Recently added articles from Journal of Research Administration:
From the editor's desk.(Introduction)(works of Langston Hughes)(Editorial)
Sep 22, 2008; ... <Pre>What happens to a dream come real?Does it swell uplike a wheat shaft in the sun?Or does it implodeinto every living thing? </Pre> Langston Hughes, the famous African-American poet, would have preferred living in a social climate where he could have ...
Martin Luther King, Jr.: reflections on ethical and moral research administration.(Prelude)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Forty-five years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a riveting, inspiring, and chastening message to the nation in his "I Have a Dream" speech. He stood in the shadows of the Lincoln Memorial on the mall of the capital of the United States of America while a multitude gathered to ...
Research administration in history: the development of OMB circular A-110 through Joseph Warner's COGR subcommittee, 1976-1979.
Sep 22, 2008; ... The Warner Subcommittee Administrators seldom ponder the origins of the documents they use to interpret principles. Research administration developed rapidly beginning in 1948 with the federal government's transition from purely military procurement to investment in academic ...
Developing cultural competence and overcoming ethical challenges in the informed consent process: an experience from Egypt.
Sep 22, 2008; ... Introduction Research activities are increasing in size, complexity, regulatory oversight, and cost, creating challenges and pressures on the research system. The ethical conduct of research related to health care in developing countries has been the subject of much recent ...
Development and progression of a model: prospective research compliance monitoring.
Sep 22, 2008; ... Introduction More than a decade ago, Weijer (Weijer et al., 1995) called for institutional research compliance monitoring programs for several purposes: education of researchers; prevention of problems; and avoidance of financial loss due to fraudulent research. In 2001, the FDA ...
Laboratory management institute: a model for the professional development of scientists.
Sep 22, 2008; ... Introduction While announcements of new scientific discoveries appear almost daily, there also are reminders that some discoveries, such as the cloning of human cells by Dr. Hwang Woo-Suk from South Korea, are fabricated (Wade & Sang-Hun, 2006). Accusations of research ...
Conflict: a catalyst for institutional change.
Sep 22, 2008; ... Introduction Conflict, simply defined, is a state of disharmony between incompatible or opposing persons, ideas, or interests. When asked to close their eyes and envision a recent conflict, most people will experience a disheartening feeling. They may notice physical or ...
The Human Tissue Act 2004: reflections on recent changes in regulatory affairs in the United Kingdom.
Sep 22, 2008; ... Introduction US Federal regulators have increased their oversight in areas that use human tissue, in particular targeting companies that remove tissue for use in medical procedures. The UK has recently undertaken a comprehensive review of the existing law that surrounds human ...
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans From Colonial Times to the Present (2006).(Book review)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans From Colonial Times to the Present (2006) Harriet A. Washington, Harlem-Moon, 510 pp. This year marks the fortieth anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, so it is fitting that I am ...
When leadership changes: reflecting on the way forward in research administration.(Voice of Experience)(dialogue with Philip V. Spina)(Interview)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Voice of Experience advances the Journal's tradition of academic and professional excellence by considering contemporary issues and horizons in research administration. VOE is a celebrated feature column in each edition of the Journal. It is under the corporate authorship of some of the ...
Lost in translation and political will: research and policy as a means to advance human rights.(Postlude)(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... My grandfather, Fred L. Tyson, was a subject of the U.S. Public Health Syphilis Study at Tuskegee. The Syphilis Study remains the most infamous biomedical research study conducted in this country. Like many of the other 300 men in the study, my grandfather was an uneducated sharecropper ....
From the editor's desk.(Introduction)(Editorial)
Sep 22, 2007; ... Many times the most ordinary things present us with the most extraordinary moments. That truth came home to me dynamically a short time ago. I was watching a woodworker install hardwood floors in a home being remodeled. Part of the project was the rebuilding of the main stairway. With ...
Research administration as a living system.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Introduction Imagine a university where faculty and research administrators work in harmony. Rather than strife, manipulation, placing blame, stress, and disallowances, a system where research administrators are empathic and helpful and receive accolades and recognition from ...
Institutional challenges of interdisciplinary research centers.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Introduction Throughout the academic and research community, interdisciplinary research has become a catch phrase (Giacomini, 2004; Robertson, Martin, & Singer, 2003). With the recent emphasis in the NIH Roadmap initiative (http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/roadmapnewsecir.asp) on ...
Why academics have a hard time writing good grant proposals.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Introduction When they are new to the grant game, even scholars with fine publishing records can struggle with proposal writing. Many are surprised to find that the writing style that made them successful as academics is not well suited to crafting a winning proposal. To succeed ...
Internal grant competitions: a new opportunity for research officers to build institutional funding portfolios.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Introduction The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the predominant funding agency for biomedical research in the United States, was allocated $29.24 billion for its fiscal year 2007 budget, an inflation-adjusted decrease of 1.2% from the previous year (National Institutes of ...
Application of standard project management tools to research--a case study from a multi-national clinical trial.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Introduction Although the pharmaceutical industry has well-developed project management methodologies for research, it is unusual for academic researchers working in the education and public sectors to do so. The discipline that these tools impose can appear alien initially and ...
Customer-supplier roles and relationships in the management of research projects.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Introduction Undertaking research involves a range of activities: generating the idea for the research, refining it and identifying the relevant hypotheses and questions; developing the method; generating the necessary funding; undertaking the studies to test the hypotheses and ...
Implementing ethics policies in developing countries: ploughing on parched ground?
Sep 22, 2007; ... Introduction Research integrity is a global concern. When research lacks integrity, it destroys public trust in the academic and scientific community (The National Academies Press, 2002). While this issue is important for all research institutions, it becomes increasingly ...
Administration of an Innovative Program of International Cooperation: success across the pond.
Sep 22, 2007; ... Introduction The world is rapidly changing, and globalization is helping to establish common social, economic, and political agreements between countries, as evidenced by the 1993 Maastricht Agreement that created the European Union (EU) and the 1994 North American Free Trade ...