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.
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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