NEWS
E-Verify is here
The federal government recently enacted a new requirement, which applies to all federal contracts issued after September 8, 2009, with a value of over $100,000 and a performance period of greater than 120 days ("Qualifying Contract"). Any University faculty, staff or students who are charged to a Qualifying Contract, must have their eligibility to work in the United States confirmed through the Department of Homeland Securitys ("DHS's") E-Verify on-line system. The E-Verify system checks information already provided by an employee's I-9 form against records maintained in Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security databases. The new federal regulations require the University to check both existing and new employees who perform work on Qualifying Contracts through the E-Verify system, so even if your faculty, staff and students completed an I-9 some time ago, they are subject to the E-Verify process. Further information on the University's procedures for compliance with the new requirements may be found on the Office of Research website.
E-Verify Requirements for Persons Working on Certain Federal Contracts
Workshop on Ethics and Regulation of International Research
International Research Ethics Workshop
New Industry Interactions Policy
The Schools of the Health Sciences and UPMC have jointly developed a new policy on Industry Interactions. The new policy becomes effective in February 2008. The full text of the Policy, along with FAQs and other supporting materials may be found at the Industry Relations website.
Theresa Colecchia wins NACUA's First Decade Award
The National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) presented its First Decade Award at the forty-seventh annual conference held in June 2007 in San Diego, California to Theresa Colecchia, Associate General Counsel. This award recognizes university counsel who have been members of NACUA for ten or fewer years who have made a significantly innovative contribution or provided outstandin10/27/2008r education law. At the awards ceremony, Theresa was thanked for her generosity of time and expertise. She has been a frequent speaker at annual conferences and CLE workshops on issues relating to sponsored research, intellectual property and human subject research. Theresa is also the editor of the NACUA compendium, Legal Issues in Sponsored Research Programs: From Contracting to Compliance. NACUA's Committee on Honors and Awards recognized Theresa as the "go to" person among her colleagues both within and outside of NACUA in the area of sponsored research.
The Office of General Counsel wishes to extend its congratulations to Theresa and thank her for her services to NACUA and, more importantly, for her outstanding counsel and advice to the University.