Per NIH policy, eight hours of face-to-face RCR training is required for all trainees, fellows, participants, and scholars receiving support through any NIH training, career development award (individual or institutional), research education grant, and dissertation research grant. The policy applies to the following programs: D43, D71, F05, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F37, F38, K01, K02, K05, K07, K08, K12, K18, K22, K23, K24, K25, K26, K30, K99/R00, KL1, KL2, R25, R36, T15, T32, T34, T35, T36, T37, T90/R90, TL1, TU2, and U2R. This policy also applies to any other NIH-funded programs supporting research training, career development, or research education that require instruction in responsible conduct of research as stated in the relevant funding opportunity announcements.
November RCR Training Series
The next RCR Training Session Series will be hosted during the month of November, presented live via Teams. All sessions are one hour long, including both presentation and discussion/Q&A. You will need to attend at least 8 hours of unique presentation material to fulfil the NIH RCR training requirement. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Research Compliance Monitor, Ellen Ciesielski at eciesielski@uchc.edu.
Please note: Sessions start promptly. Latecomers risk not receiving credit.
| Date | Time | Session Name | Presenter | Sign-Up Link |
| Wednesday, 11/12 | 12:00 PM | Plagiarism and Proper Citation | Jason Nicosia, Associate Systems and Technology Administrator, UConn Health Library | Coming soon! |
| Thursday, 11/13 | 12:00 PM | Managing Mentoring and Peer Relationships | Cinnamon Adams, University Ombuds | Coming soon! |
| Friday, 11/14 | 1:30 PM | Ethics in the Use of Animal Subjects in Research | Alison Pohl, IACUC Administrator Lisa Chuba, Research Compliance Monitor | Coming soon! |
| Monday, 11/17 | 12:00 PM | Research Security & Export Control | Lesley Salafia, Director, Research Security Mike Shelton, Export Control | Coming soon! |
| Tuesday, 11/18 | 12:00 PM | Best Practices in Data Management for Responsible Research | Renée Walsh, STEM Librarian, UConn Library | Coming soon! |
| Wednesday, 11/19 | 11:00 AM | Biosafety: Regulations or Guidelines? | David Cavallaro, Biological Safety Manager | Coming soon! |
| Thursday, 11/20 | 12:00 PM | Peer Review | Dr. Laura Haynes, Professor of Immunology, UConn Health | Coming soon! |
| Friday, 11/21 | 11:00 AM | Conflict of Interest | Meg Johson, Director, Conflict of Interest and Research Integrity | Coming soon! |
| Monday, 11/24 | 12:00 PM | Research Misconduct | Meg Johson, Director, Conflict of Interest and Research Integrity | Coming soon! |
For questions, please contact Research Compliance Monitor, Ellen Ciesielski, in the RCR Office.