Research Compliance News
Closure of Mouse Assisted Reproductive Technologies (MART) Core
Due to availability of comparable commercial alternatives and low utilization, the Mouse Assisted Reproductive Technologies (MART) Core will be closing at the end of 2025 on December 19, prior to intersession. The Animal Science Center (ASC) will continue to assist in neonatal rederivations or caesarean rederivations, as needed, to meet health status... More
Institutional Biosafety Committee Public Meeting 2025
Pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Boston Public Health Commissions Biological Laboratory Regulations, the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) of Boston University (BU) will hold its annual public meeting on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, from noon – 2 PM. The meeting will be held online (via Zoom) and may also be joined... More
Memo: Action Required for BU Researchers and Research Staff
TO: Boston University Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students FROM: Tom Bifano, Vice President and Associate Provost ad interim for Research DATE: June 12, 2025 SUBJECT: Action Required for BU Researchers and Research Staff As part of Boston University's compliance with federal research security requirements, all covered individuals involved in sponsored research – including federal, non-federal, and industry-sponsored projects –... More
Memo: Lab Animal Per Diem Rate Changes
TO: Boston University Deans, Department Chairs, Principal Investigators, Department Administrators, and Grant Administrators FROM: Thomas Bifano, Vice President and Associate Provost ad interim for Research Karen Antman, Medical Campus Provost and Dean, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine DATE: May 29, 2025 SUBJECT: Lab Animal Per Diem Rate Changes Boston University is committed to efficiently managing its animal care... More
Memo: Enhancing Participant Privacy and Confidentiality
TO: Boston University Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students FROM: The Charles River Campus Institutional Review Board DATE: May 6, 2025 SUBJECT: Enhancing Participant Privacy and Confidentiality Recent federal actions and proposals have raised new concerns about privacy among Boston University researchers and research participants. During this time of transition, the BU Charles River Campus Institutional Review Board (IRB)... More
Requirements for Summer Student Researchers
Mentored summer research experiences provide tremendous learning opportunities for students. University Policy requires that all individuals working in laboratory research, including summer research students, complete and have an up-to-date training, medical clearance, be added to IBC or IACUC protocols if applicable, as well as follow other institutional procedures and policies... More
Memo: New Research Security Training Requirement for DOE-Sponsored Investigators To Be Completed by May 1, 2025 and for All Other Researchers to Be Completed by June 30, 2025
TO: Boston University Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students FROM: The Office of the Provost and Office of Research DATE: April 10, 2025 SUBJECT: New Research Security Training Requirement for DOE-Sponsored Investigators To Be Completed by May 1, 2025 and for All Other Researchers to Be Completed by June 30, 2025 Research Security Training Background National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33), More
Memo: Research Approved on a Triennial Basis
TO: Boston University Principal Investigators FROM: Charles River Campus Institutional Review Board DATE: April 3, 2025 SUBJECT: Research Approved on a Triennial Basis As a reminder to investigators who have studies that have been approved for a period of three (3) years, a submission of a progress report is required on a triennial basis (every three years) for... More
BU Information Security Update on Federal Research Requirements for Cyber and Data Security
As a researcher, you may have noticed an increase in what your sponsors and data providers are requiring in terms of cyber and data security assurances. BU Information Security, BU Sponsored Programs (SP), and BU Industry Engagement are here to help! Our goal is to reduce your security and compliance... More
Important Reminders About Disclosures for Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 directs federal research funding agencies to establish policies that require covered individuals to disclose all participation in foreign talent recruitment programs. The agencies require certification at proposal, and then annually for the duration of the award, that the covered individual is not party... More