News

New staff in ORPC

I am pleased to announce a new member of our compliance group in the Office for Research Protections and Compliance.  Sara Parton joined OPRC on Feb 3 as a compliance specialist. Sara comes...

Posted: February 5, 2014, 10:22 AM

Additional training resource for export control

ORPC has added another resource to the export control training page. Please visit http://www.umbc.edu/research/ORPC/export_training.html#PNNL to view a series of short videos that describe the...

Posted: November 13, 2013, 3:28 PM

Can faculty be a PI on research funded by their own company?

NCURA Youtube Tuesday

Take a look at this video for a discussion on potential conflicts of interest. A recent National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) YouTube Tuesday video, “Can a Faculty...

Posted: November 4, 2013, 10:06 AM

RCR Case Studies from ORI

Stories about Researchers Worth Discussing

James DuBois from the Bander Center for Medical Business Ethics at St. Louis University and the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) have created an RCR "casebook" that includes twenty-four case...

Posted: October 25, 2013, 1:15 PM

Save the Date!

Looking to increase your research administration knowledge?

The Midwest and Northeast Sections are hosting the 2014 Midwest/Northeast Section Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Marriott City Center from April 27-30, 2014. Click on this link for...

Posted: September 20, 2013, 1:56 PM

Animal research application forms updated

The UMBC IACUC application forms to use animals in teaching and research have been updated to incorporate the Attending Veterinarian's recommendations from the revised American Veterinary Medical...

Posted: September 10, 2013, 10:20 AM

Upgrades to CITI website now complete

The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) system has undergone a major system upgrade and is now live. CITI reports there may be some residual issues as a result of the upgrade....

Posted: August 28, 2013, 9:35 AM

Occupational Safety and Health Training and Assessment

In conjunction with the UMBC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and Environmental Safety and Health, the ORPC is pleased to provide updated information about the occupational health and...

Posted: August 20, 2013, 2:43 PM