High Performance Computing (HPC) Grant Program—Comments Being Sought A partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is being created to advance ORAU member use and access to the lab’s high performance computing capacity and your feedback is being requested. Please click on the title above for more information. Reminder about The NIH Public Access Policy National Institute of Health has published a reminder to the research community that the mandatory NIH Public Access Policy ( http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html ) applies to final peer-reviewed manuscripts accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008.  Please click on the title above to read this letter and link to the new policy. CReATE Graduates Announced The Compliance and Research Administration Training and Education program, better known as CReATE, has graduated its latest group of staff and faculty. Please click on the title above to view the list of graduates and to learn more about CReATE. Funding Opportunities Click on the title above to review over twenty pages of current funding opportunities. Research Recognition Dinner Photos Now Available Pictures taken at the research dinner last month are now available. Click on the title above to view the pictures. Export Control Issues Related to Laptops or GPS Equipment: US export control laws may apply to laptop computers, global positioning system equipment (GPS) and their associated software. Please click on the title above to learn more about how these issues could effect you. UPDATE: Spring Equipment Grant Competition The deadline for the sixth round has now passed and recommendations have been made. To learn more about the equipment grant program, please click on the title above. Human Subjects: New Fees FSU researchers who submit applications for IRB review at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) are advised that a new policy to charge researchers for IRB reviews has been adopted. For more information, please click on the title above. News on FSU IRB Conditional Approvals Are you aware that conditional approval status from the FSU IRB will only last for 60 days from the date of notification of the status from the IRB?  To learn more, please click on the title above. Florida Department of Children and Families IRB Review Issues In previous years, the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) relied on the Florida Department of Health to conduct IRB reviews of DCF-related research, pursuant to a Memorandum of Agreement. As of March 2008, this agreement is no longer in effect. Please click on the title above to learn more. CRC and Cornerstone Updates Click on the title above to learn about the latest CRC and Cornerstone updates. USF Biological Defense White Papers Due The University of South Florida Center for Biological Defense is requesting white papers to expand its biodefense research capabilities for the FY 2009-10 funding period. Please click on the title above for more information. NSF Dear Colleague Letter on Broader Impacts Proposal Requirements On April 7, 2008, Luis Echegoyen, Director of the Division of Chemistry, released a Dear Colleague letter on the broader impacts of proposal requirements. If you have not already reviewed this document, you can do so by visiting: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08044/nsf08044.jsp           Click here to subscribe Click here to unsubscribe