Committee on the Administration of Research (CAR) was established by the Research Development Advisory Council (ReDAC) for the purpose of discussing continuing and emerging issues related to research administration and compliance at Virginia Commonwealth University. CAR regularly forms subcommittees and/or working groups to delve more deeply into topical concerns.
Membership: The committee will be co-chaired by the associate vice president for sponsored programs and the associate vice president for finance. Members of the committee will be appointed by the ReDAC members of each of the following schools/colleges: the Arts, Business, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Health Professions, Humanities and Sciences, Life Sciences and Sustainability, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Provost's Office, Public Health, Social Work, and Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.
Directors/executive directors of the following offices will be standing members of the committee: Division of Sponsored Programs, Export Control and Research Security, Grants and Contracts Accounting, Research Administration and Operations at the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Research Integrity and Ethics, Research Subjects Protections, and Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research.