Archives: Announcements

Published July 17, 2024, via Research News As part of the Monday.com implementation project, SPA is continuing to roll out new processes to streamline workflows and provide insight into processing. First Time NCEs for NIH Now Submitted through Online FormFirst time No Cost Extension (NCE) requests for NIH are now submitted through the same online form […]

Published July 16, 2024, via Research News EPA Establishes New Rules to Govern Methylene Chloride Use in Labs under TSCA In April 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule regulating methylene chloride under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The TSCA methylene chloride rule prohibits most consumer and commercial uses of methylene chloride; however, will […]

Published July 8, 2024, via Research News NSF recently announced the following information. Effective July 1, 2024, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) enabled six new product types in the NSF Public Access Repository (NSF-PAR): audiovisual, data paper, educational aid and curriculum, posted content, software, and sound. The NSF-PAR search and filter feature has been updated […]

Published June 19, 2024, via Research News This is a reminder that the Human Research Protection Office has made updates to the fee schedule effective 7/1/2024. A request for a non-human determination when the activities are funded by a for-profit entity will now incur a fee. Exception requests are considered modifications and will incur a modification […]

Published June 10, 2024, via Research News A set of recommendations for updating the Institutional Conflict of Interest Policy (“ICOI Policy”), developed by an advisory committee in conjunction with the ICOI Committee (ICOIC), have been approved by the Chancellor. The overarching purpose of these changes is to align Washington University’s policy with peer institutions, and implement […]

Published May 21, 2024, via Research News The Human Research Protection Office (HRPO) has updated the Washington University IRB Policies document. The updated policies went into effect on May 10, 2024. A summary of changes is available on the HRPO website. The update includes new information about reporting requirements for exempt research, IRB membership requirements, waivers […]

Published May 17, 2024, via Research News Recent updates were made to the RMS Proposal Certification Form (PC Form) certification process as described below.   For applications to all agencies: To comply with New Foreign Talent Program Guidelines and the NSF Revised Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) the following updates were made. For applications to Department of […]

Published May 15, 2024, via Research News NIH Grants Policy Statement (GPS) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released an updated version of their Grants Policy Statement (GPS) via NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-24-115. The revised GPS (dated April 2024) applies to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after Sunday, October 1, […]

Published May 14, 2024, via Research News To support our BJC partner in meeting its compliance and accreditation requirements, we are asking Washington University clinical research staff to complete additional training modules. First, any clinical research staff member who is in a patient-facing role and who may access any BJC location in conducting a clinical study […]

Published April 16, 2024, via Research News The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced several changes to the application and peer review processes. These changes will be effective for grant applications submitted for due dates on or after Saturday, January 25, 2025.  Information from the NIH can be found at the following links:   We […]