Use of the revised definition of “research,” which deems four categories of activities as not research (certain journalistic, public health surveillance, and criminal justice or intelligence ...

Requests for the establishment of Research Faculty positions normally originate within one of two units: a college (including departments/schools and centers/institutes housed in colleges) that ...

POL029 UAB Policy on Identification and Communication of Human Subjects PRO124 Procedure for Identification and Communication of Human Subjects Research to Non-UAB-Affiliated Performance Sites PRO152 ...

Recruitment is generally the first contact between researchers and prospective participants (whether through paper-based or online announcements, media communications, or face-to-face interactions) ...

Federal regulations at 45 CFR 46.102 item (j), define minimal risk as "... the probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research are not greater in and of themselves than ...

The Observer has compiled a list of 2025 guides, tutorials, and manuals designed to support psychological scientists as they ...

Sham controls can be integral to CV device trials, providing a unique way to overcome the placebo effect, but they also present an ethical minefield of concerns that merit close consideration, a new ...

Information related to the IRB submission process. The UB IRB has updated the HRP-503 Template Protocol (IRB Version: JAN2016). All new studies submitted on or after April 1, 2016 must be submitted ...