Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- Protection of Pupil Rights Act (PPRA)
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Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment. This federal law applies to all children not over age 21 who are in elementary or secondary programs and institutions that…
- PSA
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Personal Services Agreement
- Public Domain (ITAR)
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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…
- Publicly Available (EAR)
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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…
- QRAM
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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…
- R01
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A specific funding mechanism utilized by NIH. There are several major R01 grant deadlines throughout the year
- RA
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Research Agreement
- Radiation Safety Committee
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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…
- Radioactive Drug Research Committee (RDRC)
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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…
- RCR
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Responsible Conduct of Research (national term)