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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">The Alan T. Waterman Award Informational Webinar</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">August 5, 2022 ~ 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (ET)</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Alan T. Waterman award is the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Highest Honor. The award recognizes an outstanding early career researcher in any field of science or engineering
 supported by the NSF. In addition to a medal, the awardee receives a grant of $1,000,000 to use over a five-year period for scientific research or advanced study in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, social, or other sciences at the institution
 of the recipient's choice. Congress established the award in August 1975 to mark NSF's 25th anniversary and honor the agency's first director.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NSF is seeking nominations for exceptional candidates that represent the diversity of the United States. Nominations for the 2023 Alan T Waterman Award are accepted from July 18 to September
 16, 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To learn more, join us for an informational webinar on August 5th, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (ET).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060">The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued an updated and final 2023 NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS Policy).</span></b><span style="color:#002060"> 
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span style="color:#333333">This policy supersedes the 2003 data management policy, and applies to all research, funded or conducted in whole or in part by NIH, that results in the generation
 of scientific data. This includes research funded or conducted by extramural grants, contracts, Intramural Research Projects, or other funding agreements regardless of NIH funding level or funding mechanism. The DMS Policy does not apply to research and other
 activities that do not generate scientific data, including training, infrastructure development, and non-research activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="color:#333333">The effective date of the DMS Policy is January 25, 2023</span></b><span style="color:#333333">, including for:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Other funding agreements (e.g., Other Transactions) that are executed on or after January 25, 2023, unless otherwise stipulated by NIH.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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</span><a href="https://guides.lib.ucr.edu/c.php?g=291771&p=9016263"><b>Research Data Management: 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy</b></a><b><span style="color:#333333">
</span></b><span style="color:#333333">for further detailed information, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333">Additionally, the NIH will be hosting a 2-part Webinar Series on the 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy.  Registration is free.  (Note: You must register for each webinar separately.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Thursday, September 22, 2022</b> / 1:30 - 3:30 PM EDT <b>(10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PT)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Take a deeper dive into topics including privacy protections for data from human participants and justifiable limitations on sharing data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Update: iEdison to Transition from NIH eRA to NIST; Downtime and Action Items Required in Preparation for August 9 Launch of New iEdison<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The management of iEdison, the system used by awardees to report inventions and patents resulting from federal research funding per the Bayh-Dole Act (35 U.S.C. 200-206), is transitioning from the NIH eRA
 to the DOC NIST, effective August 9, 2022.  In preparation for the transition and launch of the new iEdison system,
<b><span style="color:#20558A">please be advised that the iEdison system will be unavailable from August 2-8, 2022</span></b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">To ensure a smooth transition, iEdison users should:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7"><b>Sign up for system updates</b> — <a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNIST/subscriber/new?topic_id=USNIST_523">Subscribe to NIST</a> for the latest updates on the redesigned iEdison, including
 updates on training opportunities described below.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7"><b>Attend a training session</b> — NIST will be hosting several online training sessions during the months of July and August to demonstrate how to navigate and use the new iEdison system. Training sessions
 will be broken into two 2-hour sessions and are currently scheduled on the following dates:<o:p></o:p></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo7">Part 1 Sessions: July 18, July 26, August 1, August 15, and August 25<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo7">Part 2 Sessions: July 19, July 28, August 2, August 16, and August 26<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Additional information on these training opportunities will be posted on <a href="http://www.nist.gov/iedison">www.nist.gov/iedison</a> and sent to those who have subscribed to NIST updates.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo8"><b>Deactivate obsolete accounts</b> — Deactivate accounts that are no longer needed and do not need to be transferred to the new system (account administrators should take this action) See steps on <<a href="https://www.era.nih.gov/erahelp/AMS_IEDISON_EXT/#Manage_Account/Deactivate_Account.htm">Deactivating
 User Accounts</a> in iEdison>.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo8"><b>Prepare to use Login.gov</b> (Important) — Access to the new iEdison system will require a Login.gov account. Create a Login.gov account at <a href="https://login.gov/">Login.gov</a>, using the email
 address you have for your existing iEdison account (this ensures the linkage between a user’s existing and new iEdison account). Using Login.gov ensures an extra layer of security through two-factor authentication. For instructions on how to set up a Login.gov
 account, see <a href="https://www.nist.gov/iedison/creating-logingov-account">Creating a Login.gov Account | NIST</a>.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">Please note that there will be no changes to the longstanding NIH requirements for invention and patent reporting under the Bayh-Dole Act, as incorporated by reference as a term and condition of every NIH grant award.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">The only change will be the new iEdison system interface and associated Login.gov requirements for access.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">Please be mindful of the important dates above and submit your compliance documents early to ensure compliance for any required submissions due during the period of shutdown.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For further information, please see
</span><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-22-158.html"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">NIH Notice NOT-OD-22-158</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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