UW Research

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

DOM

Department of Medicine (UW)

DOS

Department of State

DOT

Department of Transportation

DSHS

Department of Social and Health Services (WA State)

DUA

See: Data Use Agreement

dual review

This refers to a situation in which more than one Institutional Review Board (IRB) oversees and reviews the same parts of a study; i.e., there is…

Dual-Use

15 CFR 730.3 Dual use covers particular items subject to the Export Administration Regulations that have both commercial and military or proliferation applications that are not…

DUNS

Data Universal Numbering System (federal) The DUNS numbering system was replaced by the federal Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)  in April of 2022. The UW’s UEI: HD1WMN6945W6…

DURC

Dual Use Research of Concern See NIH information on Dual Use Research of Concern  

e-Grants

U.S. Department of Education’s online system