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Fed Update: COGR News Digest
Follow COGR on LinkedIn August 2026: NIH issues FAQs on the application of Grants Policy Notice NOT-OD-26-072 8/13/26The Chronicle, Opinion Linda McMahon Wants Higher Ed to Reform Itself. Here’s How to Respond. Is this an olive branch or a Trojan horse? This is what higher ed is debating. But it’s the wrong question. See also…
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Follow COGR on LinkedIn 8/12/26Inside Higher Ed The Groups Pushing Back on McMahon’s ‘Call to Action’ As university leaders announce plans to consult faculty on how to respond to the education secretary’s questions, two groups call for unity and resistance. PoliticoSee also See also: The coming resistance to Trump’s higher ed agenda 8/11/26The Hill OMB…
Read MoreYouTube Tuesday: How Budget Categories Map to Reporting Fields
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Read MoreExplaining updated KR Federal Disclosure & Certification
An archived version of this message may be found at news.research.uci.edu Latest News and Announcements Explaining updated KR Federal Disclosure & Certification Updated KR Federal Disclosure and Certification On June 25, 2026, the KR Federal Disclosure and Certification (KR FDC) was updated to include a new foreign agreements question to comply with a…
Read MoreLarge-scale study finds no link between crime and unauthorized immigration
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 11, 2026 — For more than two decades, Charis E. Kubrin has followed the data wherever it leads. As UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, she has built a career studying one of America’s most politically charged questions: does immigration drive crime? Now, in one of the most geographically…
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Follow COGR on LinkedIn 8/10/26Inside Higher Ed How Should Leaders Respond to McMahon’s Letter? Unlike last year’s “ Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education ,” McMahon’s letter appears to hold no direct bearing on institutions’ research funding. And this time around, the department consulted several university leaders when designing its invitation. But higher education…
Read MoreNIH Guide Notices
Dear Colleagues: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued the following policy notices. If you have any questions, please contact your Federal Contracts and Grants Officer (https://research.uci.edu/about-or/contact/staff-by-dept-assignment/) or me at warnerj@uci.edu. NIH Is Replacing Letters of Support with Letters of Collaboration to Reduce Administrative Burden (NOT-OD-26-094) National Institutes of Health “This Notice alerts the extramural…
Read MoreDifferent inflammatory processes tied to the same Alzheimer’s disease-related brain shrinkage and memory loss
Two blood markers of inflammation were associated with different forms of disease markers in the brain. YKL-40 was linked to damage in the brain’s small blood vessels, while GFAP was linked to amyloid buildup. The two routes were associated with a shared pattern involving greater abnormal tau, shrinkage in memory-related brain regions and poorer memory.…
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Follow COGR on LinkedIn 8/5/26Nature Exclusive: the science papers that patents cite the most Nature reveals the studies that are mentioned most often in patent filings — and why. 8/5/26Inside Higher Ed America Is Burning Its Talent Pipeline at Both Ends In the same month, Washington made it harder for Americans to afford advanced training and…
Read MoreYouTube Tuesday: Understanding & Applying Risk Tolerance in Budget Development
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