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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...

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

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...

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...

At times principal investigators will plan research projects that will eventually lead to the submission of grant applications where human subjects use are planned in future but have not been...

The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) has recently released a draft guidance document regarding the transfer of a previously IRB approved research project to a new IRB or new...

The HHS Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA) recently posted a new Policy for Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern; a copy of the policy is found...

Military secrets leaked from U.S. universities;  rules flouted? See the Bloomburg Businessweek article at: ...

PHS policy requires that institutions have an OLAW-approved Animal Welfare Assurance before performing any activities involving live vertebrate animals. One institution that receives PHS funds may...

To continue our outreach and providing the most up to date templates for our investigators to use, please click on the ORPC Consent Template page to download the most current versions....