Current Policies
University Policy Committee Reviewed and President Approved
Research
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 " UNLV") are defined, created, and closed.
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 (UNLV) 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.
Responsible Office(s)
Policy For
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 (UNLV). 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, UNLV 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 UNLV 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 UNLV community member is minimized…
Research Misconduct Policy
The Research Misconduct Policy is based on 42 CFR §93 ("Federal Research Misconduct Policy") and other applicable laws. Although Federal agencies have ultimate authority for federally-funded research, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas ("UNLV" or the "University") is responsible for the inquiry, investigation, and adjudication of research misconduct alleged to have occurred in association with the University and persons conducting research are responsible for monitoring and carefully evaluating procedures and results of research.
UNLV must comply with federal and Nevada System of…
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 UNLV’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 UNLV. UNLV’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.