{"id":11572,"date":"2024-09-10T09:45:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T13:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/university-research\/?page_id=11572"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:03:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:03:43","slug":"committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/university-research\/compliance\/research-security\/committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee on Science and Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

Formed in 2019, the University of Rochester\u2019s Committee on Science and Security is a cross-functional committee that discusses and develops strategies to address issues relating to research security and foreign influence at the University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Formed in 2019, the University of Rochester\u2019s Committee on Science and Security is a cross-functional committee that discusses and develops strategies to address issues relating to research security and foreign…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"parent":3082,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-11572","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"no_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":"","hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"title-line t-yellow t-below","title":"

Mission and commitment<\/h2>","content":"In carrying out its work, the Committee on Science and Security recognizes the vital importance of international collaboration to the University\u2019s research and academic missions<\/strong>, and the need to foster a University environment free from discrimination of any kind<\/strong>. At the same time, as one of the nation\u2019s leading research institutions, the Committee on Science and Security is committed to safeguarding the integrity and security of the University\u2019s research enterprise.","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"

Responsibilities and purview<\/h2>","content":"The Committee on Science and Security provides recommendations to senior University leaders, including the President, on matters relating to research security. It may recommend the convening of ad hoc committees or working groups to discuss specific issues or make policy recommendations. It also helps in awareness building and developing communication strategies for research security issues. The Committee on Science and Security is advisory in nature and does not implement decisions or policies on its own.\r\n\r\nThe purview of the Committee on Science and Security includes, but is not limited to, issues of:\r\n