Office for Research Protections | Institutional Review Board (IRB)
The CATS IRB system (irb.psu.edu) was successfully upgraded on June 26, 2023. This platform upgrade improves user interface and navigation, and streamline the submission process for studies relying on a single External IRB. Training is available to assist users with the system changes.
Available Training
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All users
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Read an overview of upgrade changes
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Watch a 5-minute video about upgrade changes
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External IRB Users
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Read about External IRB Upgrade changes
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Attend a 15-minute webinar: Find dates and register here
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View a recording of the webinar
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Note: To receive email notifications on CATS IRB service status and timely alerts about system outages, we encourage you to subscribe to the Penn State IT service updates: Click on the blue bar "Subscribe To Updates" at Service Status.