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It’s Official – Video Games Are Good For You!

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Damian Davini |

Research that we have waited our whole lives to be released, has made it official: video games are good for young people. What we have been telling our parents for years has finally hit the headlines in an article by…

USDA Annual Reports

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Matthew Tanner |

The USDA through APHIS has released an electronic version of the USDA Annual Report form (7023), which Animal Facilities are required to file annually. Their brief announcement reads: “In an effort to streamline the process and make things easier and…

Sequestration Countermeasures

Posted on September 16, 2013 by admin |

No, not that King James…LeBron James, King of the Hardcourt. Listen, if you want to succeed in the midst of sequestration, you have no choice but to take your game to a whole new level. Just like LeBron James did…

Losing In The Trenches

Posted on September 16, 2013 by admin |

Stop bickering and start working together…please! Episode 8 of a 12 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with Sandra Nordahl, President, Society of Research Administrators International (SRA), to discuss the mission of SRA and the effects…

Sequestration-1-2-3-Punch

Posted on September 6, 2013 by admin |

Just what we need — More budget meetings…Thanks sequestration! Episode 7 of a 12 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with Sandra Nordahl, President, Society of Research Administrators International (SRA), to discuss the mission of SRA…

Information Breach – Beware the Photocopier Hard Drive

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Jeffrey Waldin |

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 result, the private health information of up to 344,579 individuals…

What’s going on with STEM Education in the US?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Roger Wood |

In April, as part of the Obama Administration’s 2014 budget request, President Obama proposed reorganizing how we would spend roughly $3.1 billion in STEM education programs. The stated goal of this reorganization is to “make disciplined choices to reorganize and…

#ScrapTheCap

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Damian Davini |

The Australian government plans to cap annual tax deductions for self-education expenses at $2,000, estimating a saving of $514.3 million over the next four years. Industry groups, including Universities Australia, believe this will have a negative impact on professional development…

Dr. Evil is not Paying Attention to Technology Transfer

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Jeffrey Waldin |

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 warhead, and we hold the world ransom for…ONE MILLION DOLLARS!!”…

Compliance Deadline for HIPAA/HITECH Changes

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Jeffrey Waldin |

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 25, 2013. The deadline established for full compliance is September…