Overview
The Office of Research Regulatory Support (ORRS) facilitates research by supporting faculty, students, and staff with their research regulatory needs and by assuring research activities are conducted in a safe, legal, and fair manner. ORRS units include: Animal Care Programs (CAR/IACUC), Conflict Disclosures and Management (CDM), Export Controls and Trade Sanctions (ECTS), Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), Human Research Protection Program (HRPP), Stem Cell Research and administrative and technical staff. ORRS reports to the Office of Research and Innovation.
Mission
- Promote the responsible conduct of research,
- Assure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, and university policies,
- Protect the rights and welfare of research subjects,
- Protect public health and safety, and
- Assure the objectivity and integrity of research.
Support for Other Units
In addition to the specific missions of ORRS units, ORRS collaborates with external units' compliance and safety needs including the following:
- Audit, Risk, and Compliance
- Civil Rights and Title IX Education and Compliance
- Education Abroad
- The Graduate School and academic units
- Health Compliance Inc
- Information Technology Services
- Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
- Sponsored Projects Administration
Protection of a research environment for free and unfettered pursuit of knowledge is an important University responsibility. Infringement on this freedom must be restricted to those factors which are clearly essential to the protection of individuals and the public at large.Michigan State University Faculty Handbook