From Campus Weekly – On April 11, the new members of the UNC Board of Governors visited UNCG, meeting with students and members of the administration, faculty and staff. Chancellor Linda P. Brady welcomed the board members to campus and told them of our university. Jorge Quintal and Mike Byers as well as students gave them a […]

The NSF Director released notice last week of the plan for implementation of recommendations of National Science Board to revise the NSF Merit Review Criteria. The recommendations would essentially leave the merit review criteria unchanged, but further articulate the underlying principles. NSF plans to publish a Federal Register Notice this month that will contain information […]

by Josh Boak of  Politico The White House and Democratic lawmakers are scrambling to find funds to stop an expected doubling of student loan interest rates this summer, arguing that they’re heading off another potential blow to the economy. But the new House GOP budget doesn’t include the $6 billion needed. The Democratic strategy consists […]

by CGA – The United for Medical Research released new economic data last week that showcases the fundamental impact of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding on U.S. job growth in the health and life sciences industries. The update finds that NIH funding directly and indirectly supported more than 432,000 jobs in 2011 alone […]

By Erik Wasson of thehill.com The House Budget Committee approved Chairman Paul Ryan’s 2013 budget resolution on Wednesday night in a close 19-18 vote. Two conservative Republicans voted against the Ryan plan, which cuts spending by $5.3 trillion over 10 years, because they said it did not cut the budget fast enough. Reps. Justin Amash […]

NIH has released a notice that the agency has developed and posted this tutorial to support institutional training programs as they implement the revised 2011 financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) regulations for NIH grants and cooperative agreements.   The tutorial highlights the key Federal requirements for which the Investigator, the Institution, and NIH, are accountable under the […]

WASHINGTON, DC — Senator Jim Webb (D-VA), author of the landmark Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, today introduced bipartisan legislation to preserve those veterans’ education benefits from abuses by certain schools. Troubling statistics show that the cost to taxpayers to send a veteran to a for-profit school is more than double the cost of a public university and that eight […]

Greensboro, N.C. – U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (NC) and Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg today hosted an exporter forum to help North Carolina small businesses spread the “Made in North Carolina” label across the globe. The “Ex-Im Bank Global Access Forum for Small Business” featured industry, academic and government experts […]

A few highlights of the President’s Education Budget: President’s FY 2013 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Education (from the U.S. Department of Education website) On February 13, 2012, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2013 Budget. The following materials are available showing what this budget provides for the programs and activities of the […]

Karen Gordon Mills, appointed by President Obama to lead the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will visit UNCG Wednesday, Feb. 15. Mills’ presentation, “The Path to Entrepreneurial Success: Capitalizing on Opportunities and Resources,” will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Elliott University Center Auditorium. She will take questions from local entrepreneurs after her presentation, and will […]