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Human Subjects Research Protections

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

Those who cannot attend the October 20, 2015 Public Town Hall Meeting to respond to questions related to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...

Posted: October 19, 2015, 9:50 AM

Biosafety Stewardship

October is “National Biosafety Stewardship Month”

National Biosafety Stewardship Month is a period during which institutions, such as UMBC, are encouraged to focus  efforts on promoting awareness of investigator responsibilities and sustaining a...

Posted: October 13, 2015, 3:27 PM

Human research regulations are being updated

Learn more of how these changes may impact your research

The current regulations, which were developed over two decades ago, are being updated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enhance oversight of research on human subjects and...

Posted: October 6, 2015, 9:35 AM

UMBC receives grant to study energy use in Baltimore homes

NSF grant supports automated analysis in low-income areas

UMBC Professors Nirmalya Roy (IS), Nilanjan Banerjee (CSEE), and Ryan Robucci (CSEE) have been awarded a $500K National Science Foundation Cyber-physical Systems Grant to develop sensing systems...

Posted: October 6, 2015, 8:27 AM

ORPC Research Education and Training Access

You Asked. We Listened!

In an effort to improve access to all of ORPC’s research related training, we have made changes to the registration information in our training pages that will make the process of signing up for...

Posted: October 1, 2015, 10:57 AM

Christopher Hennigan receives NSF CAREER Award

Christopher Hennigan, assistant professor of chemical, biochemical and environmental engineering, has received a highly prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award of over a half...

Posted: September 18, 2015, 10:25 AM

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

The next IACUC meeting is scheduled for October 14, 2015.  Investigators who want to have an application reviewed at this meeting should send a complete copy of the IACUC paperwork to...

Posted: September 11, 2015, 3:16 PM

Human Subjects Research Protections

Proposal to Improve Rules Protecting Human Research Subjects

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued on September 2, 2015 as a draft of the final rule intended to modernize, strengthen, and...

Posted: September 11, 2015, 2:56 PM