UW Research

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

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…

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,…

WIAP

Washington Innovation Advantage Program

WSIRB

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

WTC

Washington Technology Center (UW)