Federal Impacts on Research Webinar - May 19, 2025
Overview
Please join your research colleagues for the continued conversation on Federal Impacts to Research. Leaders from Office of General Counsel, Government Relations, the Provosts office, and Office of Research and Innovation will provide an update on the current federal administration and funding environment. Vice President for Research and Innovation, Doug Gage, and Associate Vice President for Federal Relations, Sarah Walter, will open the meeting, and Senior Fellow for Research Infrastructure, Pat Soranno, who will facilitate a question and answer session with a panel of experts.
Questions are welcome in advance and can be submitted through the registration link below.
The intended audience for this event includes faculty and research administrators from Michigan State University and our partners from Henry Ford Health.
This meeting will be recorded.
Video
- Video recording of the 3/19/2025 Federal Updates Webinar- please note that users must sign in using an MSU NetID to access the recording.
Panelists
Doug Gage
Vice President for Research and Innovation
Thomas Jeitschko
Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Laura McCabe
Associate Vice President for Research Regulatory Support
Twila Reighley
Assistant Vice President for Sponsored Programs Administration
Patricia Soranno
Senior Fellow, Research and Innovation
Shannon Torres
Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
Sarah Walter
Associate Vice President for Federal Relations
Related Resources
- Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Federal Updates Resulting From Administration Transition (continually updated since 1/25)
- Office of the Provost and Office of Research and Innovation (OR&I) Federal Transition Update Memo (3/10/25)
- Office of the President - Federal Impact Update (3/18/25)
- OSP - Updates on Federally Sponsored Projects - Issue 4 (3/18/25)
- Government Relations - 2025 Federal Transition Resource Page
- Government Relations - Become a Spartan Advocate website now includes a Protect Federal Funding option.
- Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS) - Immigration Alerts has FAQs and other special topics.
- Office of the Provost - Insights on Federal Actions Webinar (4/8/25)
- Contact Aaron Reifler (reiflera@msu.edu or 517-353-2425) from the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs for support and resources for postdocs and faculty exploring transitions, career exploration and professional development opportunities.