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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0F243E">FYI – in the past Extension has been exempt from filing Conflict of Interest information. However, new federal rules require that anyone applying for NSF related funds (including DOD or USDA) have a conflict
of interest/financial disclosure information on file. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> ramtalk-request@list.arizona.edu [mailto:ramtalk-request@list.arizona.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Peters, Bethany Lynne - (blpeters)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 22, 2014 9:29 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ramtalk@list.arizona.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ramtalk] Conflict of Interest Email Notifications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Conflict of Interest Office has begun the process of sending automatic email notifications to Investigators ahead of the February 24<sup>th</sup> change in federal conflict of interest regulations.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any Investigator who receives this automated email should follow the link and complete their Financial Disclosure. If an Investigator is having issues getting to their financial disclosure, please provide them with the following link:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://uavpr.arizona.edu/COI/">https://uavpr.arizona.edu/COI/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please feel free to contact the COI program office with any questions or concerns you may have regarding the federal conflict of interest</span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">regulations. <o:p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Phone: 520-626-7879, Email:
<a href="mailto:coi@email.arizona.edu">coi@email.arizona.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:black">Bethany Peters</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Program Coordinator, Sr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Conflict of Interest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">1618 E Helen Street, Rm 122<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">P.O. Box 210409<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Tucson, Az 85719<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Phone: 520-626-7879<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:blpeters@email.arizona.edu" target="_blank">blpeters@email.arizona.edu</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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