As a Research Security Officer/Facility Security Officer at Kansas State University, you will be responsible for implementing NSPM-33 guidance to safeguard our research initiatives. This role requires a bachelor’s degree and 5-10 years of relevant experience, with a preference for advanced degrees and extensive security program experience. Key qualifications include strong interpersonal skills, the ability to manage competing demands, and the capacity to work independently. Applicants must be able to obtain a high-level security clearance and meet other security requirements.

Learn more and apply here.

The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement-Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program (RII-FEC), formerly known as “EPSCoR Track-2 program”, builds interjurisdictional collaborative teams of EPSCoR investigators in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) focus areas consistent with the current National Science Foundation Strategic Plan. Projects are investigator-driven and must include researchers from at least two EPSCoR eligible jurisdictions (states) with complementary expertise and resources necessary to address challenges, which neither party could address as well or as rapidly independently. 

The new RFA for this program was released in mid-May announcing the renaming of the EPSCoR Track-2 program. NSF designates a focus area for this program typically announced in the annual RFA. Under the new RII-FEC program, the focus area will be announced in a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) every two years. The DCL for the current RII-FEC was released late in May. The focus area for this and next year is ‘Building capacity towards use-inspired research’."  NSF defines “Use-inspired research” as work whose rationale, conceptualization, and directions are inspired by potential use cases.  

This is a limited submission program with K-State allowed to submit only one proposal each year. Thus, if you are interested in submitting to this program, you must notify (working title, team list and a 2 to 3 sentence synopsis of the planned project) the Office of Research Development by 5 pm September 3, 2024, via ordlimitedsubs@ksu.edu. If there are two or more interested groups who notify, an internal competition will be required with preproposals due by 5 pm September 30, 2024. If you have questions, please contact Mary Lou Marino at mlmarino@ksu.edu.

The National Endowment for the Humanities’ Summer Stipends program supports continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. NEH funds may support recipients’ compensation, travel, and other costs related to the proposed scholarly research. This is a limited submission; thus, if you are interested in submitting to this program you must notify (working title and a short, two to three sentence synopsis of your project) the Office of Research Development by August 2, 2024 via ordlimitedsubs@ksu.edu. If two or more faculty members notify by this date, an internal competition will be held with preproposals due by August 16, 2024.

This program’s anticipated due date to NEH is September 18, 2024. Again, remember that to apply to this program, you must first go through the internal process outlined above because K-State can only nominate one tenure-track/tenured faculty to apply to this program. However, non-tenure track faculty may apply without nomination and without going through this process, but the Office of Research Development (ord@ksu.edu) would like to know in this case if you will be submitting.

We are excited to announce the 2025 Active Living Conference, taking place March 17-20 in Manhattan, Kansas! Hosted by Kansas State University, this conference will bring together researchers, practitioners, and community leaders focused on creating active and healthy places for all.

The theme for the 2025 conference is Bridging the Research to Practice Gap. We will explore how to develop strong partnerships and effectively translate research findings into actionable strategies. By working together, we can create evidence-based, culturally relevant programming that meets the needs of diverse communities.

The conference will feature:

• Presentations from leading practitioners and researchers in the field of active living
• Interactive workshops and sessions focused on translating research into practice
• Opportunities to network and collaborate with colleagues from across the globe
• A focus on building capacity to create active and healthy communities

To make the most of your experience, we encourage you to arrive on Sunday, March 16th as there will be a networking social that evening, and the conference will kick off on Monday morning. The local airport to fly into is Manhattan, Kansas (MHK).

Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information! We'll be sharing details about registration, the conference program, and accommodations in the coming months. A Call for Presentation Proposals will be released on mid-July with a deadline of September 16, 2024.

In the meantime, please visit the conference website for more information. You can also contact Convening Coordinator, Amanda Walker, with any questions or to inquire about sponsorship opportunities.

We look forward to seeing you in Manhattan, Kansas in March 2025!

Effective July 1, 2024, the U.S. National Science Foundation enabled six new product types in the NSF Public Access Repository (NSF-PAR): audiovisual, data paper, educational aid and curriculum, posted content, software, and sound. The NSF-PAR search and filter feature has been updated to include all 11 supported product types. There are no changes to NSF’s Public Access policy or project reporting requirements.

Principal Investigators and co-PIs may also need to enter a digital object identifier (DOI) depending on the product type being added to the NSF-PAR: 

• Audiovisual, software, and sound products must be entered with a DOI.
• Data paper and posted content products can be entered with or without a DOI.
• Educational aid or curriculum products can only be added without a DOI.

Adding New Products to NSF Project Reports

The six new product types do not currently auto-populate from the NSF-PAR into NSF project reports in Research.gov, but PIs and co-PIs can manually add these product types to project reports. See the table below for navigation instructions in the Research.gov Project Reporting System to add the new product types.

Research.gov About Public Access Page

Visit the Research.gov About Public Access page for Frequently Asked Questions and updated how-to guides that include the six new product types. Also see the NSF Public Access Initiative page for the latest information on open science.

Questions? If you have IT system-related questions, please contact the NSF IT Service Desk at 1-800-381-1532 (7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET; Monday - Friday except federal holidays) or via rgov@nsf.gov. Policy-related questions should be directed to policy@nsf.gov. 

The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced a new risk mitigation process, the Trusted Research Using Safeguards and Transparency (TRUST) framework, which will guide the agency in assessing grant proposals for potential national security risks. The revised procedures will help safeguard U.S. taxpayer investments in research and innovation while strengthening international collaboration.

The full news release can be found on the NSF website.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science monthly virtual office hours are opportunities to share information and ask questions about our six research programs and two research and development and production offices. Researchers at all institutions are welcome to attend and learn more about our programs. Topics will vary each month.

Learn more about the programs, dates and times using the links provided below:

• Advanced Scientific Computing Research 
• Basic Energy Sciences 
• Biological and Environmental Research 
• Fusion Energy Sciences 
• High Energy Physics 
• Nuclear Physics 
• Accelerator R&D and Production 
• Isotope R&D and Production 

The office hour will be in the form of a zoom meeting, starting with a brief presentation on the monthly topic, followed by questions. 

Are you interested in serving as a reviewer for the Linguistics Program and/or the NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages Program?

We want to hear from you! Help us learn more about you and your area of expertise by taking a short survey.

July 25, 2024, 6 – 7 p.m.

See additional dates and times on nsf.gov



Join this question-and-answer session to learn more about America’s Seed Fund powered by the National Science Foundation. A Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer program director will answer questions about how to get started, the basics of eligibility and what they look for when they review project pitches.

Register here.

August 1, 2024, 1 - 3 p.m.

August 29, 2024, 1 - 3 p.m.

September 19, 2024, 1 - 3 p.m.

See additional dates and times on nsf.gov

Please join Program Officers from NSF's Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (MFAI) Program for the upcoming office hour series. This will provide a forum for asking the MFAI team clarifying questions regarding the solicitation. These events are open to researchers interested in submitting proposals to the MFAI Program.

Register here.

August 6, 2024, 12 p.m.

The NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure has released an updated solicitation for the Advanced Computing Systems & Services (ACSS): Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research Program. NSF 24-583 seeks proposals for organizations willing to serve as resource providers for the ACSS program. Resource providers would provide advanced cyberinfrastructure resources in production operations to support the full range of computational- and data-intensive research across all of science and engineering and ensure democratized and equitable access to the proposed resources. The current solicitation is intended to complement previous NSF investments in advanced computational infrastructure by provisioning resources, broadly defined in this solicitation to include systems and/or services, in two categories:

• Category I, Capacity Resources: production computational resources maximizing the capacity provided to support the broad range of computation and data analytics needs in S&E research; and
• Category II, Innovative Prototypes/Testbeds: innovative forward-looking capabilities deploying novel technologies, architectures, usage modes, etc., and exploring new target applications, methods, and paradigms for S&E discoveries.

Register here.

August 6, 2024, at 12 p.m.

The NASA Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Pilot webinar will: (1) provide an overview of the NASA I-Corps Pilot, (2) describe the proposal process and requirements, and (3) allow for webinar attendees to submit questions. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions to the NASA I-Corps Pilot Point of Contact and the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Program Director, Dr. Ruth Shuman.

Those who register will receive a Zoom calendar invitation that will be updated with connect information.

Short course proposals may be submitted at any time but will be reviewed on a regular schedule, the next upcoming deadline is September 13, 2024, and see Table F.16-1 of ROSES-24 F.16 for additional dates.

Questions regarding the webinar, or the NASA I-Corps Pilot, may be directed to Maggie Yancey at margaret.a.yancey@nasa.gov. Additionally, to request other reasonable accommodations for the webinar, please email Maggie Yancey.

August 9, 2024, 2 – 3 p.m.

See additional dates and times on nsf.gov

The U.S. National Science Foundation will share information and answer questions about the Engineering of Biomedical Systems program (EBMS). The goal of the EBMS program is to provide opportunities for fundamental and transformative research projects that integrate engineering and life sciences to solve biomedical problems and serve humanity in the long term.

More information can be found here.

August 14, 2024, at 1 p.m.

We will be holding an informational webinar so you can learn how to nominate someone for this prestigious award.

Please register in advance.

The Alan T. Waterman Award recognizes an outstanding early career researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation. The annual award is the nation's highest honor for early-career scientists and engineers. In addition to a medal, the awardee receives a grant of $1,000,000 over a five-year period for scientific research or advanced study in the science and engineering disciplines supported by the National Science Foundation at the institution of their choice. Congress established the award in August 1975 to mark NSF's 25th anniversary and to honor the agency's first director.

NSF is seeking nominations for exceptional candidates that represent the diversity of the U.S. Nominations for the Alan T Waterman Award will be accepted from July 22 – September 20, 2024.

August 14, 2024, 1-2 p.m.

Please join the Decision Risk Management Sciences Program to discuss questions about the program with the program directors.

Office hours take place over Zoom monthly, generally on Wednesdays. Please see date(s) listed below and note that times listed are in the Eastern time zone.

To join, use the Decision Risk Management Sciences office hour Zoom link

• All meetings during office hours are 1-on-1. Guests are seen in the order they join. You may have to wait if others join before you.
• If you need captions or other accommodations, please contact Claudia Gonzalez-Vallejo or Bob O'Connor in advance. 

For more information about the program, visit the Decision Risk Management Sciences program page.

ExpandAI Virtual Office Hours

August 20, 2024, 3 - 4 p.m.

September 10, 2024, 2 - 3 p.m.

Program Officers will present an overview of the NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative. Following the brief presentation, office hour participants will have the ability to ask questions about the INCLUDES Initiative.

Register here.

The NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research is recruiting panelists for the EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research (E-RISE) Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) funding opportunity, under solicitation NSF 23-588, which has a deadline of August 13, 2024.  

For this year’s competition, you are invited to complete a reviewer recruitment survey to assist with the process of setting up merit review panels. Panels will be held in late October and early November, 2024.

To be considered, please complete the survey.

Please note that panelist selection will be guided by proposal topics.  Panelists will be asked to write reviews before the panel meeting. If you are not selected for this year’s competition, you may be contacted for future competitions.  

Thank you in advance for completing the survey by August 30, 2024. 

Criminal justice researchers, practitioners, policymakers, advocates, and those interested in promoting safety, equity, and justice for all are encouraged to join us in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 16-18, 2024. 

During the three-day research conference, we will cover current and emerging challenges and present strategies for applying research findings into practice, including guidance on equitable and community-engaged research designs.

Plenaries include: 

• Ten Years of Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science 
• Violence Against Women Act 30-Year Anniversary 
• Advancing Justice for the Missing and Unidentified Through Research 

Let’s come together to advance justice through science. 

NIH findings shed light on risks and benefits of integrating AI into medical decision-making

AI model scored well on medical diagnostic quiz but made mistakes explaining answers. NIH

NSF announces $77.8M investment to build climate resilience capacity across 21 EPSCoR jurisdictions

Spanning 50 institutions across 21 jurisdictions, this investment aims to build research and development capacity and strengthen STEM education opportunities in states that have traditionally received lower levels of funding. NSF

Chimps take turns while chatting, just like humans

Human conversations are rapid-fire affairs, with mere milliseconds passing between one person’s utterance and their partner’s response. This speedy turn taking is universal across cultures—but now it turns out that chimpanzees do it, too. Science

Pioneering technique transforms genetic disorder diagnoses

KAUST researchers and scientists across Saudi Arabia have developed NanoRanger, an accurate and rapid method for genetically diagnosing such diseases in a few hours. EurekAlert!

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