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Attend an animal care webinar

The ORPC has secured a space and is hosting the viewing a Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) webinar entitled " The IACUC's Role in Environmental Enrichment Programs" on...

Posted: October 5, 2012, 4:32 PM

NSF guidance updates re: animal use and use

NSF has updated the Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) and the Award & Administration Guide (AAG), with changes effective January 14, 2013 providing clarification and updated guidance on proposals and...

Posted: October 5, 2012, 10:53 AM

Time to work on those IRB Certifications (RCR, HIPAA, etc.)

Lunch, coffee, and time for work on the CITI modules

You are invited! IRB and Preparation for CITI Training (Human Subjects, Responsible Conduct of Research) Did you notice that if you are going to use human or animal subjects, you must be...

Posted: September 28, 2012, 7:52 AM

Emergency Preparedness Training

Staying safe on campus during an emergency

Helpful seminar for all investigators, particularly in the research labs. Go to http://my.umbc.edu/events/13728 to sign up. 

Posted: September 26, 2012, 11:07 AM

Export Controls - NCURA Youtube Tuesday

Export controls, the federal regulations that oversee how certain information, services and products are provided to foreign nationals and countries, is a complicated issue for Sponsored Programs...

Posted: September 26, 2012, 9:55 AM

UMBC Team Places Second in DARPA Shredder Challenge

A two-person team including Dr. Don Engel, UMBC Assistant Vice President for Research, placed second out of more than 9,000 teams in DARPA's Shredder Challenge, a competition to develop software...

Posted: August 31, 2012, 12:00 PM

September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month. A series of disaster/crisis webinars sponsored by the US Small Business Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency on various topics will...

Posted: August 29, 2012, 9:55 AM

Guidance and clarifications from NIH

The NIH released two new guidance and clarification documents of existing policies related to research approval and grant resubmissions.   One notice...

Posted: August 24, 2012, 2:39 PM

Revisions to NASA research misconduct policy

NASA updates its research misconduct policy which will go into effect on September 28, 2012 - https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/07/30/2012-18435/research-misconduct A list of of...

Posted: August 3, 2012, 10:03 AM

Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Information

During the course of certain types of research, investigators may discover sensitive information about subjects that is not related to the study itself which would be reported the appropriate...

Posted: July 6, 2012, 10:04 AM