safe ose FAQ

safe ose FAQ 

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2025/nsf25027/nsf25027.jsp

R universe

 https://ropensci.org/blog/2021/06/22/setup-runiverse/

https://ropensci.org/blog/2023/04/03/cran-to-git/

Tougaloo College

 Tougaloo College, a historically Black college in Mississippi, is actively involved in public health research and education, often collaborating with other institutions. Below are some highlights related to Tougaloo's public health initiatives and connections to Alabama:

• Collaborations in Public Health Research: Tougaloo College has a longstanding partnership with Brown University. Recently, students from both institutions studied the community health impacts of a wood pellet manufacturing plant in rural Mississippi. This research focused on rural public health challenges and was presented to community members and at health conferences1.

• Health Disparities Research: Wendy White, a researcher associated with Tougaloo College, serves as the Principal Investigator for the Jackson Heart Study Undergraduate Training and Education Center. Her work focuses on health disparities research and mentoring students in public health careers2.

• Training Programs: Tougaloo College participates in initiatives like the UCLA-Tougaloo Public Health Scholars Training Program, which helps students develop research skills by working with faculty on projects such as data collection and manuscript preparation3.

• Connections to Alabama: While there is no direct mention of a Tougaloo researcher specifically based in Alabama, there are ties between Tougaloo's public health efforts and broader regional collaborations. For example, Alabama institutions like the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are also heavily involved in public health research, including health disparities5.

ODU storage managment

 

https://itsapps.odu.edu/apps/web/research_storage_options/

Research Storage Matrix

Before using an IT service to compute large amounts of confidential or restricted data, be sure you are using the right computing environment for the job.

According to ITS Standard 02.3.0, there are five classification levels of data that require different levels of protection. ODU has several research computing environments, each with its own strengths and/or limitations where sensitive data is concerned. The matrix below lists the environments best suited to the type of data you collect as part of your research, based on your data’s classification level. Definitions of each class can be found in the footnotes.

Keep in mind, these are just guidelines. Contact the Office of Research Compliance and the ITS Information Security Officer to discuss your specific research circumstances.

How to access research computing environments

For access to HPC, CCI-R, ACCORD and Redcap, contact ITSResearchandCloudComputing@odu.edu.
For access to RRCE and MUSA, contact dflanaga@odu.edu.

How to interpret the Regulated Research Data Matrix

   Acceptable It is ok to use this environment with data in this category.
   Not Appropriate This environment is not equipped to handle this type of regulated data. Do not use this environment with data in this category.

  Public Data  Confidential Data  Restricted Data 

	Public Data	Confidential Data		Restricted Data
Data Types	Non-Sensitive & Public Data5	Confidential: Intellectual Property3 (unregulated)	FERPA2,3	PHI1,2,3,*, EAR2,3	IPI1,2,3,†	HIPAA1	CUI1,‡/ITAR1,2	Classified
OneDrive for Business An enterprise service that allows users to store, share and edit files within online Office apps as part of Microsoft Office 365.		b	b
Microsoft Teams/SharePoint An online collaboration space that is part of Office 365.		a,b	a
HPC HPC clusters offer substantial computational power to critical research projects in disciplines including cybersecurity, resilience and data-intensive science and engineering.
CCI-R COVA CCI is southeastern Virginia's engine for research, innovation, and commercialization of next-generation cybersecurity technologies particularly in the areas of Cyber Physical Systems Security (CPSS), 5G, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Maritime, Defense, and Transportation industries.
RRCE The Regulated Research Computational Environment (RRCE) is built through a partnership between ODU, EVMS and Sentara. It provides a virtual lab environment for computation and storage of regulated data sets including CUI and HIPAA.
ACCORD
MUSA
REDCap Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) is a web-based application is HIPAA–compliant, highly secure, and intuitive to use.

Legend

1	Class 1: Restricted (most sensitive; Examples: SSN, Driver’s License number, PHI, HIPAA, CUI, ITAR)
2	Class 2: Confidential, Moderate Sensitivity (non-restricted data regulated by state/federal laws; Examples: Human genomic data, FERPA non-directory data, EAR)
3	Class 3: Confidential, Low Sensitivity (Examples: FERPA directory data, intellectual properties)
4	Class 4: Confidential, Non-Regulated (Examples: non-public, non-regulated research data)
5	Class 5: Public
*	PHI is always classified level 1, unless it is de-identified for research purposes, in which case it could be classified at level 2 or 3, depending on data requirements and agreements.
†	IPI (Identifiable Private Information) is private information for which the identity of the subject is or may readily be ascertained by the investigator or is associated with the information. See more: Coded Private Information or Biospecimens Used in Research | HHS.gov
a	a In restricted folders with access limited to only ODU employees who have a need to know.
b	Temporary files or working copies that are non-authoritative and not source documents.