2022 RCR News Archive

This page offers news-worthy topics, helpful tips, and updates to UK policy, procedures, and guidelines for Responsible Conduct of Research. Note: Due to the nature of web page evolution, some links may be broken.

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December 12, 2022

December RCR Newsletter [HTML]

  • Happy Holidays!
  • RCR Office Closing for the Holidays
  • RCR In-Person Training
  • iThenticate for UK Faculty
  • Interested in being an RCR trainer?
  • Update on Compliance by College
  • "Overview of RCR" video
  • In the News:
    • "How to protect research ideas as a junior scientist"
    • "To fix peer review, break it into stages"
    • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries.


September 26, 2022

September RCR Newsletter [HTML]

  • iThenticate for UK Faculty
  • Interested in being an RCR trainer?
  • Update on Compliance by College
  • "Overview of RCR" video
  • In the News:
    • "Rethinking the retraction process"
    • "Who Cares About Publication Integrity?"
    • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries. 


August 23, 2022

August RCR Newsletter [HTML]

  • Reminder: University Policy Update August 2, 2022
  • Interested in being an RCR trainer?
  • Vice President for Research (VPR) Lunch & Learn Series
  • Update on Compliance by College
  • "Overview of RCR" video
  • In the News:
    • "Exclusive: investigators found plagiarism and data falsification in work from prominent cancer lab"
    • "The Amyloid Theory: Questions Arise Around Possible Research Misconduct and the Validity of Aß as a Therapeutic Target"
    • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries. 


July 26, 2022

July RCR Newsletter [HTML]

  • Reminder: University Policy Update August 2, 2022
  • Reminder: RCR In-Person Training Coming August 2022
  • Interested in being an RCR trainer?
  • Update on Compliance by College
  • "Overview of RCR" video
  • In the News:
    • "Put an End to Abusive Workplaces"
    • "Dynamics of cross-platform attention to retracted papers"
    • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries. 


June 16, 2022

June RCR Newsletter [HTML]

  • RCR In-Person Training Coming August 2022
  • Update on Compliance by College
  • "Overview of RCR" video
  • In the News:
    • "Construction and Validation of the Research Misconduct Scale for Social Science University Students"
    • "AI-generated images could make it almost impossible to detect fake papers"
    • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries. 


May 27, 2022

May RCR Newsletter [HTML]

In this edition:

  • University Mandate Policy Update Coming in August 2022
  • "Overview of RCR" video
  • In the News:
    • "It's Time for Science to Take Down Bullies in Its Own Ranks"
    • "Improving research integrity: a framework for responsible science communication"
    • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries. 


April 29, 2022

April RCR Newsletter [HTML]

In this edition:

  • Reminder: Penalties in effect May 1, 2022
  • Overview of RCR Mandate video & RCR Course Interactive Tools
  • Update on Compliance by College
  • "Overview of RCR" video
  • In the News:
    • "PLOS ONE Pulls Five Papers Tied to Alzheimer's Drug Controversy"
    • "Creating a science legacy"
    • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries. 


March 30, 2022

March RCR Newsletter [HTML]

In this edition:

  • Penalties in effect May 1, 2022
  • Overview of RCR Mandate video & RCR Course Interactive Tool
  • RCR Course Automatic Emails
  • Getting Started: Refresher FAQs
  • Update on Compliance by College
  • "Overview of RCR" video
  • In the News:
    • "Course corrections needed in peer review publication process"
    • "U.S. scientific research agencies tighten foreign affiliation rules"
    • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries. 


February 25, 2022

February RCR Newsletter [HTML]

In this edition:

  • RCR Course Interactive Tool: Not sure which course to enroll in and complete?
  • RCR Course Automatic Emails
  • Getting Started: Refresher FAQs
  • Update on Compliance by College
  • "Overview of RCR" video
  • In the News:
    • "How fake science is infiltrating scientific journals"
    • "DOJ Increases Focus on Clinical Trial Fraud"
    • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries. 


January 26, 2022

January RCR Newsletter [HTML]

In this edition:

  • RCR Course Automatic Emails
  • Getting Started: Refresher FAQs
  • Update on Compliance by College
  • "Overview of RCR" video
  • In the News:
    • "Managing up: how to communicate effectively with your PhD adviser"
    • "Who's on first? Duking out scientific paper authorship order"
    • US DHHS ORI Research Misconduct Case Summaries.