Archives: Announcements

Published January 3, 2019 On November 7, 2018, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a policy requiring applications for institutional training grants (T15, T32, T34, T35, T36, T37, T90/R90, TL1, TL4) must include a letter on institutional letterhead signed by a key institutional leader that describes the institutional commitment to ensuring that proper policies, procedures, […]

Published December 27, 2018 Please share this important announcement regarding the federal government shutdown with your faculty as appropriate. A federal government shutdown began December 22, 2018. Some government agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services, which includes NIH, are fully funded for this federal fiscal year and should be minimally impacted. […]

Published December 19, 2018 Dear Faculty, Following Dr. Jonathan Green’s departure this past September, we are now launching an internal search for the IRB Executive Chair position. We are seeking to fill the position with an experienced physician/clinical investigator committed to advancing human subjects research at Washington University’s Medical Center and Danforth Campus. Responsibilities Act […]

Published December 13, 2018 As previously announced through Research News, new grant proposal, updated award packages, and standard reports are now available in the data warehouse via Cognos. The packages integrate new and legacy proposal data from RMS and PDS, respectively. Along with the information previously available, the following is now available for reporting: New […]

Published October 11, 2018 We are delighted to announce Amanda Cashen, MD, has agreed to take on the interim role of Institutional Review Board (IRB) Executive Chair for Washington University, effective October 15, 2018. Amanda will replace Jonathan Green, MD, who left the University last month and served as Executive Chair since 2010. Dr. Cashen, […]

Published September 20, 2018 As previously announced through Research News, new grant proposal and updated award packages will soon be available in the data warehouse via Cognos. Anticipated for October, the packages will integrate new and legacy proposal data from RMS and PDS, respectively. Along with the information available previously, the new proposal and revised […]

Published September 10, 2018 Dear faculty and staff, We write to share that the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Executive Chair, Jonathan Green MD, MBA, will be leaving the University this week to assume a leadership position at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Green joined WashU in 1996, with appointments in Internal Medicine/Pulmonary Critical […]

Published September 4, 2018 A new web page has been deployed for the Workday Finance and Human Resources implementation. This page contains background information on the project, and will link to raw notes, presentations, and other meeting artifacts from the working groups sessions in order to enable transparency into the Workday scoping and requirements gathering sessions. […]

Published July 30, 2018 Online Training Videos We now have 12 training videos available in Learn@Work. The final video, Just-in-Time Process, Award Process, Deliverables, and Alerts/Reminders, will be released in the coming weeks. If you have already completed RMS training and want to view all videos: Choose the course you completed to view all available […]

Published July 16, 2018 Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce, after a nationwide search, Jeneane Braden has accepted the position of Washington University Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Integrity and Ethics. In her new role, Jeneane will provide leadership and strategic direction with oversight of the following programs: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, […]