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Sessions from Colorado State University's Plagiarism Workshop Available Online

Videos of the sessions at Colorado State University's Plagiarism Workshop on May 8^th, 2013 are available online at http://echo.colostate.edu:8080/ess/portal/section/85b03351-3d64-48ab-b26f-0a40557bb188.

The sessions include:

NSF OIG Investigates Plagiarism in Funded Proposals

According to Science magazine, “The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investigating nearly 100 cases of suspected plagiarism drawn from a single year’s worth of proposals funded by the agency.” The proposals are those funded by NSF in 2011. The article is available at http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/03/nsf-audit-of-successful-proposal.html.

Summer 2013 IACUC Meeting Schedule

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has set its meeting schedule for summer 2013, available here.

May 8, 2013 Plagiarism Workshop Hosted by Colorado State University

Colorado State University (CSU) will host a plagiarism workshop on the CSU’s Fort Collins campus on May 8, 2013. Live web-streaming will be offered to registrants who are unable to travel to CSU.

Among the featured speakers are:

Update on UNH's Financial Conflict of Interest in Research Program

Since 1995, UNH has deployed a financial conflict of interest in research (FCOIR) program to protect the integrity of UNH's externally-funded research and the investigators who engage in this mission-critical activity. The program’s goals are accomplished through identification and management of financial conflicts of interest in research. Information about UNH’s FCOIR program, including links to policies, forms, and guidance, is available here.

Summer 2013 Institutional Review Board Meeting Schedule

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research has set the meeting schedule for summer 2013. It is available at

New USDA NIFA RCR Training Requirement

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has instituted a new training requirement effective for awards subject to the February 2013 Research Terms and Conditions.

May 2013 Ethical and Responsible Conduct of Research Training

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 opportunity involves two components:

Updated UNH IRB Guidance on When IRB Approval is Needed for Studies Involving Existing/Secondary Data

The UNH Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research recently updated its guidance concerning when IRB approval is needed for studies that involve the use of existing/secondary data derived from human subjects.

UNH's Financial Conflict of Interest in Research Program

If you conduct externally sponsored research and you, your spouse/domestic partner or dependent children have a significant financial interest that could impact, or be impacted by, your research, then you must comply with UNH’s policies on financial conflict of interest in research (FCOIR). For example, if you have an ownership stake in a company and your externally-funded research could benefit the company, this is a financial conflict of interest in research.