Archives: Announcements

Published May 13, 2022 Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) will be initiating the second effort recertification process in Workday on May 16, 2022. This recertification process will run on a continual monthly basis. If you are an effort reviewer, please look at your Workday inbox on that day for any effort certifications in your department that […]

Published via Research News May 11, 2022 Washington University in St. Louis has negotiated new predetermined fringe benefit rates with our Federal cognizant agency, the Department of Health and Human Services. These rates and the applicable rate agreement are effective for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. See below: Applicable To: Predetermined […]

Published May 10, 2022 As announced on April 27, 2022, the changes to the Proposal Certification (PC) Form and the additional form for Department of Energy (DOE) have been implemented into Research Management System (RMS) Production. Additionally, the PC Form is now accessible in its own tab below the WU Comments tab on the left-hand navigation in […]

Published May 9, 2022 We are pleased to announce the opening of the Mass Spectrometry Technology Access Center (MTAC) at McDonnell Genome Institute (MTAC@MGI)! The Grand Opening of the new Core was April 29, 2022. The MTAC provides state-of-the-art proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics and spatial omics by Mass Spectrometry imaging technologies to answer current questions in basic, translational […]

Published April 27, 2022 Effective May 10, 2022, new assurances will be added to the PC Form. These assurances are being added as required by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) new Conflict of Interest policy. The existing DOE verbiage on the PC form and the additional form for DOE (DOE Form: FGTRP & COI Template) will each be […]

Published April 27, 2022 The Conflicts of Interest (COI) module of the Research Management System (RMS) has been updated to include revised disclosure forms to accommodate the External Professional Activities (EPA) policy that went into effect on April 27, 2022. The EPA policy addresses two key areas in coordination with existing COI Policies: Establishes a […]

Published April 26, 2022 The minimum compensation for Washington University Postdoctoral Research Associates and Scholars for FY2023 will be $54,835 per year as of July 1, 2022 (per year defined as a 12-month appointment). The postdoctoral appointee minimum compensation (salary or stipend) amount is tied to the NIH NRSA year 0 postdoctoral stipend amount with a delayed […]

Published April 25, 2022 Human Research Protection Office (HRPO) Guidance on the Conduct of International Research The Human Research Protection Office (HRPO) is pleased to announce the release of guidance for the conduct of international research on human subjects. The guidance materials were developed by the Committee for International Research with Human Subjects led by […]

Published April 12, 2022 On April 23, 2022, hospital billing will transition from Soarian to Epic. The adherence to Epic required workflows for clinical research is of utmost importance for billing compliance. This change introduces patient-level timelines that will be applied by the Clinical Research Billing and Support team, and align with your OnCore billing […]

Published April 11, 2022 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced new data-sharing guidance related to human subjects that applies to all NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) grant applications (new and resubmitted) that include human subjects research and all Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) in which NIAAA participates, regardless of the amount of direct costs […]