News - September 2026
September 15, 2026
This issue of the newsletter contains a reminder about questionnaires, a call for unaffiliated and nonscientific IRB members, notice about timely submission of education studies, a reminder for collection of communicable disease information, an ICTR virtual workshop series about study retention, MTurk shutting down, and a working group for qualitative researchers.
Reminder for Collection of Communicable Disease Information
September 15, 2026
As a reminder, when a study collects information on communicable disease status, the IRB requests justification for the collection of this information.
News - August 2026
August 18, 2026
This issue of the newsletter contains notice of additional meeting info posted, new QI/QA registry self-certification tool, new repository guidance, CTI Clinical Research Portal source document templates, and an updated QI/Program Evaluation Self-Certification Tool.
News - July 2026
July 22, 2026
This issue of the newsletter includes notice about examples of common exemption applications, using AI as a tool, adding federal funding to an approved study, and Meriter decommissioning its IRB.
REMINDER on Adding Federal Funding to an Approved Study
July 22, 2026
Adding new federal funds, particularly NIH funds, to an already approved study may require additional modifications beyond just adding the funding.
News - May 2026
May 18, 2026
This issue of the newsletter covers the NR/NHSR Self-Certification Tool, bots and survey responses, guidance on linking funding between ARROW & RAMP, guidance on participants with disabilities survey reminder, and a reminder about ensuring continued access to study documents and data.
Coming Soon: Guidance on Participants with Disabilities - Survey reminder
May 18, 2026
The IRB Office is working on guidance for study teams about including people with disabilities in research. If you have techniques for or experiences including people from these populations as participants in research studies, we'd love to hear from you! If you took the survey last month, please re-take it.
News - January 2026
January 16, 2026
This issue of the newsletter provides reminders about the importance of using plain language and updating consent forms in REDCap.
Plain Language Reminder
January 16, 2026
Use of plain language in participant-facing documents such as advertisements and consent forms helps to ensure non-scientific readers can understand the study's purpose and procedures.