Current Policies
University Policy Committee Reviewed and President Approved
Research
Conflict of Interest Rules and Procedures
Authority
The Conflict of Interest/Compensated Outside Services Policy establishes the authority of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (“51ԹϺ” or “University”) to manage all conflicts of interest and compensated outside services of individuals affiliated with the University.
The Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) 281A.400-281A.480 detail the code of ethics applicable to public officers and employees of the state of Nevada, including restrictions on conflicts of interest and compensated outside services. NRS 396.110 grants authority to the Nevada System of Higher Education (“…
Conflict of Interest/Compensated Outside Services
The purpose of this policy is to establish requirements for identifying, managing, reducing, and/or eliminating conflicts of interest and managing compensated outside services. This policy complies with the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), State of Nevada requirements, and federal financial conflict of interest regulations.
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Creation and Periodic Review of University Centers, Institutes, Museums, and Laboratories
This policy describes how centers, institutes, museums and laboratories within the University of Nevada Las Vegas ("University" or " 51ԹϺ") are defined, created, and closed.
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Effort Reporting Policy
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to ensure that all persons responsible for effort reporting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ) have the necessary information to submit accurate and timely reports.
Export Control and Economic Sanctions Compliance Policy
This policy is intended to ensure compliance with the Export Control and Economic Sanctions Policy set forth in the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Procedures and Guidelines Manual, Chapter 14 and with U.S. export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations.
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Incentives for Human Research Subjects Policy and Procedures
This policy details the process for the incentivizing human subjects to participate in research projects at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ). University faculty and staff have the legal obligation to both maintain confidentiality of individuals who take part in University research studies and satisfy the demands of financial accountability. Therefore, this payment process has been designed to maintain research subject confidentiality to the extent possible under the law, while meeting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reporting requirements, and conforming to the University's…
Policy on Research Involving Human Subjects
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that members of the campus community adhere to federal, state, and local regulations, as well as university rules and procedures, when conducting research involving human subjects.
Public Land Permits
In order to comply with federal, state, county, and local laws and regulations, 51ԹϺ requires its faculty, staff, and students to obtain any required permits and/or authorizations prior to using public lands for university or university related activities.
Reason for Policy
The 51ԹϺ community makes use of public lands for many organized activities that enhance the university's teaching, research, and service mission. It is the university's intent to ensure that such use is accomplished in a legal manner. Personal liability for the 51ԹϺ community member is minimized…
Research Misconduct Policy
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas ("51ԹϺ" or the "University") must comply with federal regulations requiring each institution of higher education receiving federal grants and contracts to have an administrative policy for handling allegations of research misconduct. This policy revises and supersedes the 51ԹϺ Research Misconduct Policy adopted on May 13, 2008. The purpose of this policy is to state 51ԹϺ's compliance with federal and state research misconduct policies and regulations.
51ԹϺ is committed to the ethical and responsible conduct of research. Research misconduct can…
Rules And Procedures For Conducting Human Subjects Research
The purpose of these Rules and Procedures is: 1) to provide guidance to researchers who work with human subjects in research, 2) to describe the mechanism for review of human subjects research, and 3) to comply with federal requirements for the protection of human subjects in research.
The Office of Research Integrity-Human Subjects (“ORI-HS”) and 51ԹϺ’s Institutional Review Boards (“IRBs”) maintain and update these Rules and Procedures. These Rules and Procedures are an integral part of the human research protection program (HRPP) at 51ԹϺ. 51ԹϺ’s HRPP is a shared responsibility…
Sponsored Program Proposal Submission and Award Acceptance Policy
The purpose of this policy is to identify the required approvals for all sponsored program proposals and awards.