Archives: Announcements

NOTICE This Research News announcement has been modified per the transition of Learn@Work to Workday Learning on April 27, 2026.Links previously routing to courses in Learn@Work have been updated to route to the course in Workday Learning. Published December 18, 2025, via Research News On December 2, 2025, NIH issued NOT-OD-26-018. NIH will require faculty to use […]

Published December 9, 2025, via Research News The Research Management System (RMS) upgrade was successfully implemented into the RMS Production environment on Monday, December 15, 2025. Before accessing RMS, please clear your cache. Instructions can be found on the RMS webpage under “RMS Troubleshooting.” It is important to clear cache for “all time” and not just for […]

Published December 9, 2025, via Research News On December 3, 2025, NIH updated their requirements related to Letters of Intent and Unsolicited Applications Requesting $500,000 or More in Direct Costs. Letters of Intent Effective immediately NIH will no longer request or accept Letters of Intent (LOIs) as part of the application process. NIH has occasionally requested LOIs […]

Published December 8, 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 December 1, 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 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 […]