Guidance

Animal Care/Use
Name Description
Agricultural Guide
Cell Line PCR Submission
Disinfectants - NIH Recommendations
Euthanasia of Rodents by CO2
Guillotine Use and Maintenance
NEW - Environmental Chamber Housing Standards
NEW - Mouse Breeding Guidance for ACS Vivaria
NEW- Hamster Breeding Guidance
Pain and Stress Classification Levels
Survival Bleeding of Mice and Rats
Survival Rodent Surgery
Tabletop Isoflurane Anesthesia Machines
Animal Subjects/IACUC
Name Description
Agricultural Guide
Authority/Attending Veterinarian
Disinfectants - NIH Recommendations
Euthanasia of Rodents by CO2
Guillotine Use and Maintenance
NEW - Environmental Chamber Housing Standards
NEW - Mouse Breeding Guidance for ACS Vivaria
NEW- Hamster Breeding Guidance
Pain and Stress Classification Levels
Photography of Research Animals
Survival Bleeding of Mice and Rats
Survival Rodent Surgery
Zebrafish and Xenopus Use and Reporting
Award Related
Name Description
AHA Guidance Document
DOE Guidance Document
Effort Reporting Policies Guidance
Exemptions in Openness in Research
Fact Sheet
Grant/Contract vs. Gift
Industry Funding Contract Signatory Authority Matrix
Misconduct in Research & Scholarly Activities - UMass Procedures
NASA Guidance Document
NIH Guidance Document
NIH Revision to Definition of a Clinical Trial
NSF Guidance Document
STScI Guidance Document
Transfer of PI to another Institution
USDA Guidance Document
Biosafety
Name Description
Biosafety - IBC Administrative Policies and Procedures
Dual Use - Bridging Science and Security for Biological Research
rDNA or Synthetic DNA
Select Agents
Budget
Name Description
Fabricated Equipment Checklist
Project Types for F&A Purposes
Compensation/Effort
Name Description
AY Salary Recovery and Summer Ad Comp
Summer Ad Comp
Compliance
Name Description
Activities Involving Human Subjects Research
Advertising and Subject Recruitment
Agricultural Guide
Assent Guidance for Minors
Audio Recordings of Research Participants
Authority/Attending Veterinarian
Baystate Collaborative Research/IRB Review
Biological Specimens & Private Information
Biosafety - IBC Administrative Policies and Procedures
Certificates of Confidentiality Tip Sheet
Changes to the Continuing Review Procedures
Changes to the Exempt Categories
Changes to the Informed Consent
Classroom Research Projects and the IRB
Close Requests
Conflict of Interest (COI) -Outline of Guidance Principles for Faculty on COI
Conflict of Interest (COI) Law for State Employees
Conflict of Interest (COI) Policies (UMass Amherst) - Overview
Conflict of Interest (COI) Relating to Intellectual Property and Commercial Ventures
Data Monitoring
Data Use Agreements
Debriefing Process Guidance
Determining Whether IRB Review is Required for an Activity
Disclosure of Research Results
Disinfectants - NIH Recommendations
Dual Use - Bridging Science and Security for Biological Research
Education Research Settings
Ethnographic Research
Euthanasia of Rodents by CO2
Exemptions in Openness in Research
Export Control and Universities: Information and Case Studies
Export Control Compliance Guidelines - UMass Amherst
Export Control Policy
Export Control: "Don't Let This Happen to You!"
Extra Credit for Participating in Research
Focus Group Research
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Privacy Rule
Implementing the NIH COI Final Rule
Institutional Chemical Safety Committee Policy and Procedures
International Affective Picture System (IAPs)
Mandatory Reporting
Misconduct in Research & Scholarly Activities - UMass Procedures
MTurk Guidance
Needle and Syringe Use
NIH Revision to Definition of a Clinical Trial
NIH Revision to the Policy on Certificates of Confidentiality
NIH Single IRB Policy for Multi-site Research
Oral and Short Form Written Consent
Oral History
Pain and Stress Classification Levels
rDNA or Synthetic DNA
Recruiting at UMass
Red Flag Indicators in Export Transactions
Research in Higher Education Settings
Research in K-12 Settings
Research Involving Minors
Research Responsibility
Responsible Conduct in Research - NSF- related Primer for Undergraduates
Revisions to a Protocol
Screening Activities Used to Determine Eligibility for Participation in Research
Select Agents
Sensitive Topics
Social Media Research Guidance
Student Researchers and Advisors
Study Personnel
Subject Recruitment Databases
Survey Guidelines
Survival Bleeding of Mice and Rats
Survival Rodent Surgery
Travel Tips from the National Counterintelligence Executive
Types of Review
UMass Amherst Export Control Compliance Program Guidelines
UMass Export Control Seminar
UMass Procedure to meet NSF Safe and Inclusive Working Environments
Uniform Consulting Agreement Provisions - UMass Amherst
Conflict of Interest
Name Description
Conflict of Interest (COI) -Outline of Guidance Principles for Faculty on COI
Conflict of Interest (COI) Law for State Employees
Conflict of Interest (COI) Policies (UMass Amherst) - Overview
Conflict of Interest (COI) Relating to Intellectual Property and Commercial Ventures
Uniform Consulting Agreement Provisions - UMass Amherst
Data Access
Name Description
Data Monitoring
Data Use Agreements
Export Control
Name Description
Exemptions in Openness in Research
Export Control and Universities: Information and Case Studies
Export Control Compliance Guidelines - UMass Amherst
Export Control Policy
Export Control: "Don't Let This Happen to You!"
Red Flag Indicators in Export Transactions
Travel Tips from the National Counterintelligence Executive
UMass Amherst Export Control Compliance Program Guidelines
UMass Export Control Seminar
Human Subjects/IRB
Name Description
Activities Involving Human Subjects Research
Advertising and Subject Recruitment
Assent Guidance for Minors
Audio Recordings of Research Participants
Baystate Collaborative Research/IRB Review
Biological Specimens & Private Information
Certificates of Confidentiality Tip Sheet
Changes to the Continuing Review Procedures
Changes to the Exempt Categories
Changes to the Informed Consent
Classroom Research Projects and the IRB
Close Requests
Data Monitoring
Data Use Agreements
Debriefing Process Guidance
Determining Whether IRB Review is Required for an Activity
Education Research Settings
Ethnographic Research
Extra Credit for Participating in Research
Focus Group Research
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Privacy Rule
International Affective Picture System (IAPs)
Mandatory Reporting
MTurk Guidance
NIH Revision to Definition of a Clinical Trial
NIH Revision to the Policy on Certificates of Confidentiality
NIH Single IRB Policy for Multi-site Research
Oral and Short Form Written Consent
Oral History
Recruiting at UMass
Research in Higher Education Settings
Research in K-12 Settings
Research Involving Minors
Research Responsibility
Revisions to a Protocol
Screening Activities Used to Determine Eligibility for Participation in Research
Sensitive Topics
Social Media Research Guidance
Student Researchers and Advisors
Study Personnel
Subject Recruitment Databases
Survey Guidelines
Types of Review
Indirect Cost
Name Description
Fabricated Equipment Guidance (FAQs)
Project Types for F&A Purposes
Intellectual Property & Data
Name Description
Disclosure of Research Results
Industry Funding Contract Signatory Authority Matrix
Uniform Consulting Agreement Provisions - UMass Amherst
Proposal Related
Name Description
AY Salary Recovery and Summer Ad Comp
Fabricated Equipment Checklist
Fabricated Equipment Guidance (FAQs)
Fact Sheet
NIH Revision to Definition of a Clinical Trial
NIH Revision to the Policy on Certificates of Confidentiality
NIH Single IRB Policy for Multi-site Research
Project Types for F&A Purposes
SBIR Procedures
Sponsored Project Proposal Submission Requirements and Procedures
STTR Procedure
Summer Ad Comp
Research Ethics
Name Description
Certificates of Confidentiality Tip Sheet
Changes to the Continuing Review Procedures
Changes to the Exempt Categories
Changes to the Informed Consent
Classroom Research Projects and the IRB
Conflict of Interest (COI) -Outline of Guidance Principles for Faculty on COI
Conflict of Interest (COI) Law for State Employees
Conflict of Interest (COI) Policies (UMass Amherst) - Overview
Conflict of Interest (COI) Relating to Intellectual Property and Commercial Ventures
Education Research Settings
Ethnographic Research
Implementing the NIH COI Final Rule
Misconduct in Research & Scholarly Activities - UMass Procedures
Research in Higher Education Settings
Responsible Conduct in Research - NSF- related Primer for Undergraduates
Research Safety/Security
Name Description
Biosafety - IBC Administrative Policies and Procedures
Export Control and Universities: Information and Case Studies
Export Control Compliance Guidelines - UMass Amherst
Export Control Policy
Institutional Chemical Safety Committee Policy and Procedures
Needle and Syringe Use
rDNA or Synthetic DNA
Sponsor
Name Description
AHA Guidance Document
DOE Guidance Document
Industry Funding Contract Signatory Authority Matrix
NASA Guidance Document
NIH Guidance Document
NIH Revision to Definition of a Clinical Trial
NSF Guidance Document
STScI Guidance Document
USDA Guidance Document