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. For questions about this policy, please reach out to Research Compliance Monitor, Ellen Ciesielski at eciesielski@uchc.edu.

Stay tuned for information on the next virtual RCR training series to be offered November 2026! (Dates and registration links to be published in September.)

February 2026 RCR Training Series

UConn hosts a twice-annual RCR training series, in February and November. The next RCR Training Session Series will take place during the month of February, 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 fulfill the NIH RCR training requirement. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. If you have any questions or concerns about the training series, please contact Ellen Ciesielski.

Please note: Sessions start promptly. Latecomers risk not receiving credit.

Date	Time	Session Name	Presenter	Sign-Up Link
Monday, 2/2	12:00-1:00 PM	Research Misconduct	Meg Johson, Director, Conflict of Interest and Research Integrity	Registration Link
Tuesday, 2/3	12:00-1:00 PM	Plagiarism and Proper Citation	Jason Nicosia, Associate Systems and Technology Administrator, UConn Health Library	Registration Link
Wednesday, 2/4	12:00-1:00 PM	Conflict of Interest	Meg Johson, Director, Conflict of Interest and Research Integrity Michael Glasgow, Associate Vice President, Sponsored Program Services	Registration Link
Thursday, 2/5	12:00-1:00 PM	Peer Review	Laura Haynes, Professor of Immunology, UConn Health	Registration Link
Friday, 2/6	12:00-1:00 PM	Managing Mentoring and Peer Relationships	Cinnamon Adams, University Ombuds	Registration Link
Monday, 2/9	12:00-1:00 PM	Research Security & Export Control	Lesley Salafia, Director, Research Security                                                      Mike Shelton, Export Control	Registration Link
Tuesday, 2/10	12:00-1:00 PM	Best Practices in Data Management for Responsible Research	Renée Walsh, STEM Librarian, UConn Library	Registration Link
Wednesday, 2/11	12:00-1:00 PM	Biosafety: Regulations or Guidelines?	David Cavallaro, Biological Safety Manager	Registration Link
Tuesday, 2/17	12:00-1:00 PM	Ethics in the Use of Animal Subjects in Research	Alison Pohl, IACUC Administrator            Lisa Chuba, Research Compliance Monitor	Registration Link

 

For questions, please contact Research Compliance Monitor, Ellen Ciesielski, in the RCR Office.