NIH seeks comments on proposed data management policy

The agency has released a draft policy providing supplemental guidance on data management and sharing. Comments must be submitted by Jan. 10, 2020.

Next NIH grants seminar April 20-22 in Baltimore

Registration is open for the National Institutes of Health's spring 2020 Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants. Topics covered include budgeting, clinical trials, financial conflicts of interest, grant writing, intellectual property and public acces.

More tales of the NSF OIG

The National Science Foundation's latest Semiannual Report to Congress states that the agency received a letter from four U.S. senators who sought a review of five grants that they were concerned sought to influence political and social debate rather than conduct scientific research. The agency reviewed the grants and determined that the merit review process was followed in all cases and that an audit was not warranted.