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Engineer Xin Zhang Awarded 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship

May 10, 2022

Equity Conversations Between PIs and Graduate Students

May 1, 2023

Negotiating an Equity Split with Your PIIt can be the most fraught of conversations. A graduate student working on research that shows commercial promise seeks a sit-down with his or her principal investigator (PI) about starting a company. How does that grad student or post-doc broach the topic of a university spin-out – and, most […]

Equity in Innovation: Overcoming Barriers to Women Engaging in Innovation and the Patent System (2020)

October 21, 2020

Join Technology Development and Arrows to explore the barriers women face in innovation and the patent system. The event will feature a keynote from Laura Peter, Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), followed by a panel discussion with Deputy Director Peter, Biomedical Engineering Professor Joyce Wong, and patent attorney Susanna Benn. The keynote […]

eRA Commons Log-in and Landing Screens Scheduled for Release January 12

January 11, 2021

The newly designed eRA Commons Log-in and Landing Screens are scheduled for release January 12. The modernized screens provide a simpler interface where key information will be front and center along with enhanced security and stability for the Commons module.See the eRA notice which includes information on key features and related resources. Subscribe

eRA Information: Data Management and Sharing Plans “Other Request” Type Available October 12

October 12, 2023

eRA Information: Prior Approval Requests to Revise Data Management and Sharing Plans for NIH Awards to be Submitted via Prior Approval “Other Request” Type Effective October 12We are pleased to inform you that the “Other Request” type will be available for NIH awards in Prior Approval as part of an eRA Commons release on Thursday, […]

eRA Modules Will Be Unavailable From April 17 to April 20

April 10, 2020

eRA Commons will temporarily be unavailable from 8 a.m. ET April 17 to 8 p.m. ET April 20, to migrate its operations to the cloud. All eRA modules (eRA Commons, ASSIST, IAR, iEdison, etc.) and associated informational websites (era.nih.gov, etc.) will not be accessible during this time.Any affected due dates will be covered under NIH’s late application policy due to COVID-19, […]

eRA Updated Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Screens

June 23, 2022

As of June 23, 2022, all RPPR screens in eRA Commons have been updated to a new visual appearance to accommodate FORMS-G and new unique entity identifiers (UEI) as a replacement for DUNS numbers. The functionality and content will remain the same, except for new unique entity identifier (UEI) fields where applicable and other FORMS-G […]

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European Consortium for Political Research Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research 2027

March 25, 2026

$4,900 prize honoring a published monograph for a substantial and original contribution to comparative and social science research. Nominees submit materials by Thursday, April 16 via InfoReady Review.

Excellence in Research: Staff Advisory Council Lift-Off Series Closing Keynote

March 16, 2026

What does it mean to lead with excellence in your research career ?Join us for this panel discussion wrapping up our Lift-Off Series on the BU Medical Campus, featuring three leaders pushing the boundaries of what excellence in a research career can mean. Learn from the leaders of the some of Boston’s biggest organizations about […]

Expanded Kuali Research Pilots in 2018

October 16, 2017

Kuali Research, a service for proposal and award tracking and reporting, is expanding to include the Proposal Development and Conflict of Interest modules. The Proposal Development module will provide researchers and research support staff the ability to electronically create, review, approve and submit sponsored research funding proposals. The new module will also include a built-in […]