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UC-Sponsored Animal Research Legislation
Because of continued acts of violence against University of California faculty and staff by animal rights extremists, UC is sponsoring Assembly Bill 2296 (Mullin) to help ensure the safety of its campuses and its personnel. [more ...]
National News
NIH Announcement on Revised Forms and Appendix Material
NIH has announced that 398, 2590, 2271, 3734 and 568 NIH Grant Application forms and instructions have been revised and should be utilized by the dates noted. [more...]
FASEB Urges IOM on Academic-Industry Relationships in Research
The Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology (FASEB) urged the Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee developing recommendations for conflicts of interest in medicine to promote more consistent policies and practices for the management of academic-industry relationships in research, based on the principles of objectivity, transparency, and accountability.. [more...]
Notice Regarding Federal Information Security Management Act to Grantees
All information systems, electronic or hard copy, which contain federal data need to be protected from unauthorized access. This also applies to information associated with NIH grants and contracts. [more...]
AAMC Task Force Has Published Its Report on Industry Funding of Medical Education
The Association of American Medical Colleges Task Force has published its report on Industry Funding of Medical Education to the AAMC Executive Council. An effective and principled partnership between academic medical centers and various health industries is critical in order to realize fully the benefits of biomedical research and ensure continued advances in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. [more...]
Revised Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research
The NIH voluntary Public Access Policy (NOT-OD-05-022) is now mandatory.. [more...]
NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards FY 2008
NIH has announced its FY2008 fiscal policy in the NIH Guide Notice of January 28, 2008 The policy reflects the $29.2 billion NIH appropriation for FY2008; a 1% increase over the FY2007 funding level.[more...]
Update of Sample Animal Welfare Assurance
The Public Health Service Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals requires that institutions conducting activities involving live vertebrate animals supported by the PHS have a written Assurance, acceptable to OLAW, assuring institutional compliance with the PHS Policy. [more...]
New FAQ Added to OLAW Web Page
The NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) has added new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to their web page. [more...]
NIH Renews Focus on Protecting Sensitive Data and Information Used in Research
The recent theft of an NIH employee’s laptop computer with sensitive data on human subjects has placed renewed focus on data security at NIH. [more...]
ClinicalTrials.gov Registration Requirements
All investigators who perform a clinical trial must now by law ensure that the trial is registered on the website clinicaltrials.gov. [more...]
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