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Use of video conferencing platforms for interviews

What to use in place of face to face interviews - COVID-19

Our office has received several information requests about using virtual/online formats to take the place of previously planned (and IRB approved) in-person interviews conducted outside of campus....

Posted: March 11, 2020, 1:04 PM

Research Protections and Compliance Business Continuity

The ORPC staff want to reach out to our respective investigators regarding how the ORPC will continue with business continuity during campus closures resulting from emergencies.   The ORPC...

Posted: March 10, 2020, 4:33 PM

Coming soon! Kuali Protocols for IRB

The ORPC team is excited to share updates about our ongoing efforts with  Kuali Protocols for IRB. As we’ve been announcing, UMBC is continuing to  transition its research related processes into...

Posted: February 28, 2020, 1:01 PM

Using Electronic Signatures to Document Informed Consent

When recruiting participants for a human subjects use research protocol, one important aspect of the research process is discussing the purposes, procedures, risks, benefits, etc. of the study...

Posted: February 6, 2020, 4:36 PM

Working with international partners on research projects

Planning an international partner on a research project? The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), UMBC Financial Services and Office of General Counsel created a guidance document to assist in...

Posted: January 31, 2020, 10:17 AM

Update to IRB Special Topics - Participant Compensation

The IRB recently revised its webpage guidance for investigators to use when proposing compensation for research participants for their time or travel or be offered in-kind compensation for their...

Posted: December 10, 2019, 1:58 PM

CITI training Single Sign On and Kuali Protocols

The ORPC wants to remind investigators the importance of logging into CITI training via the UMBC Single Sign On (SSO) login when submitting animal use (and soon human subjects research)...

Posted: November 15, 2019, 2:23 PM

Kuali IRB Protocol Transition

The ORPC team is excited to share updates about our ongoing efforts with Kuali Protocols for IRB. As we’ve been announcing,  UMBC is continuing to transition its research related processes into...

Posted: October 8, 2019, 1:41 PM

Learn more about Kuali Protocols for IRB

UMBC is continuing to transition its research related processes into the Kuali system.  Proposal Submission, Awards and Conflict of Interest modules have gone live and researchers are using these...

Posted: September 23, 2019, 3:49 PM

KUALI Protocols Go Live Update

We are pleased to announce the go live kickoff of KUALI Protocols for UMBC, our cloud-based electronic research administration tool. After several positive and successful tests, UMBC’s KUALI for...

Posted: August 30, 2019, 2:39 PM