Messages from the Vice President for Research

Messages from the
Vice President for Research

March 24, 2022
Plagiarism—A Message from the Research Integrity Officer
Dear PI Colleagues, Plagiarism in funding proposals—even inadvertent plagiarism—may result in significant sanctions that can derail your career. I am writing to let you know about a tool that can help you avoid a painful error. A recent federal finding ...
January 31, 2022
Renaming the Office of the Vice President for Research
Dear PI Colleagues, When President Hartzell introduced our university’s new strategic direction, we made a collective commitment to become the world’s highest-impact public university and achieve our goals through long-term efforts in support of our ...
January 5, 2022
Research Update: Gradual Return to Campus
Dear PI colleagues, graduate students, and postdocs, As you may have read, President Hartzell is making some adjustments to the start of the spring semester, given the significant increase in COVID-19 cases both locally and throughout the country. I am ...
December 8, 2021
Update: New Federal Court Decision for Vaccine Mandate
Dear PI Colleagues: The legal status of vaccination mandates has now been examined by the federal courts. Based on the latest decisions, we are now required to cease all activities related to vaccine mandates. Please see the message from Deputy Vice ...
December 6, 2021
Executive Order on Vaccination and Masks
Dear Colleagues: I write to bring you up to date on three things: 1. Compliance deadline: extended to January 18, 2022 2. Mask policy: please pay special attention to this section 3. Vaccination process ...
November 10, 2021
Additional Information: Federal Vaccine Mandate Compliance
Dear PI Colleagues: Yesterday, I sent a short note to all university PIs about the federal vaccine and mask mandate and mentioned that the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) will be notifying those PIs whose federal contracts or agreements are affected ...
November 9, 2021
Federal Research Vaccine Mandate
Dear PI Colleagues: I know many of you are concerned and uncertain about the vaccine and masking mandate announced a few weeks ago by the federal government. At present, this mandate applies to federal contracts and cooperative agreements ...
August 9, 2021
Fall Research Flexibility During COVID-19
Dear PI Colleagues, Graduate Students, and Postdocs, These aren’t quite the conditions under which I’d hoped to resume my role as vice president for research nor how I was anticipating welcoming you all back to campus for the fall semester ...
July 30, 2021
Delta Variant and Research Update
Dear PI Colleagues, Graduate Students, and Postdocs, I’m writing to you today to share the most recent COVID-19 information and guidance we have, given the increase in infection rates, both statewide and nationally. University leadership, including our ...