Location
277 WBOB
1300 S 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55454

T 612 625-1368
F 612 625-1512

University Hotline
Anonymous Phone Line
For Allegations of Financial
and Operational Misconduct
T 1-800-294-8680

Services

• Provides independent, objective assurance and advisory services designed to add value and improve the operations of the University of Minnesota

• Helps the University accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes

Resources

• Training Class PowerPoint Presentations for information systems audit issues >>
  
• List of the most common audit issues >>

Fostering Intergrity in Research, Scholarship, and Teaching (FIRST)

Location
420 Johnston Hall
101 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

T 612 624-1854
F 612 626-7431

Services

• Develops and presents a comprehensive curriculum of education programs on the responsible conduct of research (RCR)
• Core and continuing education programs assist faculty and investigators to meet the mandatory educational requirements to serve as principal investigators and support the University of Minnesota's standards of integrity in research, teaching, and outreach
  

• Maintains records of completion of RCR requirements

Resources

• Information to help researchers and administrators understand research-related education requirements
• Responsible conduct of research (RCR) online and in-person curriculum
• Resources for teaching ethics website
• RCR Forum series
• RCR continuing education small grants program

Environmental Health and Safety, Department of (DEHS)

See also Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

Location
W-140 Boynton Health Service
410 Church Street
Minneapolis, MN 55455

T 612 626-6002

Services

Provides health and safety related:

• Approvals and permits
  
• Consultations and evaluations
  
• Monitoring and sampling
  
• Oversight for various federal and state regulations
  
• Programming
  
• Training

DEHS' services encompass:

• Biological materials
  
• Chemicals
  
• Environmental protection
  
• Equipment and protective clothing
  
• Hazardous waste
  
• Public and facility safety
  
• Radioactive materials
  
• Research safety supervision

Resources

• Safety procedures
  
• Guidelines
  
• Forms
  
• Manuals
  
• Newsletters
  
• Other references that help researchers to comply with regulations and ensure safety

General Counsel, Office of (OGC)

Location
360 McNamara Alumni Center
200 Oak Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

T 612 624-4100
F 612 626-9624

Services

• Provides legal advice for the University of Minnesota including all campuses and operations
  
• Reviews and approves contracts to which the University of Minnesota is a party

Resources

• Maintains standard contract forms library
  
• Maintains Delegation of Authority Library

Institutional Compliance, Office of

Location
506 Morrill Hall
100 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

T 612 624-3446
F 612 626-7431

Services

• Provides independent oversight over operational compliance units
  
• Provides compliance program advice

Resources

• Offers compliance promotional materials available on the Web site

Oversight, Analysis & Reporting, Office of (OAR)

Location
450 McNamara Alumni Center
200 Oak Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

T 612 625-9057
F 612 624-4843
e oar@umn.edu

Services

• Provides an institutional level oversight mechanism for sponsored programs
  
• Monitors for and communicates potential non-compliance with University and/or sponsor rules and regulations
  
• Monitors, maintains, and communicates additions or revisions to federal, state, and University policies
  
• Provides managerial information to units that help them recognize the potential risks that exist within their sponsored programs
  
• Coordinates cross-communication between central and departmental units to ensure timely resolution and problem solving of potential compliance risk areas; maintains log of activity reported
  
• Ensures adequate training opportunities for compliance education
  
• Monitors grants management tools and processes to ensure their eff ectiveness; advocates use of electronic tools
  
• Manages the Certified Approver Program

Resources

Compliance Assistance and Awareness

• Certified Approver Program
  
• “Compliance News” Articles
  
• Research Policy Changes & Clarifications

Reporting

• Risk Summary Report Template, Common Findings, Tip Sheet & Transaction Review Checklist
  
• “Levels & Trends in Sponsored Programs” – annual publication
  
• Sponsored Project Oversight Reports (web, adhoc)

Records and Information Management

Location
MMC 358 Mayo
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

T 612 625-3497

Services

• Provides advice and training regarding University data practices and requirements
  
• Responds to public requests for disclosure of University data

Resources

• U-Wide Retention schedule >>
• Frequently asked questions about records retention
• Destruction of U of M Records >>

Regulatory Affairs, Office of (ORA)

Location
502 Morrill Hall
100 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

T see Resources (right)
F 612 626-0178
e ora@umn.edu

Services

• Helps ensure the University’s compliance with federal, state and University regulations and policies
  
• The Clinical Research Compliance Program provides internal oversight on compliance issues related to the performance of clinical research trials involving human subjects
  
• Other areas of focus include animal research compliance, controlled substance use in research, conflict of interest and additional areas of research compliance and security in conjunction with other departments

Resources

• General questions and concerns relating to conflict of interest
  T 612 626-1462
  
• Questions or concerns relating to controlled substances
  T 612 625-9624
  
• Questions or concerns relating to animal welfare
  T 612 625-0499
  
• Questions or concerns relating to Human Subjects Research compliance
  T 612 624-2431

Research Animal Resources (RAR)

Location
MMC 351 Mayo
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

T 612 624-9100
F 612 625-7632
e compmed@umn.edu

Services

• Provides for the purchase, care, health and well-being of animals used for research and education at the University of Minnesota
  
• Administers to the animal related needs of University researchers and educators through dissemination of knowledge and resources
  
• Serves the public by ensuring observance of all legal and ethical standards pertaining to the use of animals for research and education at the University of Minnesota

Resources

• USDA Animal Welfare Act >>
  
• NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare >>
  
• AAALAC >>
• IACUC >>

Research Services Organization (RSO)

Location
Room R623 CHRC
426 Church St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

T 612 625-4171
F 612 625-3956
e rso@umn.edu

Services

• Supports clinical researchers with all aspects of clinical trial management
  
• Assists AHC researchers in the research process, including consultation and initial protocol review, budget preparation, contract negotiation and University and regulatory approval processes
  
• Assists faculty in submitting IND applications to FDA
  
• Coordinates and promotes industry relations

Resources

• Training program for clinical research coordinators
  T 612 625-4171
  
• Clinical Trails Web site >>
  
• IND – IDE Assistance Program
  T 612 625-0930
  
• Monthly newsletter See Latest News >>
• See RSO Services for additional resources >>

Sponsored Financial Reporting (SFR)

Location
450 McNamara Alumni Center
200 Oak Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Office hours
M-F 8:00am – 5:00pm


T 612 624-4313
F 612 626-0321

Services

• Submits financial reports and invoices to external entities to fulfill award requirements
  
• Works with departmental staff and principal investigators (PIs) in the preparation of invoices and financial reports to sponsoring agencies, collection of sponsored revenue, and account closeout
  
• Works with PIs to recover program income
  
• Sponsor audits

Resources

• Director
  T 612 624-5007
  
• Fiscal Officer Federal
  T 612 624-7850
  
• Fiscal Officer Non Federal
  T 612 624-8053
  
• Fiscal Officer Accounts Receivable
  T 612 624-6026
  
• Post-Award Process >>

Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA)

Location
450 McNamara Alumni Center
200 Oak Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Office hours
M-F 8:00am – 5:00pm


T 612 624-5599
F 612 624-4843

Services

• Assists faculty in submitting proposals and getting grants
  
• Accepts awards and assures they are administered consistently with sponsor and Board of Regents policies
  
• Mediates the grant process

Resources

• EGMS (Electronic Grants Management System) >>
  
• Sponsor requirement documents >>
  
• Research compliance resources >>
  
• Effort Reporting >>
  
• Research News Online >>
  
• SPA Grant Administrator Directory >>

Student Dispute Resolution Center

Location
107 Eddy Hall
192 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Office hours
M-F 8:30 – 4:30
Summer hours
M-F 9:00 – 3:00

T 612 625-5900
F 612 626-0691
e sos@umn.edu

Services

• Provides a full range of services to students with campus-based complaints or concerns
  
• Helps students deal with university regulations and policies, or misunderstandings between students and instructors or administrators

Resources

• Instructor Information >>

Technology Commercialization, Office for (OTC)

Location
University Enterprise Laboratories, Inc.
1000 Westgate Drive Suite 160
St. Paul, MN 55114-8658

T 612 624-0550
F 612 624-6554

e umotc@umn.edu

Services

• Identifies and protects marketable University technology, including inventions and copyrightable materials, and transfers these technologies to the private sector through licensing

Resources

• Forms
  
• FAQs
  
• Guidances
  
• Policies & Procedures for technology transfer >>

Vice President for Research (OVPR)

Location
420 Johnston Hall
101 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

T 612 625-3394
F 612 626-7431

Offices reporting to the Vice President for Research

Fostering Integrity in Research, Scholarship, and Teaching (FIRST)
Office of Oversight, Analysis & Reporting
Office of Regulatory Affairs
Office for Technology Commercialization
Sponsored Projects Administration

Services

• Oversees all aspects of research at the University of Minnesota’s five campuses, providing guidance to individual researchers and managing the system-wide research enterprise

Resources

• Training >>
  
• Funding Opportunties >>

All University Radiation Protections Advisory Committee (AURPAC)

The AURPAC serves as the University NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) license compliance oversight committee. It is made up of two subcommittees: the Permit Review Subcommittee (PRS) and the Human Use Subcommittee (HUS). The PRS reviews all applications for a permit to use radioactive materials at the University, and the HUS reviews all applications for use of ionizing radiation in human subject studies.

Cancer Protocol Review Committee

Web site
http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/resource/cprc.html

Committee of faculty, staff, community members and others responsible for evaluating, approving or rejecting, monitoring and re-reviewing on an annual basis all University of Minnesota clinical cancer research protocols.

Conflict of Interest Committees

Committee of faculty, administrators, professors and community representatives who advise senior officers on managing potential institutional and individual financial or business conflicts of interest.

Council of Research Associate Deans (CRAD)

Web site

http://www.research.umn.edu/crad/

Committee of collegiate Associate Deans for Research who consult and advise University administrators on research and policy issues.

Faculty Senate Research Committee

Committee of faculty and academic professionals who evaluate and advise administrators and faculty on research-related issues.

General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)

Web site

http://www.gcrc.med.umn.edu/gcrc/home.html

Center provides support systems and technical tools for health related research studies. The primary mission is to support NIH funded researchers.

Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

Web site

http://www.research.umn.edu/ibc/

Committee of faculty, staff, and community representatives responsible for oversight of all teaching and research activities involving recombinant DNA, artificial gene transfer, infectious agents, and biologically derived toxins.

Institutional Review Board (IRB - Human Subjects)

Web site

http://www.research.umn.edu/irb

Board composed of faculty, staff, students, Fairview Health System employees and community members responsible for reviewing projects involving human subjects.

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Web site

http://www.research.umn.edu/iacuc

Committee of faculty, staff, students, and community representatives responsible for reviewing all projects involving animals.