The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has developed a series of video vignettes and a discussion guide addressing a variety of challenges facing international postdoctoral researchers.  These include visa delays, language barriers, and cultural biases.  The resources are designed to increase awareness and assist faculty when mentoring international postdocs by:

The cover story of the Summer 2013 issue of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) Professional Ethics Report (PER) is entitled Collaborative International Research ~ Planning for Success.  The article examines factors and strategies that foster successful international research collaborations, identifies challenges/pitfalls that may limit such collaborations, and lists the key components of planning for success.

Melissa McGee joined the Research Integrity Services (RIS) staff in the position of Compliance Officer on Monday, September 16, 2013.   In this new position, Melissa will be working initially on UNH’s Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) program, then taking on export controls and other institutional compliance issues related to research.  Melissa moved from Sponsored Programs Administration to this position.

Transcripts of the August 28, 2013 US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) public meeting about Matters Related to Protection of Human Subjects and Research Considering Standard of Care Interventions are available on the Spotlight section of the Office of Human Research Protection's (OHRP) webpage http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/. Videos of the meeting are also available from this website.

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Senior Vice Provost for Research Jan Nisbet recently appointed six new members to UNH's Disclosure Review Committee (DRC). They are: Kent Chamberlin, Rick Cote, Clyde Denis, Kevin Gardner, Nivedita Gupta, and Andrew Houtenville. Venky Venkatachalam and Bob Woodward will co-Chair the DRC in the upcoming year. 

On August 28, 2013, the U.S.

GRAD 930: Ethics in Research and Scholarship will be offered in the Fall 2013 semester.  Faculty, staff, and graduate students who have taken the course in the past have come from a wide variety of disciplines/areas across the campus, and the different perspectives they have brought to the course have enriched their educational experience.  Ethical research is a core value at UNH, and this course engages participants in the conversation. 

The UNH Responsible Conduct of Research and Scholarly Activity (RCR) Committee announces the availability of training in the ethical and responsible conduct of research.  This training is open to any member of the UNH community.  While it is primarily directed at postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students, faculty and staff are invited to participate.    

This training opportunity involves two components:

The UNH Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research (IRB) will pilot weekly “Ask the IRB” sessions in the Fall 2013 semester.  One or more IRB members will host these sessions each Wednesday, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Dimond Library Room 352, starting September 4 (there will be no session on November 27).