Jeffrey Waldin, Author at ResearchAdministrationDigest.com - Reading the industry so you don't have to

Investigating the Five Disciplines – Related to Research Administration

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Jeffrey Waldin |

A research administrator and colleague is pursuing a thesis that touches on the nature and management of research administration offices, which may have an impact on professional development in this…

Supreme Court will not Hear Challenge to First to File Provision

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Jeffrey Waldin |

In the Order List published February 23 from the Supreme Court was notice that certiorari was denied in 14-366 Madstad Engineering, Inc V. Patent and Trademark, et al. Madstad Engineering…

So You Want to Build A Relationship between Research Administration and the Public?

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Jeffrey Waldin |

Stories throughout the year demonstrated the need for political and public awareness in research administration. Federally sponsored research remains a target for budget cuts, however those discussions have progressed beyond…

Developing an Industry of Research around the Research Industry

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Jeffrey Waldin |

I understand that many couples, when they are thinking about starting a family, become acutely aware of children all around them. Perhaps it is also true that many sponsored research…

Dubious Value in Describing all Financial Interests as Dubious

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Jeffrey Waldin |

An article in our capital region newspaper noted information on area doctors and researchers who have received payments associated with pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers, which is now available publicly,…

Being Human and Considering the Role of Human Trials

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Jeffrey Waldin |

The use of an experimental drug to treat a handful of health care and ministry workers infected with the Ebola virus may have attracted more press attention than the outbreak…

Albany Law School’s inaugural Startup Law Day

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Jeffrey Waldin |

In the spirit of encouraging entrepreneurship, the Government Law Center at Albany Law School is organizing a day-long event that will offer free legal workshops and free legal consultations to…

Nothing Attracts Our Attention Like Blood

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Jeffrey Waldin |

Several recent articles called my attention to a story out of the United Kingdom. Just over 30 years ago, a researcher named Ian Shanks produced a report on “new opportunities…

SRA Themed Meeting : Managing the Legal and Regulatory Research Landscape

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Jeffrey Waldin |

SRA is hosting a three track themed meeting to provide focused content on three areas of research administration. I will be presenting at one of the tracks, designed to show…

House of Cards – Bad for the Greater Good?

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Jeffrey Waldin |

I have spent more than half of my professional career, which is now closing out a second decade, emphasizing the importance of academic technology transfer. You might assume then, that…