Archives: Announcements

Published April 26, 2023 Dear Colleagues, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that maintaining confidentiality throughout the peer review process is essential to allow for the candid exchange of scientific opinions and evaluations. NIH and NSF have multiple safeguards in place to protect the integrity of and to maintain confidentiality in […]

Published April 18, 2023 Effective May 3, 2023, RMS will be updated to require the completion of the other support information and abstract sections. This new requirement is being implemented to assist the Department Administrators with the development of Federal Other Support / Current & Pending Support pages and to better position WashU for research […]

Published April 13, 2023 The Atlassian Cloud Migration project is under way. The first group, IT-related Confluence spaces and Jira projects, has already been successfully migrated to the Atlassian Cloud. Business-related and RIS spaces and projects will migrate from June 15 through June 18, 2023.  The project team has begun meeting with space and project […]

Published April 12, 2023 To meet your research data needs as well as federal funder requirements, the University Libraries will soon launch the new WashU Research Data repository. During the transition from the current technology to our new technology, please be aware that all dataset submissions will be paused for a brief period as the new platform […]

Published April 3, 2023 Epic has created a research screening questionnaire that can be used in conjunction with the current MyChart recruitment functionality. MyChart research screening questionnaires can help study teams determine eligibility by collecting information from the patient that cannot easily be found in the medical record. Once a MyChart research screening questionnaire is […]

Published March 27, 2023 The Office of Change Management, in conjunction with Accounting Services, has created a new spend category for Student/Post Doc Applicant Travel (SC957). The link below provides details on this matter. Please communicate this information with the appropriate faculty and staff in your academic unit.

Published March 21, 2023 As noted in the March 2023 Research Administrator Forum, Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) is updating policy documents to better reflect Workday and RMS functionality.  Accordingly, the updated Off-Campus Policy and Procedures are now available on the SPA website. Please contact Joe Gindhart at jgindhart@wustl.edu if you have any questions about this material.

Published March 20, 2023 Dear Washington University research community, I’m excited to share that the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is now accepting abstracts for creative and concise ideas to produce breakthroughs in health. ARPA-H has released the first ARPA-H Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) soliciting innovative idea for the four focus areas detailed […]

Published February 17, 2023 The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) has issued a new policy – the Research Data & Materials Policy. The intent of the new policy is to clarify requirements regarding retention, ownership and responsibility for research data generated during the course of university research. Additionally, the policy addresses data management […]

Published February 15, 2023 Effective January 30, 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) made a number of system updates in Research.gov, FastLane, and Grants.gov in accordance with implementation of the revised Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1) for proposals submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023. Proposal Preparation and Submission in […]