IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS and UPCOMING EVENTS
OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS (OSP): Update to TC’s Conflict of Interest (COI) Policy and Procedures
Teachers College has updated its Conflict of Interest (COI) policies and procedures to adhere to federal regulations. OSP will host a COI roundtable and training session on September 24, 2014, 11 am - 12:30 pm to discuss these changes and will be joined by the Offices of the Vice Dean for Research and the General Counsel. The session is open to all researchers, individuals interested in engaging in research, and those involved in external sponsored funding, including contracts. Participation in the training session on September 24th will fulfill the federal guidelines requiring COI training. For more information, please visit the OSP website.
INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB): Mentor IRB Alert System
The IRB is excited to announce its new Mentor IRB Alert System, which will notify you of any pending actions related to current protocol submissions. It aims to improve communications with the IRB office. These alerts will help you stay informed about critical information, deadlines, and changes relevant to your research activities in the Mentor IRB Alert System. You should have received system-generated notices for any pending actions required from you in the Mentor IRB Alert System. Please review these notices and take the appropriate action: submit a protocol withdrawal if the submission is no longer applicable, submit the revisions requested by the IRB reviewer, or contact IRB@tc.edu for guidance on the next steps.
DIGITAL FUTURES INSTITUTE (DFI): Resources for Multimodal Research
For faculty considering multimodal research, DFI has both self-service and hands-on resources to support your mediamaking! The DFI multimodal toolkit provides resources for students and faculty, including an introduction to the term "multimodality," multimodal citation ideas, examples of multimodal dissertation projects, and more. For support and collaboration in producing media, please open a ticket with DFI’s media team who can help you record video and audio in the DFI media studios in Macy Hall, consult on preproduction and producing media in the research process, help with editing, and more.