Handbook for Faculty and Other Unclassified Staff – 1986

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Research

1. Administration of Research
2. Principal Investigator or Project Director
3. Classified Research
4. Copyright Procedures
5. Patent Policy
6. Research, Health and Safety
7. Animal Care
8. Research Aids

The University of Kansas encourages research by its faculty. On the Lawrence campus, the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration in consort with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service provides advice and assistance in identifying target agencies and in preparing and submitting applications for sponsored research grants and contracts.

By direction of the Chancellor, and in compliance with state law, all applications for sponsored research and for external support of institutes, demonstration and training programs, and similar academic or service programs, excepting the specific cases listed below, must be submitted through the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration. Requests for support of similar programs, intended for consideration by the Kansas University Endowment Association for KUEA funding, must be submitted through department, dean or director and vice chancellor for review and approval by the Executive Vice Chancellor and the Chancellor, prior to consideration by the Endowment Association.

The Office of Research Support and Grants Administration, under the direction of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service is the authorized University agency for the submission and negotiation of all proposals for new or continued outside support of University projects. The Vice Chancellor and the Associate and the Assistant Vice Chancellors and the Director of Research Support and Grants Administration are authorized to review and approve such proposals for the University. They are responsible for negotiating and administering the agreements. All proposals involving international programs or minority affairs will be reviewed jointly with other offices in the University with proper authority. Some engineering research is similarly administered through the University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.

State law requires that every state agency and employee thereof file with the State Budget Director a copy of every application or agreement for non-state funds. This requirement is not intended to include NSF, or NIH predoctoral fellowships or ACLS or NSF travel grant applications, and consulting arrangements with industry, foundations, or federal agencies. In general, these latter essentially personal rather than institutional applications or proposals are not submitted through the University unless the prospective awarding agency specifies review and approval by the University. All other applications or agreements, however, are within the scope of the filing requirement. By direction of the Chancellor it is the responsibility of the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration to transmit the required file copies to the State Budget Director.

The Faculty Senate Committee on Research, which is broadly representative of all major research areas in the University, makes recommendations concerning University research policies.

The following policy statement concerning the designation of faculty and staff members as principal investigator or project director on sponsored project proposals was approved by the Executive Vice Chancellor in August 1976.

This policy has been expanded to include Professional and Classified staff. Students are not eligible. Designation as prospective principal investigator of a person not in the groups listed above will require approval by the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service as well as the chairperson, dean and/or director, and submission of the following information prior to forwarding the project application for external support:

1. vita of the individual
2. statement of sponsorship, including space and support, by a department, work or school
3. statement of relatedness of project and staff duties for classified personnel. Contact Research Support and Grants Administration for specific requirements.

The same requirements hold for designation of co-investigators or co- directors.

A Statement of Policy on Classified Research at the University of Kansas was approved by the University Senate on October 23, 1969, revised and approved by the Faculty Council and the Chancellor in February 1986, and is reproduced in full below:

1. Statement of Purposes
   University policy concerning research is derived from the University's basic goals. Among the University's most basic goals are the development, use, and dissemination of knowledge.

   One such goal is the development of new knowledge, necessarily through research by faculty and students. Another goal is the constant submission of all knowledge, new and old, for reappraisal by anyone concerned. A third goal is the dissemination or teaching of such knowledge as apparently still stands the test of reappraisal, as well as teaching the techniques of reappraisal themselves. And to the extent that the University is a part of the society which built and maintains it, the security of that society in times of national emergency can be a goal of the University.

   In an ideal University set in an ideal world, all scholars would be free to select their own spheres of inquiry and there would be no restrictions imposed, either externally or internally, on their freedom to publish or otherwise disseminate the fruits of their scholarly activities. For the University in contemporary society, the matter of classified research poses a difficult choice between two limiting alternatives. If the University elects to participate in classified research, the principles of free discussion and full dissemination must be compromised. If the University elects not to participate in classified research, the freedom of scholars to select areas of investigation that seem most likely to lead to their self-development and the fullest attainment of knowledge may be denied to some. In this light, the University of Kansas deems the advantages of some forms of classified research to outweigh the advantages of a total prohibition on classified research.

2. Definitions
   Classified research may be defined as research in which the University accepts from the outside some abridgement of the usual requirement that the total procedures, techniques, tools, data, results, and products of the research are open to inspection and appraisal by any legitimately interested person, usually through unrestricted publication by the investigator at such time as he or she deems appropriate. Research may be classified with respect to (1) its primary sources, (2) the process itself, or (3) its product, and the abridgement or classification may be made in the interest of the Government, corporate organizations, or individual persons.
3. Standards and Procedures
   1. Classification of Primary Sources--Individuals, corporate organizations, and government agencies are sometimes willing to permit access to private records and to provide personal data for use in research so long as the confidential nature of the materials and the privacy of the individual are respected. In the Humanities such limitations are often placed upon the use of primary sources, in the Behavioral Sciences on the identity of the subject, in the Engineering and Natural Sciences on data furnished by corporate or government bodies. Such restrictions are acceptable when they are in the best interests of the researchers and the University and the integrity of the investigators and their work is not compromised. Any questions about this type of classified research should be addressed to the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration.
   2. Classification of Process and Product--These classifications appear to fall into two basic categories, which raise different levels of concern for a University that is committed in principle to free discussion and the full dissemination of ideas. These categories and the standards for engaging in this research are the following:
      1. Temporary Classifications. In some cases, individuals, corporate organizations and government agencies may require a temporary classification of research in order to protect their interests in the privacy of data, records, process and products that are generated or affected by the investigator's research. Such restrictions are acceptable under two conditions: (1) The temporary classification is necessary for the fully productive developments of the investigator's work and knowledge. (2) It is in the best interest of the University that the research be undertaken. A project is in the best interests of the University when (a) it would serve the educational interests of the students and/or b) it would serve the research and/or service mission of the University. Such restrictions also should be truly temporary. In general, the University will not enter into any agreement or contract, or accept any grant, that limits open publication of the results of research beyond one year after the development of the research result or product, the point of development being judged by the responsible investigator. Longer restrictions on the open publication of the results of research may be accepted only where the proposed research is likely to contribute so significantly to the advancement of knowledge as to justify the basic infringement upon the open publication of results. In no case shall the restriction extend beyond three years.

      Approval of Temporary Classifications of research process or product shall be obtained from the Classified Research Subcommittee of the Faculty Senate Research Committee and the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service. The Subcommittee and the Vice Chancellor shall consult with the chairperson of the investigator's department, if the investigator is in a department, and the dean of the investigator's school. Requests for Temporary Classification shall be acted on promptly.

      2. Total Classification. In yet other cases, government agencies may impose total or indefinite classifications upon the processes and products of research, typically as a matter of national security. The University will not accept Total Classifications of research process or product, except in instances of National Emergency as specified in section 10 of this Part.
   3. Approval of Process and Product Classifications--In all cases of University research that involves the classification of research process or product, the investigator must obtain University approval in accordance with the procedures specified above. The burden of showing that the research will be in accord with the standards specified in this statement shall be on the members of the University community who propose or plan to carry out the research. In the event of consideration of any research proposal by the Classified Research Subcommittee under sections 2(a) or 2(b) of this Part, the Faculty Senate Research Committee shall be substituted for the Subcommittee upon the request of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service, any member of the Subcommittee, or the investigator. Any decision by the Classified Research Subcommittee and the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service to disapprove a proposed research project may be appealed by the investigator to the Faculty Senate Research Committee. The decision of the Faculty Senate Research committee shall be final.
   4. The University will not enter into or renew any agreement or contract, or accept any grant, the probable result of which, the direct application of which, or any specific purpose of which is to destroy human life or to incapacitate human beings. The core meaning of this provision is to prevent the acceptance of research contracts that are directly intended to promote the destruction or incapacitation of human beings. Such research might involve, for example, the mining of an enemy harbor or the mapping of guerilla locations in a country that is involved in civil war. The Classified Research Subcommittee and the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service shall determine whether a proposed research project is within the scope of this paragraph and is therefore prohibited.
   5. The University will not enter into or renew any agreement or contract, or accept any grant which would restrain its freedom to disclose the existence of the document or the identity of the sponsor, and if a sub- contract is involved, the identity of the prime sponsor.
   6. The University will not enter into or renew any agreement or contract, or accept any grant which would restrain its freedom to disclose the purpose and scope of the proposed research. This policy will permit informed discussion within the University concerning the appropriateness and significance of such research.
   7. The restrictions in this Part III do not apply to faculty members serving, in accordance with University regulations, in their private capacity and outside the University as consultants to off-campus agencies and organizations on matters of a classified nature.
   8. Research that cannot be reported in appropriate detail because of restrictions of classification shall not be considered in promotion and tenure decisions and for the purpose of merit salary increases.
   9. Research that cannot be reported in appropriate detail because of restrictions of classification shall not be presented to the University in fulfillment of academic requirements. In order to implement this standard, when students propose to work on classified research for any purpose, including financial support, the students involved, the faculty member concerned, and the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration shall agree in writing on the following condition: that any theses, dissertations, or other work submitted to fulfill course or university requirements shall be unclassified or shall not be submitted to the committee for formal defense until they are declassified, that is, until their procedures, techniques, tools, data, and results are open to inspection by any member of the Graduate Faculty. It shall be the responsibility of the faculty member concerned to ensure that this written agreement is secured before any graduate student begins work on classified research; no student may be paid for his or her work until this agreement has been obtained and filed with the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration.
   10. National Emergency--In times of national emergency declared by the Federal Government the standards and procedures in this Part III shall not apply if the University establishes alternative procedures for accepting classified research grants, contracts, and assignments, and agreements that are in the interests of national security and appropriate to the nature of the emergency and the resources of the University.

Although thus committed to a policy of discouraging classified research projects, the University maintains a Facility Security clearance to facilitate the acquisition, storage, and use of classified information where necessary and appropriate for its research activities. Several administrative officers and faculty members hold Department of Defense security clearances. Questions and requests for assistance may be addressed to the University Security Officer through the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration.

With the exception of the publication of journal articles or single chapters in books, before any copyright is applied for or before any contract is signed with a publisher for the product of a project funded by outside sources a report must be made to the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service. (An outline of the report form may be obtained from the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration.) The production of software, a book or a substantial portion of a book where a faculty member is an author should be reported. Appropriate credit must always be given when any state, federal, or private funds have been involved. The Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service will appoint an advisory committee to determine the relative interests of all parties concerned.

When the product to be copyrighted is the result of partial or full support by any public or private agency through a grant or contract administered through the University of Kansas the following copyright procedures are to be followed:

If a project funded partially or completely from a contract, grant or other outside sources produces a product where copyright is being considered, the project director shall report this consideration to the Director of Research Support and Grants Administration.

The report is necessary for the following reasons:

1. The Office of Research Support and Grants Administration is the agent of the University which represents a sponsored project to the granting agency in all cases. It is this legal responsibility that results in this office's concern for seeing that both the outside agency and the person(s) wishing to copyright are fairly represented.
2. Different agencies have different policies concerning copyrighting. The Office of Research Support and Grants Administration and the General Counsel of the University can provide necessary information concerning: (1) the differences between agencies with respect to their requirements; (2) information on contracts with publishers where copyrights are involved; and (3) information on copyrighting in general.

When the project is not funded from outside sources, the University policy on Employment- and Enrollment-Related Professional Activities will apply. (See D.25 and D.26)

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service has among its functions the procurement and administration of patents on inventions that have resulted from research conducted at the University of Kansas.

The Board of Regents has established the following policy:

The overriding philosophy that prevails in determinations includes the following concerns: effecting benefits to society, recognition of the inventor or originator, the dissemination of the results of each, the honoring of contractual arrangements with grantors, and assuring the University of current and continuing support for its efforts in providing an environment for creative endeavors

A substantially equivalent policy governs inventions resulting from research administered through the University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.

The following patent agreement shall be signed by members of the faculty and staff of the university whenever required as a condition of appointment, receipt of a research award, or working on a sponsored project.

PATENT AGREEMENT I, ___________________________acknowledge, accept and agree to abide by the statement of patent policy published in the Handbook for Faculty and Other Unclassified Staff of the University of Kansas. More specifically, for the effective implementation of that Patent Policy I agree 1) to report promptly, through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service, all inventions conceived by me in the course of research and related activities at the University; 2) to abide by the decisions of the advisory committee of the university appointed as provided in said Patent Policy, 3) to assist the University of Kansas or appropriate Patent Management Firm determined by the University in the prosecution of patent applications on such inventions; 4) to assign to the University of Kansas all right, title, and interest in any patents issued on such inventions. Finally, if I work on a project supported in whole or in part by an external sponsoring agency, I agree to comply with all terms and regulations on patents and inventions prescribed by the agency and accepted by the University.

I further agree that the term "invention" as used in this Agreement means any process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter of design, or any new or useful improvement thereof, and any variety of plant which is or may be patentable under the Patent Laws of the United States. Date__________________Signature____________________________

Accepted__________________________________________________

The Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service The University of Kansas

The Research, Health, and Safety (RHS) group is composed of three components: Advisory Committees on Human Experimentation, Biohazards, and Health Physics--Radiation Sources. Coordination of activities in all three areas is the responsibility of the Director of Research, Health, and Safety.

The group assists and monitors relevant activities of the faculty, staff, and student population to ensure that federal and University regulations are followed in cases which involve experimentation with human beings, biological hazards, and radioactive materials. The overall jurisdiction of the RHS group extends to all activities of faculty, staff, and students, including research, demonstration, development, instruction, or study, in which any of these three entities are involved.

1. Human Subjects
   The use of human subjects in all activities that are under the purview of any faculty or staff member or student of the Lawrence campus (whether or not the activity is sponsored by an external agency) is governed by the following policies and procedures:
   The University of Kansas has the responsibility to ensure that experimentation conducted under its auspices does not violate the rights and welfare of human beings as stated under Department of Health, Education and Welfare guidelines. This responsibility extends to all experimental activities, including research, development, demonstration, instruction, or study, in which humans are involved as subjects and in which there is any possibility that harm--physical, psychological or sociological--might befall them. These activities include all modes of experimentation conducted either on or off campus, by faculty, staff, or students, that may induce physical or psychological reactions in the subjects.

   The Advisory Committee on Human Experimentation (ACHE) is charged with the foregoing responsibilities. The purpose is to review all experimentation involving humans as subjects and thus to ensure that the rights and welfare of the subjects are protected. However, a second purpose is to facilitate research within the University. Therefore, the committee seeks not only to protect the interests of human subjects and of the University, but also to safeguard the interests of the investigators or the individuals responsible for the research. The committee's responsibilities do not include evaluation of the quality of the research, but only evaluation of the adequacy of the protection of the rights and welfare of human subjects in research. Finally, the jurisdiction of ACHE includes all experimental activities involving the rights and welfare of human subjects both at the University of Kansas and elsewhere, when carried out by staff or students of the University of Kansas acting in any capacity related to the institution. Faculty or staff under whose direction students may conduct experiments with human beings are reminded of their responsibility to ensure compliance with these policies and procedures. Membership of the committee is determined as follows:

   The Advisory Committee on Human Experimentation is appointed by the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service. It includes faculty and student members from departments and school s of the University that are engaged in research involving human subjects, as well as a faculty member from the School of Law and a non-University public member from the local community.

   Because of the essential function of the committee in the research activities of the University, the operation and maintenance of the committee is supported by the Office of Research, Health and Safety.

   Before initiating an experiment involving human subjects or submitting an application to a granting agency for support of a proposed experiment, the principal investigator must submit to the committee a statement describing the nature of the involvement of human subjects, the likely hazards to their rights and welfare and the means by which he or she proposes to protect their rights and welfare. The investigator must also indicate the source of financial support (if any).

   The Advisory Committee on Human Experimentation has established and will provide guidelines and a standardized application form to assist in the preparation of research proposals for review. Because the committee continuously reviews proposals, applications can be submitted at any time. When the proposal has been approved by the committee, the project can be initiated. Alterations of an approved project must be submitted for review and approval.

   Written notice of approval, with applicable restrictions, conditions, or reporting requirements, will be sent to the applicant, with information copies to the appropriate chairperson and to the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration. The University's official copies of all approvals and related documents will be maintained by the committee.

   Favorable recommendations by the committee are always subject to appropriate review and rejection by institutional officials. Unfavorable recommendations, restrictions, or conditions can be removed by the committee on the basis of further information. Complaints or concerns by subjects, colleagues, the general public and others are most appropriately directed to the Advisory Committee on Human Experimentation for initial review of the problem. Concerns may also be directed to the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service.

   Copies of all records, including consent forms completed by subjects, must be maintained permanently in files on the campus by the investigator. These will be accessible at all times for committee audit. All proposals submitted to the committee, actions taken on proposals, reviews of research progress, and minutes of committee meetings are maintained in a permanent file by the committee.

   Questions should be submitted to the chairperson of ACHE, the Director of Research, Health, and Safety or Research Support and Grants Administration.

2. Biohazards
   The Biohazards Committee is appointed by the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service and comprises faculty members from appropriate departments within the University. The committee is concerned with those hazards arising from research which are not in the province of the Animal Care Committee, the Radiation Sources Committee, or the Advisory Committee on Human Experimentation. The Biohazards Committee consults with individuals conducting research projects that could present potential biological hazards and helps to aid researchers in experimental designs so as to reduce risk. The Committee will develop recommendations for University policy with respect to biohazards and pertinent federal and state legislation and regulations. The Office of Research, Health and Safety supports the work of the Committee, and requests for information, consulting services and assistance may be directed to the Director of that office.
3. Health Physics–Radiation Sources
   The use of radioactive substances in all activities that are under the purview of any faculty or staff member or student of the Lawrence campus in general is governed by the following policies and procedures:
   The Committee on Radiation Sources is responsible for ensuring that the University satisfies the licensing requirements and the Radiation Protection Standards of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Kansas, and for safeguarding personnel, installations, and the general community from hazards arising from work employing radioactive substances and other sources of high energy radiation and particles. The jurisdiction of the Committee extends to all work performed at any location under the jurisdiction of the faculty and staff of the Lawrence campus.

   The Committee includes a licensed Radiation Safety Officer and faculty members who are familiar with the use of radiation sources for research, demonstration, and teaching purposes. Appointment is by the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service.

   The policies of the Committee are:

   1. To encourage and facilitate the use of radioactive substances and sources of high energy particles and radiations by qualified University personnel.
   2. To assist University personnel in obtaining qualifications necessary to use radioactive substances and high energy particles safely.
   3. To assist personnel in obtaining the use of special facilities and services when these are needed for specific applications of radioactive materials and sources.
   4. To aid in the development of new laboratories and facilities in which radioactive materials and sources are to be used in teaching and research.

   Among the responsibilities of the committee are the following:

   1. To specify adequate and reasonable health and safety regulations, based on official handbooks and publications, and federal and state laws governing the use of radioactive substances and sources.
   2. To receive proposals for use of radioactive substances and sources and to approve or disapprove such proposals on the basis of health and safety aspects only.
   3. Through its Radiation Safety Service, to prepare the applications for the Radioactive Material License and carry out such related correspondence as is required and provide assistance in the preparations of other forms of licenses relating to the utilization of radioactive substances and fissionable material controlled by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the State of Kansas, or foreign governments.
   4. To maintain contact, through the Radiation Safety Service, with project supervisors using radioactive substances and sources and to insure that unnecessary hazards are avoided, in compliance with the 10 GRF 20 Standards for Protection Against Radiation, Kansas Radiation Protection Regulations, and the regulations of the committee.
   5. To maintain a file of the summaries of inventory records of radioactive substances under the University's jurisdiction and files of all correspondence between the project supervisors and the committee or the Radiation Safety Service.
   6. To establish procurement and disposal procedures for all radioactive substances.
   7. To the end of not only assuring safeguards to health and safety, but also of guaranteeing continued freedom of research and training from unwarranted increase in radiation background and general contamination, to consult and make recommendations on the location and design of new laboratories and facilities or the modification of existing laboratories and facilities in which radioactive materials or radiation sources will be used. Failure to adhere to these recommendations may make it necessary for the committee to close such facilities until satisfactory safety standards are met.
   8. To provide consultation, advice, and aid in solving problems of health and safety encountered by users in their work with radioactive substances and high energy sources.
   9. To review the investigation activities and reports of the Radiation Safety Service.

   Approval to use radiation sources may be obtained at two levels, depending on the level of activity of the radiation source. In general the following procedures are applicable. Written proposals for the use of radioactive materials or of sources will be received and reviewed by the committee. To expedite handling, proposals should be sent directly to the committee. Six copies of the proposal should be submitted. Proposals will be judged only on matters relating to health, safety, and rights of fellow staff members with respect to levels of background radiation and not on the scientific merit of the proposed research. The proposal will be considered by the entire committee.

   Within the jurisdiction of the University, no work may be performed with radioactive materials or sources of any other ionizing radiation without prior approval by the committee. Approval is given only for use as specified in the proposal, to be carried out by, or under the supervision of, a specified investigator in the manner described and submitted to the committee. A significant change in the nature of the project, in the methods described in the proposal, or in the investigating staff will require approval of an amendment to the proposal.

   In order to assure itself that the methods and procedures applied in the course of an investigation are in compliance with federal, state, and University regulations and the conditions stipulated in the NRC or Kansas licenses held by the University, and that adequate measures are effected to protect the health and safety of personnel, the community, and University facilities, the committee or its authorized representative, the Radiation Safety Service, may (1) inspect and monitor facilities, procedures, and personnel, and consult with the supervisor of the investigation regarding changes in safety practices if these are desirable or necessary; (2) specify procedures for disposal of radioactive materials or contaminated equipment; (3) require the supervisor to maintain and to file with the Radiation Safety Service suitable records; (4) require a medical examination of personnel who may have been exposed to hazardous levels of ionizing radiation, or may have been contaminated with radioactive isotopes, the type and extent of the examination to be determined by the Director of the Student Health Service; (5) terminate any work in progress when the committee or the Radiation Safety Service determines that failure to perform proper laboratory procedures has caused undesirable health hazards to personnel or danger of contamination of physical facilities, or has embarrassed the University or endangered the continued possession of its NRC or Kansas licenses.

Questions should be directed to the Radiation Safety Officer or to the Director of Research, Health and Safety.

The use of warm-blooded animals other than man in all activities that are under the purview of any faculty, staff member, or student of the University on the Lawrence campus is governed by the following policies and procedures:

The Animal Care Committee is charged to carry out the foregoing responsibilities. It has a dual role: to review all experimentation involving the use of warm-blooded animals and to facilitate research in the University. Its jurisdiction extends to all experimental activities, including research, development, demonstration, instruction, or study in which warm-blooded animals are used, and which is carried out by faculty, staff, or students of the University of Kansas acting in any capacity related to the institution. Membership on the committee is determined as follows:

Day-to-day supervision and monitoring of animal care on the Lawrence campus are the responsibilities of the Animal Care Unit. Animal Care Unit personnel include a veterinarian, animal care supervisor, and several animal caretakers.

Faculty, staff or students who use animals in University related activities as defined above must do so under the standards of the Animal Welfare Act; governed by the guidelines contained in the NIH publication No. (NIH) 85-23. Copies of this publication are available from the Animal Care Unit office.

In order to ensure that animals are cared for and used humanely and in compliance with all federal, state, and University regulations governing animal use, all research, demonstration and teaching projects which involve the use of warm-blooded or cold-blooded vertebrates must be certified by the University Animal Care Committee. In order to expedite approval, all faculty or staff members on the Lawrence campus who plan to use vertebrates in some fashion should submit a completed copy of the Animal Care and Use form. Copies can be obtained from the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration or Animal Care Unit. The forms should be submitted with research proposals to the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration two weeks before the application deadline. Proposals will be reviewed promptly; unacceptable proposals for animal care will be returned to the writer, with specific recommendations for improvement. Provisions must be made for proper care of animals on a regular basis, including school vacations. Forms for use of animals in teaching and demonstration projects should be submitted two weeks prior to the start of classes.

All animal users, prospective animal users, and animal care personnel can obtain information on animal regulations, sources of animals and supplies, and advice on animal care from the Animal Care Unit.

Research Support and Grants Administration.

The facilitative and review services of the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration (RSGA) are available to faculty and staff members for research use. Among the services provided by RSGA are planning and review of proposals and information on health and related services which include animal care, human experimentation and health physics-radiation sources. Similar services, with limited proposal production assistance, are available through the University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., for faculty members in the School of Engineering.

Research Opportunities.

The RESEARCH Newsletter, notices in The Oread, and memoranda directed to deans, directors of divisions, faculty chairpersons, and interested faculty, provide information on potential funding sources, both public and private, for sponsored research and training projects.

Administrative Manual.

The Administrative Manual for research issued by the Office provides further guidelines on University policy and procedures dealing with application for and management of sponsored projects.

Computer Services.

Computer services are available to faculty and staff with individual accounts managed by the several departments. Projects funded by non-state sources are expected to provide full funding for their computer costs. Investigators are cautioned, however, to check with Computing Services or the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration for current rates on services; these should be determined prior to submission of any proposal.

Duplication Services.

Reproduction and photocopying are available at the Photographic Services office. Photocopying services are also available throughout the campus; for information, contact Library personnel.

Graphics.

Graphs, charts, diagrams and maps will be prepared at cost by the Cartographic Division of the Geography/Meteorology Department located in Lindley Hall.

University General Research Funds.

The University through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service administers separate research funds specifically appropriated by the Legislature. Each year the Faculty Senate Research Committee invites applications for awards. The committee reviews and evaluates those it receives and makes recommendations for awards; these may include new faculty awards for faculty members who join the staff of the University in the fall. Policies and procedures of the committee are announced periodically to the faculty. The New Faculty program provides initial research awards to new tenure track faculty members. The committee's Small Grants Fund also provides limited research funds to faculty for costs of publication.

Improvement of Instruction Funds.

The Office of Academic Affairs allocates funds based on proposals submitted by faculty and staff for innovative projects in education and their implementation on the Lawrence Campus.

Equipment Funds.

Legislative appropriations occasionally provide equipment funds for departmental use. The University often can provide matching funds for equipment sought through grant proposals to outside agencies. Any proposal that includes provision for University matching funds must be routed through the appropriate Vice Chancellor to the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor prior to submission of the proposal.

Graduate Faculty Travel Funds.

The Graduate School maintains a travel fund for Graduate Faculty remembers who participate in learned society meetings. (See Faculty Travel to Meetings of Learned Societies.)

Biomedical Sciences Support Grant.

A Biomedical Sciences Support Grant is administered by a local committee. Investigators who wish to explore possibilities of obtaining funds from this source should contact the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service.

Intercampus Arrangements.

The University of Kansas encourages and aids in the preparation of consortium grant applications between KU campuses. These are submitted by faculty members for collaborative research, and instructional or service projects. There are also combined training grants that exist between the campuses, and students as well as faculty from each campus participate. For specific review procedures, contact the Office of Research Support and Grants Administration. The Graduate School supervises graduate programs in the schools and departments on the Lawrence and Kansas City campuses, and graduate students may enroll in appropriate course work on either campus; some programs require work at both sites. Members of several units of the University act in a liaison capacity to bring together faculty members from both campuses for collaborative research and training efforts.