Scholarship and Research Integrity program information.
Office of Research Protections Educational Initiatives
The ORP’s Education Program promotes and protects the integrity of research conducted at Penn State by providing education and training to faculty, staff, students, and the community. Our educational initiatives include administering required training for researchers whose research involves animals or human participants, providing training for research administrators, and delivering programs addressing research ethics and the responsible conduct of research (RCR). We offer classes, numerous workshops and seminars, online resources and training, and custom, on-request education programs.
SARI@PSU (Scholarship & Research Integrity)
Conflict of Interest
All Disclosures of Significant Financial Interests and all Annual Updates to previously completed Disclosures must be made electronically...
Exports
The export control online courses are offered through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) at the University...
Animals
Personnel must complete the following training prior to performing rodent surgical procedures at Penn State.
The Department of Occupational Medicine must identify any individuals' health conditions that could be aggravated or worsened by...
ACES - ACOR Certification and Education Series
The ACES program is designed to give Research Administrators at every level the necessary skills and expertise to support faculty in...
Human Subjects (IRB)
CITI Program
CITI Program courses for IRB, SARI@PSU, Export Control, IACUC, and Others.
Hazardous Materials
All users of radioactive material, and supervisors of radioactive material laboratories, must complete Radionuclide Safety Training prior...
(IRB Required) Individuals who handle human blood and blood products, human body fluid and/or human tissue, in addition to principal...
(EHS Required) Penn State's Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) offers a number of training classes for faculty, staff...
Upcoming Education Events & Workshops
Tuesday
Jun
07
1:00 PM
07
The Informed Consent Training is a Research Coordinator Series Workshop that we are now pleased to offer to the entire Penn State... more
Via Zoom
Thursday
Jun
09
10:30 AM
09
The IRB Protocol Training provides step-by-step guidance on how to develop a protocol for submission to the IRB. This training focuses... more
Via Zoom
Tuesday
Jun
21
1:00 PM
21
The CATS IRB Submission training gives an overview of how to navigate CATS IRB and the steps to complete an IRB submission. This... more
Via Zoom
Thursday
Jun
23
11:00 AM
23
The CATS IACUC Submission training gives an overview of how to create and submit a protocol to the IACUC for review. Participants will... more
Zoom
Tuesday
Jun
28
10:00 AM
28
The CATS Safety Submission Training gives an overview of how to create and submit a protocol to the IBC for review. Participants will... more
Zoom
Thursday
Jul
07
8:00 AM
07
The CATS IRB Submission training gives an overview of how to navigate CATS IRB and the steps to complete an IRB submission. This... more
Via Zoom