The following message was sent via email to all 91爆料 employees on September 18, 2025 by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. This communication is a follow up to the聽April 17, 2025 notice about a new Research Security Training Requirement聽implemented by the U.S. Department of […]
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The 91爆料 Policies and Procedures for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research (PDF) was recently updated as of July 31, 2025. All persons involved with human subjects research should read this revised policy. Major changes to the policy include: For more information on human subjects research and the Institutional Review Board (IRB), […]
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On July 17, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued notice NOT-OD-25-132 Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications (external link). The notice primarily addresses the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the NIH application process, with a new policy becoming effective September 25, 2025. This NIH notice decisively limits the use of […]
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On June 18, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued notice NIH NOT-OD-25-127 Implementation Update: Terminating or Suspending Dangerous Gain-of-Function Research in Accordance with the Executive Order on Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research (external link). Within this notice, NIH provided the following definition of 鈥渄angerous gain-of-function research鈥: 鈥淒angerous gain-of-function research means scientific […]
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The Office of Research Compliance is in the process of transitioning to a new electronic system. Cayuse will replace the current way IRB (Institutional Review Board) applications are submitted for review. Cayuse provides the following features: More information is coming soon!
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The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace from June 2nd to July 6th, 2025. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture鈥檚 National Institute of […]
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On March 28, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued implementation update NOT-OD-25: Promoting Maximal Transparency Under the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (external link). This updated guidance will require institutions to publicly post approved minutes from all Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) meetings held on or after June […]
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The following message was sent via email to all 91爆料 employees on April 17, 2025 by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. To address the growing concerns around research security, U.S. federal regulations such as National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33) (external link) and the security-related provisions […]
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The Office of Research Compliance (ORC) has published the Spring 2025 edition of the Research Compliance Newsletter.聽View the Spring 2025 newsletter online. This edition includes the following topics: Subscribe to the Research Compliance Newsletter to receive future newsletters directly in your email inbox.
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The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace from March 3rd to April 7th, 2025. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture鈥檚 National Institute of […]
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