deep learning model to classify and discover unidentified bacteria and viruses from metagenomic datasets. Watch the newest episode in the Faces of Brown Research video series.
Website tips & tricks: Forms & Policies
The Division of Research website has a new Forms & Policies page, which features many of the integral forms needed to conduct research at Brown and relevant policies researchers may need to reference.
Website feedback
Do you have feedback on our website you’d like to share with DoR's web team? Send your email to research-web@brown.edu, and we'll consider your input as we strive to improve the user experience.
CONFERENCES & TRAINING
NCURA Region I Spring Meeting: The Case of the Changing Landscape: Navigating the Future!
NCURA invites you to don your detective hat and crack the code of research administration’s evolving challenges. Solve clues, uncover solutions, and connect with fellow investigators in this exciting journey toward success! April 28-30, 2025, DoubleTree by Hilton, Manchester, NH. Learn more and register.
Sharing stories of research and discovery at Brown University.
