Archives: Announcements

Published September 5, 2024, via Research News The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) application cycle opened Sunday, September 1, 2024, and will close on Thursday, November 21, 2024. Please see this procedures document for important information regarding the LRP process and obtaining approval from the Office of Sponsored Research Services (OSRS). The NIH […]

Published August 19, 2024, via Research News Update to Washington University IRB Policies The Human Research Protection Office (HRPO) has updated the Washington University IRB Policies document. The updated policies went into effect on Friday, August 16, 2024. A summary of changes is available on the HRPO website. The update includes new information about research funded […]

Published August 15, 2024, via Research News As a follow-up to the July 18, 2024 Research News announcement, effective August 14, 2024, after 5 p.m., RMS was updated to the DHHS approved Fringe Benefit Rates for Fiscal Year 2025. Please contact the Office of Sponsored Research Services if you have any questions about this information.

Published August 15, 2024, via Research News Please join us in welcoming Krystina Gross back to WashU. Krys will begin her role as the Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) for Finance and Sponsored Projects on Monday, October 7, 2024. She will lead a staff of 55 and be responsible for overseeing the activities of Sponsored Projects Accounting […]

Published August 1, 2024, via Research News The Office of Sponsored Research Services and Sponsored Projects Accounting would like to inform you that effective August 2, 2024, Brianne Burke – Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and Chief of Staff (bburcke@wustl.edu / 314-935-8137) should be listed on all grant applications when a Financial or Fiscal Officer contact is […]

Published July 29, 2024, via Research News Effective July 24, 2024 the following pay components have been updated to better reflect the correct categories under Uniform Guidance. We believe this will positively impact effort reporting going forward. These changes derived from an ongoing working group with input from HR, Research Education & Information (REI), Sponsored Projects […]

Published July 19, 2024, via Research News Dear Research Community, One of WashU’s cybersecurity vendors, CrowdStrike, pushed out an update last night. This software update caused a global outage affecting multiple WashU and BJC services and applications, as well as many other CrowdStrike customers. Please be aware that lab and radiology orders may not go through […]

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 […]