Faculty Senate Committee on Research
(C-Res) 2008-09

This page will present information for the Stanford community about the activities of the Academic Council Committee on Research (C-Res) for the 2008-09 school year. Linked here will be information about the Committee and about the various items on their agenda for this year.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to contact the Committee Chair, Stephen Monismith (monismith@stanford), or staff to the Committee, Ann George (anngeo@stanford), with any comments, questions or suggestions.

About the Committee

• Charge to the Committee
  
• Committee roster
  
• Schedule of meetings
  
• Approved minutes
  NOTE: Minutes are accessible to all members of the Stanford community with a SUNet ID and password.
  • October 9, 20008 [Nondiscrimination in research]
  • November 10, 20008 [Nondiscrimination in research]
  • November 24, 20008 [Nondiscrimination in research]
  • December 15, 2008 [Nondiscrimination in research]
  • January 22, 2009 [Nondiscrimination / future agenda]
  • February 10, 2009 [DoD cap on indirect costs / PI eligibility]
  • February 24, 2009 [PI eligibility]
  • March 24, 2009 [Government update]
  • May 6, 2009 [PI eligibility]
  • May 18, 2009 [PI eligibility]
  • June 5, 2009 [PI eligibility / Nondiscrimination policy]

Discussion Topics

As agenda items are established, background information will be linked here.

The committee discussed the policy on Nondiscrimination in Foreign-Sponsored Research in the Fall. At their meeting on January 22, 2009, the Faculty Senate approved the revision proposed by the committee, with the inclusion of a requirement to review the implementation of the policy and report back to the Senate in three years. See also:

• Operating Guidance from the University of California, October 2000
• Renewing the Federal Government-University Research Partnership for the 21st Century. NSTC Presidential Review Directive, No. 4, April 1999
• Clarification of OMB A-21 Treatment of Voluntary Uncommitted Cost Sharing and Tuition Remission Costs, January 2001

The committee with discuss Stanford's policy on Principal Investigator Eligibility in the Winter Quarter. Policies from other research universities are posted here.

In March, Ryan Adesnik presented a summary of Federal Research Funding [see slides].