An article in the New York Times returned to the subject of scientific crowdfunding, which the newspaper had previously reviewed in a story published last summer.  While the direct solicitation of public contributions has been used to support other projects, ranging from creative efforts…

According to a notice in today’s Federal Register, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking public comments on a proposed video game to educate adolescents about clinical research. The development project would include studies to assess whether playing the game effectively…

The adoption of new software presents a valuable opportunity to improve internal processes and workflows. It also means asking a large number of people to change their individual work patterns, especially if they are making a transition to paperless processing…

National Institutes of Health – Electronic Submission of Complex Applications The National Institutes of Health (NIH) electronic research administration group is working toward a new system to accept complex applications – program projects, centers, SCORs, etc. – electronically. When in…

The USDA Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS) has overseen the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) for over 40 years.  APHIS currently posts online the AWA Annual Report of Research Facility and AWA Inspection Reports, to allow public…

The issue of Open Access has been much in the news in recent months. Faculty are clearly interested in this issue as are librarians, whose budgets currently pay for subscriptions to the many professional journals that exist. Research administrators need…