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Research Involving Human SubjectsThe University and its faculty accept ethical and legal responsibility for the well-being and protection of all human subjects involved in research and classroom activities or demonstrations. Both the University and the faculty are legally responsible under relevant Federal, State and Virginia State University regulations, and the University has accepted the requirments of the Code of Federal Regulations 45 CFR 46 on the Protection of Human Subjects. The University has established procedures for the appropriate review and approval of all activities involving human subjects. All research activities carried out under the auspices of the University and involving the use of human subjects must be reported and approved in accordance with the following procedures prior to the initation of the work. Code of Federal Regulations 45 CFR 46 sub-part A Human Subjects (46.102) - Definitions Research for Animal Care SubjectsThe University and its faculty accept ethical and legal responsibility for the well-being and protection of animals involved in research and classroom activities or demonstrations. All research activities carried out under the auspices of the University and involving the use of animals must be reported and approved in accordance with approved University procedures prior to the initiation of the work by the Animal Care and Use Committee. Links: NIH: Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals NEW NIH PUBLIC ACCESS POLICYWe would like to share with you some very important and new rules that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced in January 2008. Under these rules, in order to ensure that the public has timely access to published results of NIH funded research, Institutions and their Principal Investigators must submit certain peer-reviewed articles to a designated web site. The rules have potential copyright implications, especially concerning negotiating agreements with publishing companies and others. Please, note the following relevant excerpt taken from http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm#b7 : “Principal Investigators and their Institutions are responsible for ensuring all terms and conditions of awards are met. This includes the submission of articles that arise directly from their awards, even if they are not an author or co-author of the publication. Principal Investigators and their Institutions should ensure that the authors are aware of and comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.” For detailed information click on the following links: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html
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