Messages from the
Vice President for Research
January 29, 2025
Monday's OMB Memo is Rescinded
Dear colleagues: The Office of Management and Budget announced today in a memo (M-25-14) that Monday's OMB memo (M-25-13) pausing federal funding activity has been rescinded ...
January 28, 2025
Yesterday's OMB Memo and Your Federal Grant Funding
Dear colleagues: We recognize there is much uncertainty about the U.S. presidential transition and recent federal executive orders, in particular OMB Memo M-25-13, issued late yesterday, which puts a pause on disbursement of federal funds ...
December 18, 2024
Announcing the Establishment of the International Collaboration Review Committee
Dear colleagues, International collaborations offer significant benefits, such as diverse technical skills, access to foreign talent, and enhanced knowledge of other countries. However, they also pose risks, including technical threats like ...
September 16, 2024
Upholding Ethical Standards in Research and Scholarship
Dear Colleagues, The beginning of the new year is a good time for reflection. Questions about the role of science and scholarship have put research universities increasingly under the microscope of regulatory bodies, the press, and the public. As PIs and ...
April 1, 2024
OVPR Launches New Website to Serve the UT Research Community
Dear Colleagues, I’m pleased to introduce a new and much improved website for the Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors. The entire website has been completely redesigned and streamlined to better serve ...
June 20, 2023
Senate Bill 17 (DEI) Guidance for Sponsored Research
Dear Colleagues, The Texas Legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 17 has raised questions about the implications for sponsored research that includes a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion component. Although SB17 prohibits public institutions of ...
September 12, 2022
Updated Procedures for Research Affiliates
Dear Colleagues, Concerns at the system, state, and federal levels about research security have motivated us to re-examine many of our processes for granting access to university resources and facilities. One of the most fundamental needs is for a …
August 15, 2022
New Proposals and Conflicts Disclosure Portals Launched in June
Dear Colleagues, Welcome back! The Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors has been hard at work this summer getting two new modules of the UT Research Management Suite (UTRMS) launched and ...
June 10, 2022
New Proposals and Conflicts Disclosure Portals Launching June 27
Dear UT Principal Investigators, On Monday, June 27, the research activities hub known as UT Research Management Suite (UTRMS) will launch two entirely new modules, UTRMS-Grants and UTRMS-COI: UTRMS-Grants adds proposal creation and award ...
April 5, 2022
Important Information about UT’s New Proposal Submission Software
Dear Colleagues, This summer, the Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors will launch two key components of the UT Research Management Suite. On June 27, 2022, the UT Research Management Suite ...