Effective August 12, NIH updated the functionality of the Just-in-Time (JIT) Module in eRA Commons, with impacts to the UW process for JIT submissions.

With this recent change, the Administrative Official (AO) role no longer has access to the JIT Module. The Principal Investigator (PI) and the Signing Official (SO) are now the only roles authorized to access JIT submissions. Neither the PI nor the SO can grant access to other persons, either by individual account or by role;

The Office of Research invites applications for the next round of the Royalty Research Fund (RRF) grant program. Proposals are due to RRF by Monday, September 28, at 5:00 PM. Many departments and Colleges/Schools have earlier deadlines, so all applicants should check with their program’s administrative staff. Awards will be announced by January 15, 2027.

The CAS Dean’s Office recommends that final drafts of proposals reach their office by 12pm, Thursday, September 24th.

CSDE External Affiliate Arni Rao (Medical College of Georgia) recently released a new textbook titled, Mathematical Demography: Theory and Modeling. This text is uniquely designed to provide a clear and rigorous introduction to both mathematical and stochastic modeling and theory of demography with applications through a unified approach. Recently, CSDE External Affiliate/Alum Adam Visokay (UC Berkeley) interviewed Dr. Rao on his new textbook so that he could explain why students and researchers in demography need this book.

The Call for Papers for the PAA 2027 Annual Meeting is available! We look forward to a full and rigorous scientific conference in Seattle next spring, March 31 through April 3. The submission system will open tomorrow, August 5 and the deadline for submissions is September 20.

View the Call for Papers

Please note a few important items:

• All accepted presenters will be required to register for the conference by February 4,

CSDE Affiliate Theresa Rocha Beardall (Sociology) and her co-author Frank Edwards (Rutgers) recently published a research article in Children and Youth Services Review titled, “Promises unfulfilled? National patterns in ICWA-preferred kinship placements, 2018–2023.” The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was enacted in 1978 to safeguard the rights of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) children, families, and nations in child welfare proceedings. ICWA directs that when removal is necessary,