11/18/2021
By Anne Maglia
Research security at UMass Lowell: A regulatory overview, recent federal updates, and tips to ensure compliance in the era of foreign influence
Overview: Beginning in 2018, federal regulators implemented new efforts to prevent ‘foreign influence’ when the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other agencies worked with the Department of Justice to find hundreds of troubling instances of research misconduct related to international activities. Since then, many U.S. funders of sponsored research, such as NIH, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Department of Defense, have rolled out policy and process updates for proposal development and submissions and award acceptance (just in time requirements and new terms and conditions) to mitigate concerns about improper foreign influence in U.S. academic research.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell is committed to complying to these policies and procedures while continuing to strengthen existing international collaborations and pursue new opportunities that align with our research objectives and benefit our faculty and students. In this session, the Office of Research Integrity and Office of Research Administration will highlight some keys points and provide education about this important topic, focusing on the operational impact for faculty and research administrators at UMass Lowell. This session will provide an overview from the perspective of research administration and export control compliance, but will also touch upon related issues including conflicts of interest and commitment, foreign gifts, foreign visitors and personnel, and international travel.
This session is presented by Tom Porro, Export Control Compliance Manager/FSO and Gregory Smith, Grants and Contracts Administration.
Please register for Zoom meeting information.
*The Enlightened Bites (E-Bites) brown bag lunch workshop series is sponsored by the Office of Research and Innovation and spans a variety of topics including proposal writing, grant funding, campus resources and community and corporate engagement. The E-Bites workshops provide a conversational and active space for faculty, staff, and postdocs to share expertise, brainstorm ideas, and generate interdisciplinary collaborations.