Policy Perspective
COGR October 2016 Meeting Report Now Available
The October 2016 COGR Meeting Report provides a detailed account of ongoing policy, regulatory, and administrative issues impacting research universities and other research-intensive institutions. Key topics include regulatory reforms such as the NIH's Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training policy and the single IRB mandate for multi-site studies, both of which have prompted requests for imple
COGR Submits Joint Letter with AAU, APLU, and AAMC Requesting Extension to NIH sIRB Policy Implementation
The letter, jointly authored by the leadership of the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), addresses the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concerning the impending implementation of the NIH Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional
NIH RFI Preprint Joint Letter AAU COGR
The Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) provided a detailed response to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the use and recognition of interim research products, particularly preprints, within life sciences research. They emphasize the increasing prevalence and significance of interim materials such as preprints, datasets, algor
COGR Response to Part 2 of the National Academies Report
The document provides a detailed analysis and response from COGR to Part 2 of the National Academies report "Optimizing the Nation’s Investment in Academic Research: A New Regulatory Framework for the 21st Century." The report examines key federal regulatory challenges affecting academic research, such as human subjects research protections (the Common Rule), export controls, select agents and tox
COGR Submits Proposed FAQs on Uniform Guidance to OMB
The document is a formal letter from the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), an association representing major research universities, addressed to Mr. Gilbert Tran at the White House Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Federal Financial Management. Dated August 26, 2016, the letter provides a set of proposed Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) intended to clarify sections of the Unifor
COGR/AAU/APLU Submit Joint Letter Thanking NIH for Rescinding NOT-OD- 16-088
The Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) collectively addressed a letter to Dr. Michael S. Lauer of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) expressing concerns regarding the proposed policy (NOT-OD-16-088) to publicly release the names of NIH-funded research project personnel via the NIH R
