The Free Exchange of Information – For a Price
One of the great benefits of my current job is that it gives me the excuse opportunity to read a number of interesting articles, in the name of research. I…
Author: Jeffrey Waldin
A Ghost Story of Research Administration with Some Text by Charles Dickens
There is no doubt that Denver, Colorado lies within the United States. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate.…
Your Mission – Should You Choose to Accept It
A recent story in The Chronicle of Higher Education covered the complex relationship between academic research institutions and companies that purchase patent rights, but do not actually produce products. Known…
Jon Stewart is not quite “Roundup Ready” when it comes to Intellectual Property Law
I usually appreciate how Jon Stewart and the staff at The Daily Show carefully “cultivate” and “harvest” their subjects. There is something that appeals to my sense of integrity when…
Information Breach – Beware the Photocopier Hard Drive
One health plan provider learned an expensive lesson. Affinity Health Plan, Inc. returned multiple photocopiers to leasing agents without erasing the data contained on the copier hard drives. As a…
Dr. Evil is not Paying Attention to Technology Transfer
I have not actually seen it, but that is not going to stop me from referencing the following scene from Austin Powers: Dr. Evil: “Here’s the plan. We get the…
Compliance Deadline for HIPAA/HITECH Changes
Institutions that collect PHI information for research have less than 2 months to make sure that their systems and procedures are in compliance with the Final Rule issued on January…
Fear and Loathing in Research Administration?
One of our local radio stations has a daily trivia contest, which falls around the time that I drive my children to school in the morning. The prize is a…
Lawsuit Seeks to Strip University of Tax Exempt Status for Engaging in Technology Transfer
An argument that Princeton University should lose its tax-exempt status, due to the commercial nature of Technology Transfer activities, has been allowed to go forward. The lawsuit claims that not…
Should a Technology Transfer Office go along with the Crowd?
I have been reluctant to discuss crowdfunding, since there are so many conversations going on already. As a new mechanism for academic technology transfer, it has been the subject of…