These include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Administrative influence over the design, conduct, analysis, or reporting of research.
• The use of University resources that have an impact on or result from research activities including decisions involving expenditures, purchasing, investments, equity and technology transfer, and the execution of contracts and grants.
• The licensing of intellectual property that was discovered at or owned by the University.
• Research and development or commercialization of intellectual property under an approved exception pursuant to the Virginia State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act at VA Code §2.2-3106 (C)(8) for an employee’s personal interest in a contract for research and development or commercialization of intellectual property between the University and a business in which the employee has an interest.
• Evaluation, promotion, and the assignment of job responsibilities in the supervision of faculty, trainees and staff engaged in research.