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Overview of NIH/NSF Conflict of Interest Guidelines

NCURA Youtube Tuesday

Take a look at this video for a discussion on how these agencies approach conflicts of interest. A recent National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) YouTube Tuesday video,...

Posted: May 28, 2013, 4:33 PM

Export Control Training

See the EC training link for additional training information from BIS - Bureau of Industry and Security

Posted: May 24, 2013, 2:23 PM

Plagiarism as Research Misconduct

View an archive of presenters from the NSF Office of the Inspector General and HHS Office of Research Integrity (ORI) at the May 6, 2013 Plagiarism Workshop, sponsored by Colorado State...

Posted: May 17, 2013, 4:15 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: May 17, 2013, 2:39 PM

With export controls, be safe and smart

A reminder about the need to do entity background checks for anything being shipped overseas.  The Office for Research Protections and Compliance has access to a dynamic database to verify if...

Posted: May 17, 2013, 9:04 AM

Important message when signing into CITI for training

https://www.citiprogram.org CITI Program will be intermittently unavailable on Thursday 11 April between 8 pm and 10 pm US eastern time. Because this will interrupt your work, we advise you not...

Posted: April 11, 2013, 1:24 PM

Updated IRB forms and applications

Please use the most up to date forms and applications when submitting for IRB review and approval. Using older forms may delay the processing of your application (and causing minor headaches for...

Posted: March 5, 2013, 8:57 AM

Adding or changing training modules on CITI

So, you've taken the CITI training - thank you! But, your mentor/supervisor has suggested that you take additional training to supplement the work you'll perform the lab or continue with, say,...

Posted: February 19, 2013, 4:32 PM

Best Practices for Beginners in International Resarch

NCURA Youtube Tuesday

How would you approach international research partners? What if they came to you? Take a look at this video for the basics on how to work in these situations. A recent National Council of...

Posted: February 13, 2013, 11:24 AM