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PSA

Personal Services Agreement

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Public Domain (ITAR)

22 CFR 120.34 Information which is already published and generally accessible to the public through books, periodicals, patents, open conferences in the United States, websites accessible…

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Publicly Available (EAR)

15 CFR 772 Publicly available technology and non-encryption software, such as information that is the subject of an open patent application, published in a book or…

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QRAM

Quarterly Research Administrators Meeting. (Now called MRAM because the meetings are monthly) A quarterly meeting for department-level research administrators to disseminate information. Please visit the MRAM…

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R01

A specific funding mechanism utilized by NIH. There are several major R01 grant deadlines throughout the year

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RA

Research Agreement

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Radiation Safety Committee

At the University of Washington, the Radiation Safety Office is the operational arm of the University Radiation Safety Committee and is responsible for developing and carrying…

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Radioactive Drug Research Committee (RDRC)

This committee is established at an institution and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the purpose of approving and monitoring the use of…

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RCR

Responsible Conduct of Research (national term)

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RCW

Revised Code of Washington

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Reasonable Costs

When the nature of the amount of the cost reflects the actions of a prudent person it is considered a reasonable cost. A prudent person would…

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Reasons for Control

15 CFR 742 Reasons for Control are: Anti-Terrorism (AT), Chemical & Biological Weapons (CB), Chemical Weapons Convention (CW), Crime Control (CC), Encryption Items (EI), Firearms Convention…

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Records

15 CFR 762.2 Supporting material and documentation concerning the manufacture, acquisition and disposition (copies of all documentation on exports using exemptions and applications and licenses and…

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recusal

An Institutional Review Board (IRB) member’s absence from the IRB meeting due to a conflict of interest with respect to the item under consideration. The member…

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Reexports

15 CFR 772 The shipment of U.S. origin products from one foreign destination to another. For statistical reporting purposes, it is those exports of foreignorigin merchandise…

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reliance agreement

Also called an authorization agreement. Refers to agreements with other institutions or individuals about who will conduct the Institutional Review Board (IRB) review of all or…

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Research Affiliate Programs (RAP)

Designed to facilitate the transfer of knowledge to society by addressing specific problems shared by multiple industry partners. Supported by corporate sponsorship, these programs provide an…

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Research Award

See Knowledge Navigator: Research Award

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Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)

Type of technical report required annually to document progress and compliance with terms of award.They describe scientific progress, report on personnel, identify significant changes and describe…

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respect for persons

As discussed in the Belmont Report the principle that individual autonomy be respected and that persons with diminished autonomy be protected. See also: Belmont Report

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