RCR

Update to RCR Requirements for NSF – Oct. 2025

The following message was sent via email to all University of Maine employees on October 28, 2025 by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Important Notice 149: Updates to NSF’s Research Security Policies includes a requirement for Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training […]

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Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Fall 2025

The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace from October 27th to December 5th, 2025. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture […]

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Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Summer 2025

The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace from June 2nd to July 6th, 2025. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of […]

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Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Spring 2025

The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training forundergraduate students on Brightspace from March 3rd to April 7th, 2025. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food […]

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Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Fall 2024

The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace from Monday, October 21st to Friday, November 22nd, 2024. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National […]

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Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Summer 2024

The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace from Monday, June 3rd to Friday, July 5th. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute […]

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Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Spring 2024

The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace from Friday, March 1st to Friday, April 5th, 2024. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National […]

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New Optional CITI Training: Safe Research Environments – November 2023

The university has made a new optional training available on Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), titled “Safe Research Environments.” For instructions to sign up, see Instructions for CITI Training (Word), under Section V. Part f. Responsible Conduct of Research & Safe Research Environments. The training includes 2 modules: Preventing and Responding to Harassment and Bullying […]

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Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Fall 2023

The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace from Monday, October 16th to Friday, November 17th, 2023. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National […]

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