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URL

Uniform Resource Locator (i.e., website address)

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USACE

United States Army Corps of Engineers (sponsor)

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USDA

United States Department of Agriculture (sponsor)

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USG

United States Government

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USGS

United States Geological Survey

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UW

University of Washington, with Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma campuses

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UW Employee or Agent (Intellectual Property)

An individual that was an employee of the University at the time that individual created IP within the meaning of EO36; and any individual that is…

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UWMC

University of Washington Medical Center

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UWP

University of Washington Physicians

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VA

Veterans Administration Review information: Proposal submission to Veterans Affairs Affiliated and Collaborating Institutions – Veterans Affairs of Puget Sound

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VAPSHCS

Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System

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vulnerable populations

Groups of subjects who may be at higher risk for effects of undue influence or coercion on their decision about whether to participate in a research…

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WAC

Washington Administrative Code

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waiver of consent

According to federal regulations, researchers may not involve a human being as a subject in research unless they have obtained the “legally effective informed consent of…

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waiver of documentation of consent

Federal regulations require a researcher to document that the research participants have provided informed consent. This is typically accomplished by signing a consent form. However, the…

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waiver of HIPAA authorization

A request for permission to access, obtain, use or disclose a research subject’s Protected Health Information (PHI) for research purposes without obtaining the subject’s specific authorization…

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Wassenaar Arrangement

This agreement between Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland,…

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WIAP

Washington Innovation Advantage Program

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WSIRB

Washington State Institutional Review Board (located in Olympia and used for research with state agencies such as DSHS, DoH and L&I)

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WTC

Washington Technology Center (UW)

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