Archives: Announcements

Published November 20, 2025, via Research News The Research Management System (RMS) upgrade is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, December 12, 2025. Users will not be allowed to access RMS after 4 p.m. on Friday, December 12, 2025. All RMS activity required for applications that are due December 12-14 must be completed by […]

Published November 19, 2025, via Research News As a follow-up to September 30, 2025 Research News, NIH extended the Loan Repayment Program (LRP) application deadline to December 4, 2025.   LRP applicants should continue to list Tanya Sawyer as the IBO and CHITWN62208 should be listed as Tanya’s eRA Commons ID. The procedures document in the October 30, 2025 Research News has been updated to […]

Published November 10, 2025, via Research News On November 14, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued NOT-OD-26-005: Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities. Although the notice states NIH will reschedule all October and November grant application deadlines, WashU advises applicants to not take any action at this time if they submitted applications during the shutdown […]

Published November 10, 2025, via Research News On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, WashU IT implemented a 1 TB storage quota on all WashU Box accounts and began enforcing the current 1 TB quota for OneDrive for Business accounts, which include Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.   This change was to ensure compliance with vendor contract terms and in […]

Published November 7, 2025, via Research News The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) is pleased to announce the publication of the fiscal year 2025 Research Annual Report. The report contains data and information on research funding from the past fiscal year. We hope you find it to be a valuable source of information and […]

Published October 30, 2025, via Research News WashU has finalized the Fiscal 2026 Fringe Benefit Rates with our federal cognizant agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The rates linked below are effective on July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. DHHS has issued a new rate agreement dated September 18, 2025. The new […]

Published October 30, 2025, via Research News Loan Repayment Program (LRP) applications are due on November 20, 2025. It is uncertain if this deadline will be extended due to the government shutdown.   During the shutdown, NIH is not sending the normal LRP notification emails, so OSRS is not being notified when someone submits an LRP […]

Published October 23, 2025, via Research News The External Professional Activities (EPA) Policy, specifically Section IV. Prohibited or Restricted Activities has been revised to align with federal requirements and improved clarity.  These include language around involvement, including collaborations, with:   Best practice is for faculty to contact Export Controls or use the government’s Consolidated Screening List: Entities are automatically screened for […]

Published October 16, 2025, via Research News Formally known as PERCSS Two RCR workshops are being held this November. The workshops will feature presentations on WashU policies and procedures related to the responsible conduct of research (RCR). All members of the WashU community who are actively engaged in research and interested in RCR are welcome to attend. […]

Published October 3, 2025, via Research News The NIH has issued a new policy, effective October 24, 2025, to enhance security measures for all NIH-supported human biospecimens collected from U.S. persons.  The policy aims to protect sensitive personal health data from misuse by foreign adversaries and is in line with the DOJ’s Final Rule Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive […]