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If you are considering a natural supplement, always consult a doctor first. Avoid consuming alcohol and grapefruit juice with red Viagra. Do not use it with recreational drugs or herbal supplements. Always check with your doctor for special instructions before using red Viagra. If you take red Viagra without Erectile Dysfunction, it can overstimulate your penile blood flow. COGR primarily advocates to the Federal Executive Branch for effective research policy. Requests to be included on COGR’s Media Distribution List should be directed here. Choose “Media or Speaking Requests” from the subject dropdown menu. Requests for comment or background should be directed here. Background Materials on Facilities & Administrative Cost Reimbursement Recent Statements by COGR President Matt Owens Science: U.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaborators (5/20/26) Since at least 2003, NIH has required U.S. based investigators to obtain agency approval before publishing a paper with a "foreign component," defined as "performance of any significant scientific element" of the research outside of the U.S.
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Viagra may not work if taken incorrectly, such as taking it too early or too late, or if you are not aroused enough. An inadequate dose and psychological factors like anxiety can also make it ineffective. Consult your doctor if Viagra is not working for you. No, there is no proven natural alternative that works like Viagra. Some herbs and supplements, such as ashwagandha or maca root, may benefit, but they lack reliable clinical evidence. ... "NIH is flagging just the fact that co-authorship was there as evidence of a foreign component without looking further," West says. "Everybody is confused by this interpretation right now." NASA, meanwhile, appears to be building on a 2011 law, the Wolf Amendment, that bars using the agency’s money for bilateral collaborations with entities in China. NASA guidance has suggested grantees can still engage in collaborations as long as the co-author in China didn’t receive NASA funding. But in recent months, NASA has told some grantee institutions they may be in violation of the Wolf Amendment because their researchers co-authored papers with scientists affiliated with institutions in China, even if no NASA funding went overseas, West says. And, she says, NASA has informed some grantees that violators may be subject to a lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act, which prevents willful, fraudulent use of government grants and contracts. NASA’s moves come as some members of Congress in recent months have pushed it to more closely monitor and stop violations of the Wolf Amendment. Streamlining, Response to Simplify Research Regulations (5/6/26) "With unabating challenges to US science and innovation leadership and rafts of recommendations to reduce the regulatory friction slowing federally sponsored research, failure to act in a meaningful manner now is tantamount to self-sabotage. Implementing commonsense measures to harmonize, streamline, and eliminate duplicative and unnecessary research regulations would establish a more effective regulatory oversight framework and help to rebalance and strengthen the research partnership that underpins American science, innovation, and competitiveness." Inside Higher Ed: Board Ouster Raises Further Concerns About NSF’s Future (4/28/26): Matt Owens, president of COGR...said in an email that “NSF has been without a confirmed director for a year. Its budget has been cut and proposed cuts are on the table again. And now, NSF has been set further adrift with the arbitrary dismissal of NSB members. “This is not only bad for NSF, it is bad for American scientific leadership as the U.S. is being challenged by China and other nations,” Owens said. Chemical & Engineering News: Universities forge a bumpy new path on indirect research costs (3/26/26) "It's probably going to be more work than the current model," says Cindy Hope, director for costing and financial compliance at COGR. "That's the price of being more accurate." But Hope, an adviser to the subject matter experts who developed FAIR, notes that the model does accommodate institutions with fewer administrative or financial resources by giving them the option to use a more simplified rate structure.There are also a number of big outstanding questions, including: How much money will universities end up recouping under FAIR? “The FAIR model was developed to say, ‘Here’s what the costs are,’ not ‘Here’s what the government should pay for’ necessarily,” Hope says. “I don’t think anyone anticipates that the federal government will, or should, pay 100% of the allocable cost.” Science: Talking back: An unprecedented assault has forced the U.S. scientific community to rethink its advocacy tactics (1/21/26) “It became clear that the policy and political environment was going to be far from business as usual,” recalls Matt Owens, who has spent 3 decades working in science policy and is president of COGR, which represents research universities on regulatory matters. The Chronicle of Higher Education: Higher Ed May Be In Trouble if the Government is Shut Down Much Longer (10/30/25) “The longer these shutdowns go on, the more acute the problems it causes,” said Matt Owens, president of the Council on Governmental Relations. “More institutions are likely to experience lapses in funding as awards and funding increments end with no new awards or funding coming in.” With federally funded research, institutions can float funds around to avoid stalled projects and “make the payroll,” Owens said. Over time, though, there’s less money available to move. “And so that becomes a significant financial and cash-management issue,” he said. Inside Higher Ed: Already Battered by Cuts, Researchers and Colleges Face Federal Shutdown Impacts (10/14/25) Matt Owens, president of COGR—an organization that only goes by its acronym and that advocates for researchers and universities on the federal level—said in an email that his organization hasn’t received reports of specific impacts to research projects, but it is continuing to monitor the situation. “What is clear about federal government shutdowns: the longer they last, the more negative impacts emerge and grow,” Owens wrote. AIP: "Nearly Unimaginable' Research Regulations Tackled by New Academies Report (9/12/25) COGR Mentioned Science: Unburden American Science (9/11/25) COGR Mentioned Tech Digest: Capped Potential: How Federal Indirect Cost Rate Limits Could Disrupt University Tech Transfer and Stifle American Innovation (Authored by Kevin Wozniak, Director, Research Security & Intellectual Property, COGR) Inside Higher Ed: Trump Order on Grants Puts Politics Above Peer Review, Researchers Say (8/13/25) “A key reason U.S. science and innovation are the envy of the world is our scientific peer-review process that bases funding decisions on scientific merit, not political preference and partisanship,” Owens said. And—like the leaders of other research associations—Owens also criticized another part of the order: It contains another attempt by the Trump administration to target indirect research costs. Science Magazine: Trump Order Aims to Politicize Decisions on Federal Science Grants (8/8/25) That’s another bad idea, says Matt Owens, president of COGR, one of 10 scientific organizations that are urging Congress and OMB to adopt an alternative reimbursement method they say accounts for how much universities actually spend. “The administration refuses to acknowledge and pay for the true costs of research critical to the security of the nation and the health of its people,” Owens says. Science Magazine: What does Trump's call for "gold standard science' really mean? (5/27/25): ...some research advocates, while embracing those principles, think Trump has credibility problems of his own that lead them to question his intent.