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Past ORP Workshops
List of some of the past workshops from the Penn State Office for Research Protections.
Geographic Information Analysis Core
When: Apr 19, 2012, 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm
Where: 102 Kern Graduate Building
A look at the research centers and institutes that work with human subjects.
Between the Lions: Plagiarism and the Penn State logo
When: Apr 17, 2012, 12:00 pm – 01:30 pm
Where: Bennett Pierce Living Center (110 Henderson Building)
In the fall of 2011, Prattville Christian Academy, a small private high school in Prattville, Alabama, received “cease and desist” notification from Penn State. The Academy’s offense? It knowingly borrowed Penn State’s trademarked Nittany Lion logo to use as its own. School officials believed certain changes made to the Nittany Lion logo were sufficient under trademark law and adopted the logo to represent the Prattville Panthers, even though it bore a striking resemblance to the original logo. Despite their efforts to modify the Nittany Lion logo, school officials decided to discontinue using the logo at the end of the year. Quite often it is assumed minor changes, alterations, or substitutions to an original work are sufficient to allow it to be adopted as one’s own. Unfortunately, misunderstandings surrounding plagiarism persist within and outside of academia. This workshop will highlight a few notable instances of plagiarism. A few of the questions we’ll explore are: Does plagiarism occur frequently in academia? How does plagiarism differ from violations of copyright? Is plagiarism always an act of deceit?
Animal rights, animal welfare, animal well being: A discussion on this history of these movements
When: Apr 10, 2012, 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm
Where: Bennett Pierce Living Center (110 Henderson Building)
We will explore some of the history and ideas behind these different movements and touch on some of the laws and regulations involving the use of animals in a research setting.
Center for Food Innovation
When: Apr 04, 2012, 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm
Where: 102 Kern Graduate Building
A look at the research centers and institutes that work with human subjects.
Writing Articles about Your Scientific Research
When: Mar 22, 2012, 11:00 am – 03:00 pm
Where: 102 Kern Graduate Building
This 3-hour workshop is designed to help graduate students write journal articles and conference papers about their research. The workshop focuses on three stylistic aspects of writing a research paper: (1) structure, (2) language, and (3) illustration. Also discussed is the process of getting words down onto paper, especially when co-authors are involved.
Are you protecting your data?
When: Mar 21, 2012, 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm
Where: Bennett Pierce Living Center (110 Henderson Building)
Data is everywhere, on your computer, laptop, smartphone, or tablet. Do you know where else it is? You might be surprised. Learn about data security, how to better protect your data, and where to get help.
Presenting Your Scientific Research
When: Feb 23, 2012, 11:00 am – 03:00 pm
Where: 102 Kern Graduate Building
This 3-hour workshop is designed to help graduate students present their research at conferences, seminars, and thesis defenses. The workshop focuses on three aspects of a research presentation: (1) structure, (2) visual aids, and (3) delivery.
Population Research Institute
When: Feb 22, 2012, 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm
Where: 102 Kern Graduate Building
A look at the research centers and institutes that work with human subjects.
Lost (and found) in Translation: Ethical dimensions of reporting on research to lay audiences
When: Feb 21, 2012, 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm
Where: Bennett Pierce Living Center (110 Henderson Building)
Drawing from cases from Penn State and elsewhere, David Pacchioli discusses, from an editor's perspective, the challenges in translating research and scholarship into information for lay audiences.
Censoring science: The avian influenza case
When: Feb 16, 2012, 12:00 pm – 01:30 pm
Where: Bennett Pierce Living Center (110 Henderson Building)
Recently, the US government asked that scientific journals and researchers not publish certain findings about the creation of a virulent flu strain, due to concerns about the use of the data for malevolent purposes. In the US, government censorship of scientific results is not only unprecedented, but is at odds with the fundamental purpose of scientific publishing, which is to allow discoveries to be validated and extended by other researchers. This case has raised many important and complex issues: What are the responsibilities of scientists, journal editors, and the government in publishing or protecting sensitive data? In the case of avian influenza research, is it more important to promote public health and welfare by advancing the research, or is it better to protect the public from the potential misuse of research data by terrorists? Who should make these decisions?
Social, Life & Engineering Sciences Imaging Center
When: Feb 09, 2012, 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm
Where: 102 Kern Graduate Building
A look at the research centers and institutes that work with human subjects.
Researching Terrorism with Human Subjects
When: Dec 06, 2011, 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm
Where: Bennett Pierce Living Center (110 Henderson Building)
Writing Articles about Your Scientific Research
When: Dec 01, 2011, 10:00 am – 01:00 pm
Where: Bennett Pierce Living Center (110 Henderson Building)
This 3-hour workshop is designed to help graduate students write journal articles and conference papers about their research. The workshop focuses on three stylistic aspects of writing a research paper: (1) structure, (2) language, and (3) illustration. Also discussed is the process of getting words down onto paper, especially when co-authors are involved.
Research and activism: The Scott DeMuth case
When: Nov 30, 2011, 01:30 pm – 03:00 pm
Where: 102 Kern Graduate Building
Scott DeMuth, a researcher on liberation struggles and social movements in the U.S. and globally, interviewed activists as part of his research. When a federal grand jury investigating actions of the Animal Liberation Front subpoenaed DeMuth and asked him to divulge the names of activists he had interviewed during his research, DeMuth refused. His refusal to testify in order to maintain the confidentiality of his respondents underscores a potential dilemma faced by many researchers: how far does a researcher’s responsibility to protect those subjects go? Where is the line between objective research and personal activities and interests? What is the role of the IRB in protecting the confidentiality of human participants?
“The sorriest chapter in American science”: The Imanishi-Kari case
When: Nov 17, 2011, 01:30 pm – 03:00 pm
Where: 102 Kern Graduate Building
In 1996, Dr. Thereza Imanishi-Kari was cleared of allegations of scientific misconduct, but only after a decade-long investigation involving the federal government, the Secret Service, and a Nobel Laureate. This historic case is fascinating and instructive, and helped to shape our current misconduct policies and procedures. How should charges of misconduct be handled? Who should investigate allegations of misconduct? What kind of evidence should be acceptable or appropriate? Although no misconduct was committed, there were far-reaching and significant effects on the scientists’ careers.
Plagiarism in Graduate Admission Essays
When: Nov 15, 2011, 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm
Where: Bennett Pierce Living Center (110 Henderson Building)
College Student Drinking and Consequences: Prevention and the IRB
When: Nov 10, 2011, 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm
Where: 102 Kern Graduate Building
Presenting Your Scientific Research
When: Nov 03, 2011, 11:00 am – 02:00 pm
Where: Bennett Pierce Living Center (110 Henderson Building)
This 3-hour workshop is designed to help graduate students present their research at conferences, seminars, and thesis defenses. The workshop focuses on three aspects of a research presentation: (1) structure, (2) visual aids, and (3) delivery.
Misleading with Statistics: How Researchers May Wittingly or Unwittingly Lie with Statistical Results
When: Nov 01, 2011, 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm
Where: Bennett Pierce Living Center (110 Henderson Building)
Trust me, I’m a doctor: The Living Downstream case
When: Oct 26, 2011, 01:30 pm – 03:00 pm
Where: 102 Kern Graduate Building
The Washington Post said Sandra Steingraber, in her environmental ethics book Living Downstream, “tells a compelling story” by “skillfully weaving a strong personal drama with thorough scientific research”. A reviewer for the New England Journal of Medicine, however, had a very different opinion. Should researchers also be storytellers, representing their work in a way the public can understand? Should storytellers try to present scholarly or scientific research? Where is the appropriate intersection of personal opinion, belief, and data? What responsibilities do scholars, authors, editors and publishers have to the public?
