Research Compliance News
TikTok Ban on Devices used for Federal Contracts
TO: Boston University Faculty with Federal Contracts and Subcontracts FROM: Kate Mellouk, Associate Vice President, Research Compliance DATE: July 27, 2023 SUBJECT: TikTok Ban on Devices used for Federal Contracts In June, the US government issued an interim rule for federal contracts prohibiting the use of the social networking service TikTok and other applications from parent company ByteDance Limited on... More
Memo: Lab Animal Per Diem Rate Changes, May 31, 2023
TO: Boston University Deans, Department Chairs, Principal Investigators, Department Administrators, and Grant Administrators FROM: Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Karen Antman, Provost, Medical Campus, and Dean, School of Medicine DATE: May 31, 2023 SUBJECT: Lab Animal Per Diem Rate Changes Boston University is committed to efficiently managing its animal care facilities and to reviewing costs... More
BU Biosafety Manual Updated – March 2023
BU's Biosafety Manual was updated in March 2023. Please download the latest version for your records. The policies and procedures located within this document are designed to safeguard personnel and the environment from biologically hazardous materials and to comply with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements. All BU and BMC Principal... More
Huron COI to Replace SharePoint FCOI Disclosure System
BU’s SharePoint site for Conflict of Interest (COI) disclosures retires this spring and transitions to Huron COI. The switch to Huron COI should improve user experience and the disclosure process for investigators. BU researchers who work with animals will already be familiar with Huron from the IACUC and AOps modules. What’s new On... More
Memo: Lab Animal Per Diem Rate Changes, June 3, 2022
TO: Boston University Deans, Department Chairs, Principal Investigators, Department Administrators, and Grant Administrators FROM: Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Karen Antman, Provost, Medical Campus, and Dean, School of Medicine DATE: June 3, 2022 SUBJECT: Lab Animal Per Diem Rate Changes Boston University is committed to efficiently managing its animal care facilities and to reviewing costs... More
Electrical Engineer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison For Conspiring Illegal Export
A California man was sentenced to 63 months in prison for his role in a scheme to illegally export integrated circuits with military applications to China.
Animal Operations System Training Opportunities
We are reaching out to provide an important update on the timeline for the upcoming Huron Animal Operations (AOps) system rollout, which will change the way labs order animals, request transfers, imports, exports, and reserve procedure space. Our end-stage testing is complete and we are now able to provide specific... More
Animal Operations System Rollout
We are reaching out to provide an important update on the timeline for the upcoming Huron Animal Operations (AOps) system rollout, which will change the way labs order animals, request transfers, imports, exports, and reserve procedure space. Our end-stage testing is complete and we are now able to provide specific... More
Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Exports To Western Polytechnical University
A Chinese national pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with illegally procuring and causing the illegal export of $100,000 worth of U.S. origin goods to Northwestern Polytechnical University.
Spotlight on Frontline Workers in Animal Care
At the height of the pandemic shutdown, when businesses across the state remained closed and many were working from home, BU’s Animal Science Center had its lights on. The Animal Science Center (ASC) provides quality care to the thousands of animals enrolled in research projects at BU. While data acquisition... More