Announcing the 2026 RISE Program Awardees
Eight interdisciplinary teams will receive a year of seed funding for their early-stage, high-risk/high-reward projects.
Dear fellow members of the Columbia research community,
We write to express our appreciation for the resilience of the Columbia research community over the past year. Even in challenging and uncertain times, researchers continued to submit proposals, conduct research, publish, and mentor the next generation of researchers. Administrators and staff continued to process, manage, document, and take often invisible but timely action to support our research. Students and postdocs continued to pursue their curiosity, probe experiments and theories, and build professional relationships with mentors and…
Our Researcher of the Month is Nataliya L. Wright, PhD, Assistant Professor of Business at Columbia Business School
Eight interdisciplinary teams will receive a year of seed funding for their early-stage, high-risk/high-reward projects.
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The slides from today's webinar on NIH Policy Updates is now available. You can download them from our website, NIH Policy Updates, March 30, 2026.
As always, you can reach out to your SPA Project Officer with any questions.
Universities will be critical to keeping America at the forefront of this rapidly advancing field, says research panel.
HRPO Newsletter #18 (3/10/2026)
- HRPO Leadership Update
- Recent Updated and New IRB Policies:
- Updated IRB Policy on Informed Consent
- New IRB Policy on Research involving Prisoners
- New CU IRB Policy on Research Repositories
- New Tool & Resources available on the HRPO website
- User’s Guide to the Rascal IRB Module
- Consent Form Template for All Research
- Recent Rascal Enhancements:
- New Section under the “View History” Page reflecting the status of each ancillary review
- User’s Guide to the Rascal IRB Module: available on the main Human Subject Module page
- Guidance on IRB Submission of Research involving…
Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD, Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Director, Columbia Initiative in Cell Engineering and Therapy
Columbia recently adopted the funding search and grant recommendation platform for faculty, researchers, students, and administrators.
Dear Colleagues:
Given the evolving situation in Washington, there is a possibility of a partial federal government shutdown at midnight on January 31, 2026. Unlike the previous shutdown, this shutdown would not affect the entire federal government.
At this time, the following departments and agencies, among others, are expected to be impacted: Defense, Health and Human Services, Education, Labor, Transportation, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, and State.
The following departments and agencies will not be impacted: Energy, Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Interior,…
Joan Pulupa, Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute
Dear Colleagues:
Given the current situation in Congress for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 (FFY26), there is a possibility of a federal government shutdown at midnight on October 1, 2025.
In the event there is a shutdown, we provide below an overview of what to anticipate, focusing on its ramifications for federally-sponsored proposals and awards, and outlining proactive measures that can be taken. Although official guidance regarding procedures during a shutdown is only now emerging, it is anticipated that each federal agency will release their operational contingency plans and disseminate their…
Dear fellow members of the Columbia research community,
As we do each year, we write to remind you of key policies and resources to support your research endeavors. If you conduct research or support people who do, please be sure to read the information below, which includes information about:
- New research security training requirements, Other Support, and Biosketch information;
- Industry engagements, including consulting and start-up company guidance;
- Resources for data management, rigor and reproducibility;
- New ‘Omics data requirements;
- And more.
Research Security Resources…
HRPO Newsletter #15 (8/20/2025)
- Consent Requirements
- Rascal Submissions Workshops - Fall Schedule
Dear Columbia Faculty and Researchers:
Empire AI is a consortium of nine New York State institutions that, with support from New York State and private philanthropy, oversees a shared computing facility, located in Buffalo. It promotes research and development to advance the ethical and public-interest uses of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies in New York.
We now solicit proposals to use the second instance of our resource, called Beta, described here, which includes an upgrade of the original Alpha capability. Beta will be up to ∼7x faster…
Dear Members of the Columbia Research Community,
As you saw from Acting President Shipman’s announcement, Columbia has reached an agreement with the federal government. This agreement includes several important developments for the future of Columbia’s federally funded research. We would like to highlight three provisions that are critical to our continued efforts to carry out federally funded research and obtain new funding for new projects:
First, the agreement provides that the federal government will treat Columbia as eligible for further grants, contracts, and awards in…
Yushu Xia, Lamont Assistant Research Professor at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
The 2024 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy will take effect on July 1, 2025 (accelerated from the original December 2025 date). This policy eliminates the previous 12-month embargo period and requires immediate public access to NIH-funded research.
Key Changes:
- Zero embargo: Author Approved Manuscripts (AAMs) must be publicly available in PubMed Central immediately upon publication
- Applies to all NIH-funded manuscripts accepted for publication after July 1: Including those awarded before July 1, 2025
- AAMs: Must be submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance for…