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  • Office for Research Ethics and Compliance to Offer Virtual Office Hours

    Office for Research Ethics and Compliance to Offer Virtual Office Hours

    The Office for Research Ethics & Compliance will offer virtual office hours during the fall semester.

  • OIC Welcomes New Interns

    OIC Welcomes New Interns

    Over the summer, the Office for Innovation & Commercialization welcomed new interns for the 2024-2025 academic year. Among other things, the interns will work with UA researchers and inventors to commercialize technologies and conduct marketing…

  • Summer 2024 Task Force Updates

    Summer 2024 Task Force Updates

    ORED is committed to supporting scholars as they forge frontiers of discovery, translation, and impact. In support of that mission, we formed three ad hoc task forces to evaluate three of our programmatic areas. We…

  • HRPP Revises the University’s Approach to Continuing Review of Certain Human Subjects Research Projects

    HRPP Revises the University’s Approach to Continuing Review of Certain Human Subjects Research Projects

    In October 2023, the Office of Research Ethics and Compliance (OREC) began the process of reorganizing its structure and revising its approach to research ethics and compliance. One area that is currently undergoing changes is…

  • UA Signs Historic Agreement with U.S. Army

    UA Signs Historic Agreement with U.S. Army

    The University of Alabama and the United States Army installation at Fort Novosel entered into a historic agreement, celebrated at the ceremonial signing of the intergovernmental service agreement (IGSA) on March 19, 2024. The IGSA…

  • Q&A: Early Career Research Administration Fellows Share Their Impact

    Q&A: Early Career Research Administration Fellows Share Their Impact

    The 2023-2024 cohort of Early Career Research Administration Fellows found ways to put classroom skills into practice, mentorship from seasoned research administrators, and clarity of future career aspirations through their ORED experiences. When asked about…

  • Office for Research Ethics & Compliance Selects New Director

    Office for Research Ethics & Compliance Selects New Director

    The Office for Research & Economic Development has named Kory Trott the new director for research ethics and compliance, effective Mar. 4. Trott comes to The University of Alabama from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State…

  • UA Professor Elected as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

    UA Professor Elected as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

    Dr. Ravi Kumar, Distinguished University Research Professor and founding director of the Center for Convergent Bioscience and Medicine, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Known for his significant contributions…

  • Alabama Small Business Expert Receives National Honor

    Alabama Small Business Expert Receives National Honor

    A member of the Alabama Small Business Development Center at The University of Alabama received national recognition for leadership in helping small businesses start and grow.  Emily Moore was selected by the America’s SBDC national…