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March 19, 2008  

Sponsored Projects News and Updates
SPA Seminar Series - Tuesdays at Noon

Join Diane Domanovics and Robin Trail for a series of seminars designed to walk new and experienced research administrators through Sponsored Projects Accounting for all stages of studies.

Sponsored Projects Fundamentals
April 29, 2008

Project Monitoring
May 13, 2008

Cost Transfers
June 3, 2008

Reporting and Project Closeout
June 17, 2008

All seminars will be from 12 noon to 1:00 pm, in Crawford Hall, Room 9A.

Register online for just one, two, or all four at: http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/research/orc/education/onlinecalendar.cfm.

 
Compliance News
OLAW Posts New FAQs

The Office for Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) has posted new frequently asked questions on its Web site to address a variety of issues. Topics covered include whether institutions have to release information about their animal research programs under the Freedom of Information Act and a discussion of requirements for reporting minority views.

Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/faqs.htm.

 
SACHRP Meeting Agenda Announced

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) will hold its next meeting on Thursday and Friday, March 27th and 28th. The Subcommittee on the Inclusion of Individuals with Impaired Decision-Making in Research will report on recommendations for consideration by SACHRP about whether guidance and/ or additional regulations are needed for research involving individuals with impaired decision-making capacity. The Committee will also receive and discuss reports with regard to encouraging diversity in clinical trials and conducting research in the disaster setting, as well as application of Subpart A of 45 CFR part 46 in the current research environment.

View the Federal Register Notice at: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/documents/20080311.pdf.

 
NIH To Begin Requiring Submission of Articles Accepted for Publication to PubMed Central

Effective April 7, 2008, any investigators working on grants or contracts funded by NIH must submit or have submitted for them to PubMed Central an electronic copy of the final, peer-reviewed version of articles accepted for publication. Investigators are encouraged to contact Ginger Saha, the chief librarian for the School of Medicine, with any questions.

The link to the NIH policy is http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html.

NIH has published FAQs at http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm,

 
Funding Opportunities
NASA ARMD ROA 2008 Released

The NASA ARMD Research Opportunities in Aeronautics (ROA) 2008 NRA has been posted on the NSPIRES site. While this initial release of the ROA 2008 NRA only includes topics for the Supersonics Project, it is expected to be amended throughout the year to support other ARMD projects.

Link: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId={A44DEF35-FF34-B95D-3EE1-3F337DC65AAA}&path=open.

 

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