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• About Us
  • Mission & Strategic Plan
  • Organizational Chart
  • History
    • 1855-1921
    • 1922-1944
    • 1945-1959
    • 1960-1984
    • 1985-1998
    • 1999-Present
    • Evan Pugh
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  • Statistics, Expenditures & Reports
    • Annual Report of Research Activity
    • Energy Task Force
    • 2009 Annual Report of Research Activity
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    • 2007 Annual Report of Research Activity
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    • 2005 Annual Report of Research Activity
    • 2004 Annual Report of Research Activity
    • 2003 Annual Report of Research Activity
    • 2002 Annual Report of Research Activity
    • 2001 Annual Report of Research Activity
    • 2000 Annual Report of Research Activity
    • 1999 Annual Report of Research Activity
    • 2006 Energy Task Force Report
    • 2010 Annual Report of Research Activity
    • 2011 Annual Report of Research Activity
    • 2012 Annual Report of Research Activity
  • Research Support Offices
  • Faculty and Staff Resources
    • Limited Submission Program
    • University Research Council (URC)
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    • Research Collaboration Fellowship
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    • Human Resources Office (OVPR)
• Research Capabilities
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  • Alternative Energy
• For Industry
  • Henry C. Foley Research Technology Management Article
  • Town Hall on Industry Funded Research
  • Sample Contracts
  • Funding Opportunities for Industry
    • NSF Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI)
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Patents & Licensing
  • Technologies Available for Licensing
  • Protect Your Invention
    • Invention Disclosure Form (Word)
  • Intellectual Property Agreement Forms
    • Intellectual Property Agreement Form
    • Student IP Agreement Form - Assigning IP to Penn State
    • Student IP Agreement Form - Assigning IP to Company Sponsor
    • Student Research Sponsorship Acknowledgment Form
    • Petition for Assignment of Patent Rights to Inventor
  • Policies and Guidelines
    • Penn State's New Approach to the Management of Intellectual Property: Four Simple Rules of Engagement with Industry Partners
    • Acceptance of Donated IP
    • Management of IP
    • Faculty Consulting Agreements
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  • News and Announcements
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  • Penn State Research Foundation
• Proposals & Awards
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  • 2. Prepare Proposals
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  • 3. Negotiate Agreements
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  • 4. Issue Subagreements
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  • Compliance Information
  • Directory of Research-Related Offices
    • Big Ten Research Universities
    • Colleges, Units, and Institutes
    • Directory of Research Administrators at Penn State
  • ACOR
  • GURU
  • myResearch Portal
  • SIMS
  • Professional Development Opportunities in Research Administration
  • Current Membership Agreements at PSU
• Research Protections
  • Human Participants Research (IRB)
    • Conducting a Human Participant Research Study
    • Policies and Guidelines
    • About the Institutional Review Board
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    • Concerns/Complaints about Human Participant Research
    • Education and Required Training
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • PRAMS - Protocol, Review, Approval and Management System
  • Reporting Concerns about Research
    • Reporting Misconduct
    • About Research Misconduct
    • Misconduct Investigations
  • Use of Vertebrate Animals (IACUC)
    • About the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
    • Who Needs to Submit?
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    • IACUC Meeting Dates, Submission Deadlines, and Review Timeline
    • Reporting Animal Concerns
    • Training Modules
    • Policies, Guidelines, and Standard Operating Procedures
    • AAALAC Accreditation
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Educational Initiatives in the Responsible Conduct of Research
    • RCR Education
    • Areas of Importance in Research Ethics
    • Policies and Guidelines
  • Conflict of Interest (COI)
    • Individual Conflict of Interest
    • Institutional Conflict of Interest
  • Quality Management
    • Human Participant Protection Program Quality Management
  • Regulated Biohazardous Materials (IBC)
    • About the Institutional Biosafety Committee
    • Who Needs to Submit?
    • Applications
    • Policies and Guidelines
    • IBC Meeting Dates and Submission Deadlines
    • Training Modules
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • ORP Newsletters
    • Investigator Q & A
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  • Radioisotopes (UIC)
    • About the UIC
    • Who Needs to Submit?
    • Applications
    • Policies and Guidelines
    • UIC Meeting Dates and Submission Deadlines
    • Training Modules
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Protocol Review Approval and Management System (PRAMS)
    • About PRAMS
    • Account Requirements for PRAMS
    • System and VPN Requirements
    • Support and Contact Info for PRAMS
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Suggest or Request an ORP Workshop
  • Diversity Education at the ORP
• Education & Training
  • Office for Research Protections Workshops
    • All Upcoming ORP Workshops
    • Past ORP Workshops
    • Scholarship and Research Ethics Brownbag Series
    • IRB 101 Brownbag Series
    • Survival Skills and Ethics Series
    • RCR in Focus
    • ORP Workshop Video Archive
    • Suggest or Request an ORP Workshop
    • Group Training Available
  • SARI@PSU
    • Online Courses through CITI
    • SARI Program Plan Development for Colleges
    • Teaching Tools
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    • SARI@PSU Newsletters and Announcements
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Information for Graduate Program Administrators
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  • ACES
    • Enrollment
    • About the Program
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  • IACUC Basic Training
  • Occupational Health Basic Training
  • Bloodborne Pathogen Training
  • Biosafety 101 Training
  • Radionuclide Safety Training
  • Other (EHS) Laboratory Personnel Training (EHS required)
  • Training on the Protection of Human Research Participants (IRB Required)
  • Suggest or Request an ORP Workshop
  • CITI online courses
• Contact Research Support Offices
  • Ben Franklin Technology Partners
  • Human Resources Office
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  • Office of Technology Management
    • OTM Organizational Chart
  • Office of Research Information Systems
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    • Animal, Biosafety, and Isotope Research Protection Program
    • Human Research Protection Program
    • Conflict of Interest Program
    • Education Program
    • Quality Management Program
    • Research Compliance Management Systems Program
  • Office of Sponsored Programs
    • Find the Contract Negotiator for Your Unit/Campus
  • Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office
    • SIRO Pre-Award: Proposal Development and Submission
    • SIRO Post-Award Support and Research and Administrative Services
    • SIRO Support for MRI and PSIEE Investigators
    • Forms and Resources
  • Committees
  • Institutes