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OLAW December Webinar

Best Practices for Conducting a Search for Alternatives

OLAW December Webinar: “Best Practices for Conducting a Search for Alternatives and Finding Animal Model/Model Organism Information” December 9, 2021, from 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET In this...

Posted: November 11, 2021, 12:42 PM

Guidance on Working with Iranian Collaborators

The ORPC has recently developed guidance for faculty and departments who plan to directly work with Iranian students admitted to UMBC or collaborate with Iranian scholars, particularly in research...

Posted: October 20, 2021, 2:28 PM

Invitation to Apply to Be a Student Member of the IRB

The Institutional Review Board (IRB), the formally designated UMBC committee to approve, monitor, and review research involving humans is currently accepting applications from students to join. ...

Posted: September 17, 2021, 9:24 AM

Export Control Case Studies

The ORPC has updated the Export Control Case Studies webpage that detail real-life examples of persons and institutions who have violated export control laws ad have received consequences for...

Posted: September 16, 2021, 12:07 PM

FY22 UMBC Technology Catalyst Fund - Request for Proposals

Need support to advance your idea? Apply by October 15!

UMBC Technology Catalyst Fund FY22 Request for Proposals Announcement Date – September 2, 2021 Background: The UMBC Office of Technology Development (OTD), under the Office of...

Posted: September 2, 2021, 12:35 PM

Update Human Campus Research Guidelines

We wanted to inform research community of the updated Community-based Research and Human Subjects Research Guidelines that are part of the Return to Campus for RCA Activities plan. Effective...

Posted: August 26, 2021, 11:05 AM

What is (and is NOT) human subjects research?

The ORPC posted updated information on how a determination is made to apply for IRB approval.  Go to our "What is NOT Human Subjects Research" page and let us know if you have any questions. 

Posted: August 3, 2021, 3:43 PM

State, UMBC launch MD Institute for Innovative Computing

This story was written by Megan Hanks and first appeared on news.umbc.edu Governor Larry Hogan yesterday announced the launch of the Maryland Institute for Innovative Computing (MIIC) at...

Posted: August 3, 2021, 9:42 AM

Updates to the Kuali COI User Guide

The User Guide has updated information for creating, updating and submitting a conflict of interest (COI) disclosure. All disclosures are submitting via Kuali COI.  If you'd like to follow along...

Posted: July 30, 2021, 1:50 PM