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Invitation to Apply to Be a Student Member of the IRB

Appointment will be for the 2019-2020 Academic Year

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: August 27, 2019, 4:52 PM

KUALI Protocols Go Live Update

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

Posted: August 5, 2019, 2:43 PM

Export Control Management Information and Outreach

Check out the ORPC's updated information on export control special topics and case studies. Important details to consider when planning your next international research collaboration. Click...

Posted: July 2, 2019, 2:53 PM

IRB applications and the revised Common Rule

We're just about six months in with the IRB's implementation of the revised Common rule. We in the ORPC have noticed a fairly seamless transition so far. Please let us know of any protocol...

Posted: June 11, 2019, 3:07 PM

Plans to travel outside the US that's related to research?

Export Control and Travel

Our post from last month described the updates to the Traveler Certification Letter, used by international travelers who plan to carry university-owned equipment on trips outside the United...

Posted: March 8, 2019, 1:46 PM

Updates to Export Control International Travel Guidance

Know before you go

The ORPC has updated the Traveler Certification Letter, used by international travelers who plan to carry university-owned equipment on trips outside the United States.  Why worry? If you are...

Posted: February 13, 2019, 10:10 AM

The revised Common Rule starts today, January 21, 2019

The IRB website has been updated to reflect the 2018 revisions to the Common Rule. Please visit the site to view current IRB guidance and download all the forms you'll need to request approval to...

Posted: January 21, 2019, 9:41 AM

Revisions to the Common Rule - III

The January 21 2019 compliance date is fast approaching!

As the ORPC prepares for the January 21, 2019 compliance date of the revised Common Rule, all current IRB documents will be taken off line 3:00 pm EST on January 18, 2019. Revised forms and...

Posted: January 14, 2019, 11:14 AM

Revisions to the Common Rule - II

The January 21 2019 compliance date is fast approaching!

Here's information we've gleaned so far from guidance from the Office of Human Research Protections: 1) all non-exempt (expedited) protocols approved by the IRB before 1/21/19 will continue to...

Posted: January 10, 2019, 9:16 PM

The threat of China’s "Thousand Talents Program"

Specifically with research involving export control concerns

We've posted the FBI’s analysis of how this program poses a serious threat science and technology programs in US businesses and universities through economic espionage and theft of IP. One of the...

Posted: January 9, 2019, 2:09 PM