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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Appalachian receives $231,427 to help Kurdistan univeristies develop curricula

Boone–Appalachian State University has received a $231,427 grant

from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in

Kurdistan and the U.S. Department of State to help universities in

Kurdistan update their teaching practices.

The project is directed by Dr. Jesse Lutabingwa, associate vice chancellor for international education and development at Appalachian, Lori Mason, a doctoral student in Appalachian’s Reich College of Education, and Dr. Vachel Miller from the Reich College of Education

 

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 Appalachian State University professors Melanie Greene, left, and Sara 

 Zimmerman met recently with Dr. Idris Hadi Salih, Kurdistan’s minister

 of higher education and scientific research.

 Professors from various academic disciplines at Appalachian are working

 with professors from universities in Kurdistan to help update their        

 teaching practices.

For additional information go to http://www.news.appstate.edu/2009/03/04/grant-kurdistan-universities/.


Institutional Review Board (IRB)Online Training

The IRB Office announced a new educational requirement for investigators (and advisors) submitting new human subjects research proposals.  This is in reponse to increased emphasis by the federal government to assure that investigators have appropriate and documented human subjects research ethics training.  The instructions for accessing the online training program can be found by going to The Institutional Review Board (IRB) item 3.

 

 

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