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Published September 11, 2025, via Research News The 2024 NIH Public Access policy went into effect July 1, 2025. The university has updated Public Access guidance and resources to support researchers in complying with NIH requirements. As a reminder, the most significant change in the new policy is the removal of the 12-month embargo period before manuscripts resulting from NIH […]

Published August 28, 2025, via Research News Dear Colleagues, Research administration is always a demanding job, but this year has brought more changes and challenges than usual. Through it all, our research administrators have continued to provide the expertise, dedication, and support that keep WashU’s research enterprise moving forward. To recognize their remarkable contributions, the Office […]

Published August 18, 2025, via Research News On August 12, 2025, NASA released the following information.   To help improve the submission process of the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR), NASA has implemented a new webform for our submitting required performance reports. Effective August 13, 2025, all RPPRs must be submitted via the webform available here.   The […]

Published August 13, 2025, via Research News Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) has updated the Travel Guidance on Sponsored Funds. Below is a summary of key changes. General Travel Items Rental Car Airfare Please contact spaapprovals@email.wustl.edu with questions.

Published August 8, 2025, via Research News On August 7, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted NOT-OD-25-142: Update on No-Cost Extension Functionality in eRA. This notice provides an update on the previous guidance issued in NOT-OD-25-110. As of this notice, NIH has re-enabled the No-Cost Extension functionality within eRA Commons. Recipients are now able to initiate their first […]

Published August 5, 2025, via Research News This 6 session course provides an introduction to the conduct of human research. Registration is now open! Course will occur via Zoom. Do not enroll if you are not available for all 6 sessions. Please note, the virtual class requires that your webcam be on for the entire course due to […]

Published August 1, 2025, via Research News Effective August 1, 2025, allocation and cost share requests should be submitted to Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) through a Monday.com form rather than submitted by email. The detailed excel templates remain the same. The link to the online Monday.com form is available on the Financial Services Forms webpage. Form Instructions Starting August 15, 2025, […]

Published July 31, 2025, via Research News Join WashU leaders to discuss the latest federal regulations and how they impact research. This event is open to WashU faculty only and will not be recorded or available through Zoom. The event will provide the latest updates on federal changes, showcase how you can advocate for your research, and allow […]

Published July 17, 2025, via Research News On July 17, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted NOT-OD-25-32: Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications. Recently the NIH has observed a growing trend of Principal Investigators (PIs) submitting large numbers of applications, some of which may have been generated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. […]

Published July 8, 2025, via Research News The updated 2024 NIH Public Access Policy for publications requires Author Accepted Manuscripts (AAMs) accepted for publication in a journal, on or after July 1, 2025, to be submitted to PubMed Central (PMC) upon acceptance for publication, for public availability without embargo upon the Official Date of Publication. “This manuscript is […]