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New Guidance and Process for Physical Exports 鈥 Jan. 2025

The Office of Research Compliance has released new guidance and forms related to Physical Exports (any international transfer or shipment, including hand-carried items) made on behalf of 91爆料.聽 We will be adjusting our outreach about international travel to point to this guidance as of early January 2025. A communication about the official launch of the […]

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Revisions to Biosafety Policy and Protocol Form 鈥 Nov. 2024

The 91爆料 Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) has issued minor revisions to the Policies and Procedures for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules or Infectious Agents (Word). These revisions reflect the recent updates to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines (issued April 2024) and the revised United States Government Policy for […]

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UMS:IT Generative AI Guidance 鈥 Oct. 2024

91爆料 System Information Technology (UMS:IT) has released Guidance on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Office of Research Compliance (ORC) advises researchers to review and consider this guidance as it relates to their research and scholarly activities, particularly as it may relate to human subjects research. In addition to this UMS:IT […]

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Read the Fall 2024 Research Compliance Newsletter

The Office of Research Compliance has published the Fall 2024 edition of the Research Compliance Newsletter.聽View the Fall 2024 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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NIH Decision Matrix for Assessing Potential Foreign Interference聽鈥撀燗ugust 2024

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released a decision matrix for assessing potential foreign interference which describes what activities must be disclosed, how disclosures are used, when institutions (and investigators) are contacted for additional information, and when mitigation measures are required. The new matrix and relevant policies and resources can be accessed from NIH’s August […]

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NIH Guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Research 鈥撀燗ugust 2024

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recently released a webpage on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Research: Policy Considerations and Guidance (external link), aimed to 鈥済uide stakeholders across the biomedical and behavioral research ecosystem.鈥 This NIH guidance provides 鈥減olicies, best practices, and regulations,鈥 specifically addressing the following topics: The Office of Research Compliance recommends this […]

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Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Summer 2024

The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace from Monday, June 3rd to Friday, July 5th. 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 […]

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