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April 08, 2026
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Oct 13, 2026 Secure Research
Bante named new Senior Director for Secure Research
The Ohio State University has named Holly Bante as Senior Director of Research Security within the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge (ERIK) – joining Ohio State on October 19.
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Oct 08, 2026 Sponsored Programs
Action may be needed for USDA-funded research compliance
Researchers with active or flow-through funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), may need to take action to remain compliant as there are multiple changes to the agency’s terms and conditions.
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Sep 17, 2026 Innovation and Strategic Ventures
Kristy Townsend named executive director for faculty innovation
Kristy Townsend has been named executive director for faculty innovation at The Ohio State University, where she is leading efforts to help faculty commercialize their research and shape the university’s innovation programs.
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Sep 16, 2026 Human Subjects Research
Mechanical Turk is closing Sept. 30
Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is closing September 30, 2026.
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Sep 11, 2026 ERIK
Updated guidance: remote education and operations involving Iran
Effective August 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) permanently suspended General License G (GL G).
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Aug 19, 2026 Research Compliance
Transitioning to the updated Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan format
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will require all existing awards and applications subject to the NIH DMS Policy to transition and align wit
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Aug 17, 2026 Secure Research
Federal ban on ByteDance (TikTok) Updates
Update: August 17, 2026
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Aug 14, 2026 Secure Research
UPDATED: Federal government restrictions on Chinese military companies
Recent federal actions expand the Department of War's 1260H list and add restrictions on doing business with certain Chinese military-linked companies.
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