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- Promote a research culture and environment within our Campus.
- Support researchers in growing and diversifying research funding.
- Increase the competitiveness of investigators for extramural research support.
- Optimize administrative support for research having efficient and accountable administration.
- Develop and implement research policy to protect and enhance resources in coordination with UPR Vice-Presidency for Research & Technology.
Act as a catalyst to provide strategic support to the research enterprise by leveraging human capital and infrastructure for the creation and transmission of knowledge.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a change in federal grants regulations. What is changing? Before October 1, 2024, HHS used primarily the regulations stated in 45 CFR 75. On October 1, 2024, HHS adopted a few provisions contained in 2 CFR 200 in lieu of the similar provisions in 45 CFR 75. The goal was to provide some added flexibility for recipients. As of October 1, 2025, HHS will use the government-wide regulations of 2 CFR 200, with some modifications, which are found in 2 CFR 300.
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“Last night a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the AAMC’s request for a nationwide temporary restraining order, preventing a Feb. 7 notice from the NIH from going into effect. The AAMC, with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Conference of Boston Teaching…
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Several executive orders (EOs) have been issued that address federally funded research. Copies of EOs are posted on the White House’s News page. The January 27 funding freeze, Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies to Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs has been temporarily halted in court pending…
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This memo covers the recent HHS announcement regarding Facilities and Administration (F&A) rate change as well as relevant Congressional legislation related to the topic. It also analyzes possible next steps, including likely legal and Congressional challenges to this executive action. We expect this issue to continue to develop over the next several weeks and months,…
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El RCM tiene vigente la Licencia de Renovación de la Junta de Instituciones Postsecundarias y está acreditado por la MSCHE (Middle States Commission on Higher Education). Además, no discrimina por raza, religión, sexo, nacionalidad, edad, origen o condición social o económica, impedimento físico o mental, ni afiliación política.
The Medical Sciences Campus holds a Postsecondary Institutions Board Renewal License and is accredited by the MSCHE (Middle States Commission on Higher Education).In addition, it does not discriminate based on race, religion, sex, nationality, age, origin or social or economic condition, physical or mental disability, or political affiliation.