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IRB Newsletter: December 2024 Issue

Check out what's new with UMBC's Institutional Review Board (IRB) in our two-page quarterly newsletter, attached here.

Posted: December 2, 2024, 11:41 AM

Change to Procedures: New SoTL IRB Protocols

University of Maryland, College Park, the host institution for the Scholarship in Teaching & Learning umbrella IRB protocol, is transitioning to a new IRB management system. To accommodate the...

Posted: November 22, 2024, 1:24 PM

IRB Protocols and Minor Participants

Aligning to Updated Institutional Policies

UMBC IRB administrative staff are updating IRB protocol forms in Kuali to align with institutional policy taking effect October 3, 2024 in regard to employees interacting with minors on campus....

Posted: September 30, 2024, 1:05 PM

Domestic and International Affiliations and Collaborations

Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (MFTRPs).

The Office of Research Protections and Compliance (ORPC) has created FAQs to identify steps required to comply with university and Federal regulatory requirements. One of the biggest concerns the...

Posted: September 27, 2024, 1:41 PM

Recipients of 2024 – 25 START, SURFF Grant Awards Announced

2024-25 START,SURFF Recipients Announced

The Division of Research and Creative Achievement has announced the recipients of UMBC’s 2025 Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START) grant award, and the summer 2024 Summer Research...

Posted: September 13, 2024, 3:10 PM

Introducing...The IRB Newsletter!

Hot off the press

Are you anticipating involvement in human subjects research at UMBC?  Check out our top tips in the attached newsletter (PDF), then let us know our audience by completing the poll below!

Posted: September 4, 2024, 11:31 AM

Weekly IBC KUALI Check-in tomorrow 9/5

ORPC will be hosting regular virtual drop-in sessions so the community can ask questions on procedures, submissions and all things IBC.  This drop-in session will be held Thursday September 5th...

Posted: September 4, 2024, 10:14 AM

Weekly IBC Check-in 8/28/2024

ORPC will be hosting regular virtual drop-in sessions so the community can ask questions on procedures, submissions and all things IBC.  This drop-in session will be held Wednesday, August 28th...

Posted: August 26, 2024, 1:58 PM

Attention Students: You Can Volunteer on UMBC's IRB, too!

Protecting the Rights of Human Participants in Research

The Institutional Review Board (IRB), the UMBC committee responsible for approving and monitoring research involving human subjects, seeks applications from graduate and undergraduate students...

Posted: August 12, 2024, 4:32 PM

Greetings from your IRB!

Get IRB-Ready for Fall 2024

Hello! I'm Tory Williams (PhD, Biology, UMBC 2013), UMBC's new Institutional Review Board Manager. Over my 16 years at UMBC, I've made connections with many faculty, staff and students through my...

Posted: August 12, 2024, 12:53 PM