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Human Research Protections Office Hours
Have questions about your human subject research submission? Check in with a member of the Human Research Protections (HRP) team if you have questions about your Institutional Review Board (IRB) or human stem cell research oversight (hSCRO) submissions. Most HRP hold regular office hours where you may “drop by” and connect via Zoom to discuss…
Read MoreFed Update: COGR News Digest
Follow COGR on LinkedIn 9/8/26NOT-OD-26-114 Continuation of Modifications to Peer Review Practices This notice is to provide NIH's extramural community with information on the continuation of select peer review practices implemented following a lapse of appropriations in 2025. 9/8/26Inside Higher Ed Democrats Condemn NIH-DOD Research Agreement The Defense Department could tap up to $2 billion…
Read MoreYouTube Tuesday: Internal Control Types
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Read MoreFed Update: COGR News Digest
Follow COGR on LinkedIn 9/4/26Inside Higher Ed OMB Grants Rule Delayed Until Mid-December President Trump signed legislation this week that will fund the government through Dec. 11 and delay a proposed rule that would give political appointees more power over grant making. AIP, COGR Director Krystal Toups quotedSee also Congress Delays OMB Grantmaking Rule with Stopgap…
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Dear Colleagues: The Office of Research is providing the campus community with free access to the following upcoming live virtual NCURA webinars. To register, please use the corresponding unique registration links listed below. Please do not share these links with anyone outside the UC Irvine community. You must register using your “uci.edu” email address, or…
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Follow COGR on LinkedIn 9/1/26New York Times House Clears Bill to Avert an Election-Season Shutdown The House overwhelmingly passed a stopgap bill on Tuesday to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, sending it to President Trump’s desk and punting a spending fight until after the midterm elections. The HillSee also Congress…
Read MoreYouTube Tuesday: Understanding Internal Controls
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Read MoreNIH Policy Update: Definition of Clinical Trial
OR Generic Template An archived version of this message may be found at news.research.uci.edu Human Research Protections NIH Policy Update: Definition of Clinical Trial The National Intitutues of Health (NIH) has recently revised requirements under the NIH Clinical Trial Definition. Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans (BESH) will not have to follow the requirements for clinical trials,…
Read MoreFed Update: COGR News Digest
8/31/26The Washington Post With shutdown looming, House leaders aim to quickly pass funding bill House lawmakers are poised to vote this week on a Senate-passed measure to fund U.S. agencies through Dec. 11, avoiding a federal shutdown before the midterms. 8/31/26Inside Higher Ed The NIH Director Says a Lot. Critics Call Much of It Misleading.…
Read MoreFed Update: COGR News Digest
Follow COGR on LinkedIn Inside Higher Ed 8/27/26 DOD Demands 30 American Universities Audit Foreign Partnerships The Department of Defense has directed a group of 30 research-focused universities to conduct an “immediate and comprehensive” audit of their partnerships with foreign institutions that it says could be a threat to national security. Each university has until…
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