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Comment period on proposal to improve rules changes

The comment period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on how current regulations for protecting human subjects has changed and will end, on October 26, 2011. See the September...

Posted: September 1, 2011, 12:54 PM

Conflict of Interest Rules Finalized for NIH

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued an updated final rule on conflict of interest to use in identifying, managing, and avoiding investigators’ financial conflicts of interest....

Posted: August 24, 2011, 1:20 PM

Changes to human subjects protection regulations

The Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), titled Human Subjects Protections:...

Posted: August 22, 2011, 9:24 AM

Updates to examples of exempt review chart

ORPC has updated the Exempt Category Example Chart to assist investigators in determining if their research fits into one or more of the exempt categories. 

Posted: May 25, 2011, 12:20 PM

Conflict of Interests in SBER

What about social, behavioral, and educational research?

See what research professionals think and say at:  http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/primrar/issues/2011-04-28/3.html

Posted: April 29, 2011, 8:57 AM

Updates guidance from the IRB on class projects

What will or will not require IRB review

The IRB has issued updated guidance for class instructors on when research projects, designed in the classroom setting, will require review and approval. Please review the below for more information.

Posted: April 27, 2011, 3:42 PM

Update to IRB guidance on closing a protocol

The IRB has recently updated its guidance for investigators on the protocol closure process. Please review http://www.umbc.edu/research/ORPC/IRBpostapproval.html#closure for more information.

Posted: April 6, 2011, 3:00 PM

Changes made to IRB modification form

The IRB protocol modification form has recently been updated to reflect the IRB's current guidance on what constitutes a change to an approved protocol. Please review the web site...

Posted: April 6, 2011, 2:58 PM

Update to NIH changes to conflicts of interest rules

The March 17, 2011 issue of  "Report on Research Compliance ", published by the by National Council of University Research Administrators and Atlantic Information Services, says the Office of...

Posted: April 4, 2011, 12:40 PM

NSF RCR training requirement

UMBC must stay in compliance with the National Science Foundation's (NSF) training requirement for Responsible Conduct of Research  - see Dr. Geoff Summers' memo...

Posted: March 16, 2011, 2:10 PM