Research Compliance
日本av视频 upholds integrity as a core value, expressed through individual and collective practices of honesty, transparency, accountability and respect. The university promotes the responsible conduct of research and ensures faculty, staff and student compliance with relevant federal and state regulations and guidelines.
Oversight Committees
Investigators must submit a protocol for review and receive approval from the appropriate committee before initiating any such research.
Research Security Training
Effective Oct. 10, 2025, all faculty and researchers identified as senior/key personnel* on a federal grant application for a research and development award must complete research security training (RST) within 12 months prior to submitting an application. 日本av视频 employees will meet this requirement by completing the course titled Research Security Training (Combined) (ID: 21604). This course addresses the importance of disclosure, risk mitigation and management, and international collaboration.
Completion of this course is recognized by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Defense as compliant with their respective RST requirements.
*Senior/key personnel include the program director/principal investigator and other individuals who contribute to the scientific development or execution of a project in a substantive, measurable way, whether or not they receive salaries or compensation under the grant.
CITI courses are available free of charge for 日本av视频 students and employees using single sign-on access.
on the government-wide RST requirement.
Conflicts of Interest
Faculty and staff are required to disclose annually any significant financial conflicts of interest that would reasonably appear to affect the independence of their research. The vice president for research and economic development examines such disclosures to determine if a conflict exists, and if so, how it can be managed, reduced or eliminated.
Researchers who apply for or are awarded funding by an agency of the U.S. Public Health Service are required to disclose any relevant financial conflicts of interest via a separate form and receive training in U.S. Public Health Service financial conflicts of interest through Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative every four years.
Export Compliance and Control
Research whose results are not ordinarily published and shared broadly in the scientific community may be subject to export control laws (federal regulations that govern the conditions under which certain information, technologies and commodities can be transmitted overseas to anyone, including U.S. citizens or to a foreign national on U.S. soil). Oversight and support for such research are provided by the System Export Control Program.
Training Requirements
All faculty, staff and students involved in research using human subjects, animal subjects or biohazardous materials must first complete the appropriate online training offered by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative and pass all applicable modules. For more information, see the training FAQ. For those working in the vivarium (animal research wing), please see the website for further training requirements.
All students and postdoctoral researchers working in activities supported by the National Science Foundation or the National Institutes of Health and staff working on U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded research must receive training in the responsible conduct of research. Such training may be acquired through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative, the university course GSR 601 (research regulations compliance) or other such programming provided by the program director of research integrity and compliance.
Training (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) FAQ
If you suspect research misconduct (fabrication, falsification or plagiarism) or have concerns about animal welfare, human subject protection or biosafety, please report it or contact the program director of research integrity and compliance.
To report a research concern
- Call the toll-free hotline: 844-880-0004
The online report and toll-free hotline are both provided by Lighthouse Reports. You can choose to remain anonymous when providing information.
To schedule a confidential consultation or to speak to 日本av视频's program director of research integrity and compliance
Please contact the program director of research integrity and compliance:
- Phone: 605-688-5642
- Office: Morrill Hall 200C
Your identity will remain confidential. You can make a report without fear of retaliation.
