{"id":6368,"date":"2024-06-20T14:03:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/?page_id=6368"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:41:26","slug":"undergraduate-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/responsible-conduct-research\/undergraduate-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Undergraduate students participating in National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and United States Department of Agriculture \u2013 National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) sponsored research are required to be trained in the Responsible Conduct of Research. The training is valid for four years; students will be provided a completion certificate which they should provide to their supervisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring 2026 Training<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spring 2026\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/courses.maine.edu\/d2l\/le\/discovery\/view\/course\/471058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Undergraduate Responsible Conduct of Research training<\/a>\u00a0begins March 2nd, 2026. This training is an asynchronous, online, self-paced course available from March 2nd to April 3rd. Please note that while the course is self-paced and asynchronous, all material must be completed within the above time frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about RCR in general, see <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/responsible-conduct-research\/\">Responsible Conduct of Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions regarding the Undergraduate RCR Training on Brightspace, please contact the course coordinator:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box6289_7bbdd4-1a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box6289_7bbdd4-1a .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#ffffff;}.kt-info-box6289_7bbdd4-1a.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box6289_7bbdd4-1a 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