Welcome back to MicroLearning Mondays, our biweekly series of bite-sized research administration trainings brought to you by the Department of Contracts and Grants. This week’s topic: Navigating USC’s 2026 Intellectual Property Policy Why It Matters: Intellectual property questions arise at every stage of research, scholarship, and innovation, from publications and software development to sponsored research agreements and AI […]
Announcements
URGENT – Workday Effort Issue – S01 Fall & Q02 FY2026
*** Please see the memo below from the Office of Financial Analysis. *** We are writing to inform all effort reviewers of an issue that occurred over the weekend in the Workday Effort system. A population of approximately 550 effort documents were inadvertently automatically certified. The effort certification team has identified the impacted population and is working on rectifying those documents and […]
NASA Discontinues Administrative Supplement Webforms
Announcement: The NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) has discontinued its Administrative Supplement webforms. Effective immediately, all supplemental grant and cooperative agreement requests must be submitted using updated templates available on the NSSC Grants website. What’s Changing? Webform submissions are no longer accepted. Instead, departments must download, complete, and email the appropriate PDF template for the requested action. Available Request Forms: […]
NIH Removes Clinical Trial Designation for BESH
Announcement: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued new guidance under Notice NOT-OD-26-032 regarding Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans (BESH). What Has Changed?NIH has announced that Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans (BESH) will no longer fall under the NIH Clinical Trial Definition. Effective for applications submitted to due dates on or after May 25, 2026, BESH studies: Will no longer […]
NIH Salary Cap Effective Date Correction (February 9, 2026)
Announcement: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued Notice NOT-OD-26-038, correcting the effective date for the updated Executive Level II salary limitation first announced in NOT-OD-26-034. Key Point:The Executive Level II salary limitation of $228,000 now takes effect January 1, 2026 (not January 11, 2026 as originally reported). All other details and guidance provided in NOT-OD-26-034 (including the salary limitation amount […]
NIH Policy Update on Research Using Human Fetal Tissue
Announcement: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released updated policy NOT-OD-26-028: NIH Policy on Research Involving Human Fetal Tissue, announcing a major shift in allowable research activities. What’s Changing:Effective as of the notice date, NIH funds will no longer be permitted for research involving human fetal tissue (HFT) obtained from elective abortions. This policy applies across both the […]