NSF SECURE Center · Cooperative Agreement No. 2403771

Research Security Briefing

Vol. 2, No. 10   |   March 27, 2026

• NIH Releases Updated Grants Policy Statement
• Senate Hearing, “Transparency &Trust: Exposing Malign Foreign Influence in Higher Ed”
• Upcoming Webinars: Multiple NSF Directorates Invite Research Security-Related Proposals

• COGR Analysis: CSRI Report on Research Security

• H-1B visa holders protest Iowa bill to ban them from universities (USA Today, 3/22/2026)
• Research security policy needs clear guidelines (Science, 3/19/2026)
• Former MD Anderson researcher found guilty of attempting to share research with China (Houston Public Media, 3/17/2026)
• Europe’s research dilemma – balancing security and scientific cooperation with China (MERICS, 3/18/2026)
• Registration Open for June 2026 In-Person COGR Meeting
• RISC Bulletin

• NSF SECURE Center Communications Template for DoW Risk Matrix Updates
• Shared Virtual Environment (SVE) Website Access
• Renaming the SECURE Center’s Risk Assessment Framework
• NSF SECURE Center Calendar of Events

NSF SECURE Center

Safeguarding the Entire Community in the U.S. Research Ecosystem

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Supported by NSF award #2403771

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