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On the winds of Change…Opportunity

Posted on March 14, 2013 by InfoEd Global | 0 Comments

I recall several years ago getting ready to work on my first InfoEd implementation. I was hired to be this Regulatory Compliance /IT/Accreditation “Guy;” later affectionately dubbed the “InfoEd Guru.” It was my first time working with the software, yet…

Mobile Technology – Leveling The Playing Field

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Cindy Bellas | 0 Comments

If you stop and think about it, how many times a day are you on the Internet? 2? 5? 10? What are you doing…..work, social media, research….or maybe just finding out the location of that new restaurant a colleague told…

Policy Advice For Incoming Governments

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Damian Davini | 0 Comments

With the next Australian Federal Election scheduled for 14 September 2013, Universities Australia under the banner of A Smarter Australia have released a policy advice document for an incoming government. Central to the advice is planning for a long-term, sustainable…

Sen. Harkin Proposes Increases for NIH, Child Care, and Education

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Roger Wood | 0 Comments

Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee, announced today that he will put forward an appropriations amendment that would increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other units with the…

PRIM&R Webinar: Overcoming Obstacles to Research with Pregnant Women

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Matthew Tanner | 0 Comments

From PRIM&R: Overview Pregnant women have historically been excluded from participation as subjects in biomedical research, but there is increasing recognition in the research community of the importance and of the vast potential benefits to allowing their participation. This webinar…

CDC releases MMWR on the National Assessment in Public Health, Enviornmental, and Agricultural Laboratories

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Matthew Tanner |

The CDC has released a Morbidity and Mortaliity Weekly Report (MMWR) entitled, “National Assessment of Capacity in Public Health, Environmental, and Agricultural Laboratories — United States, 2011” available here. The purpose of this assessment is stated as: “The main objectives…

Retrospective eRA: Tech Transfer and NSF FastLane Roll-out

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Eddie Johnson Jr. |

Part 2 of a 4 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (aka Eddie) interviews Pat Johnson, former Vice President of Sponsored Programs at the SUNY Research Foundation.

Retrospective eRA: Paper to Mainframes

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Eddie Johnson Jr. |

Part 1 of a 4 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (aka Eddie) interviews Pat Johnson, former Vice President of Sponsored Programs at the SUNY Research Foundation. Part 1 is a historical retrospective on electronic information systems.

Disaster Planning webinar offered by OLAW

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Matthew Tanner |

Disaster Planning: March 7, OLAW Webinar The Guide requires that institutions develop disaster plans that take into account both the well-being of animals and consideration of personnel during unexpected events that compromise ongoing animal care (See OLAW FAQ G3). Join…

FDA publishes final rule regarding 21 CFR Parts 50 and 56 regulating clinical trials and children

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Matthew Tanner |

The FDA published a final amended rule in the Federal Register on 02/28/2013 concerning 21 CFR Parts 50 and 56. The effective date of this rule will be March 28th, 2013. From the posting: Summary The Food and Drug Administration…