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Posted on November 5, 2014 by Matthew Tanner |

Ever order something online, and packaging arrives damaged / torn / opened by the NSA / leaking / broken / or abused??? Just imagine the inside of major sorting package facility, miles of conveyor belts, robots, forklifts, boxes colliding with…

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 offices, when they are asked to justify the benefits of…

COFAR Posts Video of 10/2/14 Webcast

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Roger Wood |

Video from the October 2, 2014 COFAR webcast on Uniform Guidance, Uniform Guidance Implementation A Conversation Presented by the Council on Financial Assistance Reform, has been posted on the COFAR website. Here is a <a href="https://www.youtube moved here.com/channel/UCL7wVVxWl4pRHL6cHgj0vVQ/videos” onclick=”_gaq.push([‘_trackEvent’, ‘outbound-article’,…

SRA 2014 is next week in San Diego!

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Roger Wood |

Don’t forget to download the conference app at sra2014app.org. We hope many of you will be attending this great annual learning and networking event and that you’ll stop by our booth to say ‘Hi’. The SRA2014 conference app is a…

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, similar to other potential conflict of interest reporting. The article…

US Treasury is Seeking your ideas… on DATA Standards

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Roger Wood |

The Treasury Department is looking for input “on several data standards topics and questions, specifically on data exchange, to better ensure the data standards to be established by Treasury and OMB are informed and useful, and to ensure compliance with…

Why Use a Hook When You Can Use a Shotgun?

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Eddie Johnson Jr. |

Several years ago while I was visiting Hong Kong, I came across a beautiful lake with a ‘No Fishing’ sign. It had a picture of a fishing pole with a hook and then a large red diagonal line through it. …

Scientific Misconduct – The High Cost of Competition

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Roger Wood |

It ought to be an oxymoron. After all, researchers are expected to be scrupulous in their application of the scientific method to the question at hand. According to NSF’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2014, “Americans are more likely to have…

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 itself. One interesting aspect of this coverage is the platform…

Living La Vida Online

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Damian Davini |

I recently spent a month away from home and it offered me an opportunity to lead and experience a more simplified life during this period of time. Armed with a computer, smartphone and an internet connection, not once did I…