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My Emphasis project is going to be primarily service-oriented. Do service and independent educational activities count as research?

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My Emphasis project is going to be primarily service-oriented. Do service and independent educational activities count as research?

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Federal regulations define research as a systematic investigation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. Emphasis projects may or may not involve research as defined under federal regulations, but only the IRB has the authority to determine that a project does not require IRB review.