Adding Study Team Members to Existing ARROW Applications 

March 17, 2026

The Update Personnel guidance mentions many reasons why a study team member may not be successful in adding someone to the application, but here is a list of the most common reasons.

Linking Funding Between ARROW & RAMP

September 10, 2025

A quick guide on how to appropriate identify funding sources within the ARROW application.

News - October 2024

October 31, 2024

This issue of the newsletter introduces new IRB staff and provides reminder about uploading revised documents, working with reviewer comments, and updating personnel. Information is also provided about conflicts of interest at relying sites and delegation logs no longer being required.

Uploading Revised Documents

October 23, 2024

Please use “Upload Revision” instead of deleting and then adding files that are revisions to existing documents.

Updating Personnel

October 23, 2024

If you are updating your project to add or remove people from the list of key personnel, please use our self-service tool.

Reminder: Working with Reviewer Comments

October 23, 2024

When working with reviewer comments, if the study team is unsure how to properly address a reviewer comment or has a follow-up question, please contact the assigned IRB analyst.

Conflicts of Interest for Relying Sites

October 23, 2024

The non-protocol-based and protocol-based applications will be updated in ARROW to allow for easier collection of conflict of interest (COI) information.

Delegation Logs No Longer Required

October 23, 2024

When a UW Madison IRB is serving as the IRB of Record for external relying sites, relying site delegation logs no longer need to be provided to the UW IRB via ARROW.

New Meriter Submission Guidance

August 26, 2024

New guidance posted to help UW researchers navigate the IRB review process when UW research involves Meriter.

News - July 2024

July 17, 2024

This issue of the newsletter provides an overview of the new UROC page within ARROW and a reminder about changes of protocol.