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Jon Stewart is not quite “Roundup Ready” when it comes to Intellectual Property Law

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Jeffrey Waldin |

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…

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…

What Will Happen To Your Rabbit(s)?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Matthew Tanner |

But briefly… As most of us are aware in the animal research community, PHS-assured institutions must start using the 2013 AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia of Animals for protocol review as…

Fear and Loathing in Research Administration?

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Jeffrey Waldin |

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…

Compliance and Building a Better Baseball Bat

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Matthew Tanner |

Did you know that Major League Baseball (MLB) funds research? The United States Agriculture Department (USDA) recently announced the results of a study on baseball bat breakage funded by the…

How Much Does Regulatory Compliance Cost?

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Damian Davini |

It is estimated that Universities in Australia spend $280 million a year on regulatory compliance and reporting to Federal and State Governments, according to a submission by Universities Australia published…

Revenge of the Mice!

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Matthew Tanner |

This month’s InfoEdge article topic deals with a story widely reported in the national media. Within a few months, the US government, through the USDA, will drop an unknown number…

MOU’s and Collaboration

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Matthew Tanner | 0 Comments

Recently, OLAW (NIH/DHHS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Offices of Research Oversight and Research and Development of the VA regarding laboratory animal welfare. The purpose of these…

Multi-Institutional Implementation Strategy

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

In last month’s edition of InfoEdge, I began this three-part series with an overview of the concept of a multi-institutional approach to a Research Administration project. By way of review,…

Introspective Reporting and Building a Smarter eIRB

Posted on January 12, 2013 by InfoEd Global |

One of my favorite things to do when I worked in the IRB was reporting. Not simply the “How many Protocols do we have and sort that into Full, Expedited…