Welcome to the Capella Research Center

About Us

We're dedicated to providing the resources, information, and support you need to conduct research that meets the highest ethical standards and ensures the protection of human research participants. Read more about our mission

Institutional Review Board

The Capella Institutional Review Board is a resourced community with the authority and responsibility to support, inform, and enforce ethical research at Capella University in an effort to ensure the protection of human research participants. Capella University's FWA number is FWA00009640 and the IRB Organization number is IRB00004629.

View IRB Committee Roster | View IRB Meeting Dates

Capella Learners

Building your study design and executing your research protocol is a pivotal time in your graduate career, and it all starts with IRB approval. Use this site to make sure your research submission goes as smooth as possible.

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Research Participants

Have you been contacted by a Capella Researcher to participate in a study, and have questions or concerns? Please read this information


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Announcements

New Exempt Review Process

Capella University's IRB is pleased to announce the implmentation of the exempt review process!

Meet the IRB Committee and Staff

Our IRB has been carefully composed, and our review of research is equally careful.

IRB Reviews during Quarter Break

Review important information about IRB application reviews during quarter breaks.

IRB Blog and RSS link

Across the Board. Visit the Capella IRB Blog

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