News

New staff in ORPC

We are pleased to announce a new member of our compliance group in the Office of Research Protections and Compliance.  Toye Jenkins joined OPRC on May 19 as a compliance specialist. Toye comes...

Posted: May 20, 2015, 5:37 PM

Invitation to Apply to Be an Undergraduate Member of the IRB

Academic Year 2015-2016

The Institutional Review Board (IRB), the formally designated UMBC committee to approve, monitor, and review research involving humans is currently accepting applications from students to join....

Posted: April 24, 2015, 2:00 PM

Updated PHS Policy from OLAW

The NIH has updated the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Policy) as announced in Guide Notice NOT-OD-15-079 at...

Posted: April 23, 2015, 11:23 AM

Export Control Impact on Education

The Department of the Treasury (OFAC) has published regulations recently concerning the need to obtain a "general license" for academic exchanges between Iranian and US universities, as well as...

Posted: February 19, 2015, 10:32 AM