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Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

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…

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…

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…

R01

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

RA

Research Agreement

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…

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…

RCR

Responsible Conduct of Research (national term)

RCW

Revised Code of Washington

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…