{"id":62,"date":"2014-08-07T09:58:26","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T14:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/irb\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-01-08T08:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:31:24","slug":"about-the-uwm-irb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/irb\/about-the-uwm-irb\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews all human subjects research conducted by 51ÁÔÆæ faculty, staff, and students. 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