Research NewsletterIssue: ORN-2022-37

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Informal breakfast sessions with small groups from the NJIT community will be hosted by the Interim Provost each Tuesday from 8.30 AM to 10.00 AM at the University Club, Eberhardt Building. These breakfasts will provide NJIT faculty, staff and students the opportunity to ask questions, give feedback, and engage with the Interim Provost on their experiences, concerns, expectations and needs. While it is open to all members of the community, seats are limited each week. If you are interested in participating in this informal discussion, please submit this form. The Office of the Provost will follow up with you to confirm the date of your breakfast session.

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 REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM

Climate Change, Planetary, and Human Health

Challenges and Opportunities

Friday, October 28, 2022; 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Rutgers University - Cook Campus, Cook Student Center (CSC)

59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity (WHO 2021). The impacts are already being felt through air and nonrecyclable waste pollution, disease, extreme weather events, forced displacement, food insecurity, and pressures on mental health. Every year, environmental factors take the lives of 13 million people. Sixty-three percent of Americans say climate change is affecting their local community. The picture is bleak, but not all hope is lost. The time to act is now.

With the above in mind, Rutgers University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton University, and Stevens Institute of Technology have joined forces to hold a Regional Symposium on Climate Change, Planetary, and Human Health. The goal of this symposium it to learn what each of our respective institutions are engaged with in research, innovation and implementation to address one the 21st century biggest challenges, and to identify potential areas of collaboration that would benefit the population of New Jersey and beyond. We have put together a timely and exciting line of topics and speakers.

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2022 Request for Applications

NJ ACTS Career Development Scholar Program (KL2)

An important opportunity for early-stage faculty to be able to devote 80% effort* to their projects, receive research funding and have the support of the community.

RFA for Translational Scientist: an abbreviated description of the program with a full list of the eligibility requirements.

Scholar Program Description: a detailed overview of the NJ ACTS KL2 Program, including information on current and former KL2 Scholars and a listing of the KL2 Program's Academy of Mentors.

Proposal Guidance and Requirements: a listing of the required components of a KL2 Scholar application.

NJ ACTS KL2 Scholar Application: a fillable pdf to be submitted with the other required application materials.

Key Dates/Deadlines

Letter of Intent Due: October 3, 2022 at 5 p.m.

Full Application Due: November 1, 2022 at 5 p.m. 

Interviews: December 2022/January 2023

For more information, contact kl2njacts@rbhs.rutgers.edu

NSF: Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs Quantum Sensing Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QuSeC-TAQS); Research Coordination Networks for Semiconductors (RCN-SC); Science and Technology Studies (STS)

NIH: Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Phase 1 (P20); NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research: Computational Training in Neuroscience and Behavior (T90/R90); Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG) (R01)

Department of Defense/US Army/DARPA/ONR: Environment-driven Conceptual Learning (ECOLE); Minerva Research Initiative; Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA

EPA: FY23 Guidelines for Brownfield Assessment Grants (Assessment Coalition Grants)

Department of Energy: BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP); BAT Deterrent Technology Solutions; Research, Development, and Demonstration Funding Opportunity Announcement (FY 2022); Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability Demonstration

NASA: ROSES 2022: Physical Sciences Informatics

National Endowment of Humanities: Digital Humanities Advancement Grants

White House Announces $1B in Cyber Funding for State and Local Governments: The Biden administration on Friday announced the launch of a $1 billion cybersecurity grant program to help state, local and territorial governments better defend against cyber threats and strengthen the security of their critical infrastructure. The state and local cybersecurity grant program, which was included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Joe Biden last November, will be administered by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Department of Homeland Security’s notice of funding opportunity for the program asks for states to submit their applications for funding by Nov. 15. Approximately $185 million of the grant’s total funding pool will be available for states in the first year of the program, which is set to last for a four-year period beginning in fiscal year 2022. Local governments are eligible to receive grant funding as sub-recipients of their states and territories.  During a briefing with reporters on Thursday, White House senior advisor and infrastructure coordinator Mitch Landrieu said that every state is eligible to receive a minimum of $2 million to “develop a statewide cybersecurity plan, conduct evaluations and begin their projects to strengthen their cyber resilience.” States that receive funding through the program are required to allocate at least 80% of the grant money to local and rural communities, and at least 3% to tribal governments. More information is posted on the NextGov website.

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SBIR: Venture Capitalism for Social Entrepreneurship: The Small Business Innovation Research—or SBIR—program is set to expire at the end of this month, unless Congress reauthorizes it. The delay in the reauthorization is rooted in concerns that the program is a waste of taxpayer dollars. We disagree. The program as it was intended is critical to advancing innovation and improving digital services for the benefit of Americans who access them, and therefore, should continue. If Congress can authorize a short-term extension while debating its future, we believe that there is an opportunity to reimagine the program to have a greater impact in driving technology commercialization across a wide range of federal agencies. But, first, it is important to understand the goal of the SBIR program—let’s call it venture capitalism for social entrepreneurship. Through SBIR, the government provides funds for public goods and services that the private marketplace is not adequately addressing. The risk posture of a private-sector venture capital investor is not high enough to address some common-good problems that the government can address. So, when the government acts as a venture capitalist, we can open the door to an impressive explosion of innovations that otherwise wouldn’t occur. More information is posted on the NextGov website.

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Biden Adds Cyber, Data, Supply Chain Risks to CFIUS Reviews: The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States will be required to consider five new sets of national security concerns – including cybersecurity – when reviewing foreign investments in the U.S. as part of a new executive order. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday formalizing a list of risks to be considered when weighing approval of foreign investments in the United States. Under the order, the cross-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) must consider impacts on critical supply chains, cybersecurity threats, risks to sensitive data and other evolving national security concerns when reviewing covered transactions.  According to the White House, the order is the first action of its kind to instruct CFIUS on specific risks to consider throughout the formal review process since it was established in 1975, according to the White House. These kinds of risks were already part of the CFIUS process before the order was issued, according to a senior administration official who briefed reporters on Wednesday. More information is posted on the NextGov website.

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NSA Releases Post-Quantum Algorithms, Aims for Full Implementation by 2035: The National Security Agency became the latest federal agency to begin its digital migration to quantum-resistant networks, as the emerging technology poses major cybersecurity threats to unprepared digital systems. Released in an advisory document on Wednesday, NSA officials notified National Security Systems owners and vendors of the future post-quantum algorithmic requirements needed on classical networks that harbor sensitive data related to national security.  “This transition to quantum-resistant technology in our most critical systems will require collaboration between government, National Security System owners and operators, and industry,” said NSA Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce. “Our hope is that sharing these requirements now will help efficiently operationalize these requirements when the time comes.” The NSA’s new encryption standards are outlined in its Commercial National Security Algorithm Suite 2.0, denoted as CNSA 2.0. The upgraded algorithm includes new public and symmetric key encryption and software and firmware updates. CNSA 2.0 algorithms were analyzed and deemed secure against classical and quantum computers. Officials are releasing these algorithms now to encourage entities using NSS to plan and budget their post-quantum cryptographic systems migrations. More information is posted on the NextGov website.

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