In cooperation with the UWM graduate faculty, the Graduate School supports the creation, dissemination, and enforcement of policies and procedures that protect research integrity and ensure compliance with federal, state, UW System, and UWM guidelines and requirements. The University’s new conflict of interest policy was approved in the spring of 2005, and both the Faculty and Academic Staff Senates have created policies on research misconduct. For faculty members, cases of research misconduct are investigated by the Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Committee; the Academic Staff Research Misconduct Review Committee investigates cases involving academic staff. Researchers are informed and advised of their responsibilities through formal and informal mentoring programs within academic units; consultation with the Office of Research Services and Administration (RSA) at the pre-award stage (regarding PI responsibilities and certifications and assurances) and post-award stage (regarding fiscal management, procurement and hiring, and financial reporting); and consultation with the Office of Technology Transfer on matters of intellectual property and technology transfer. The RSA website provides detailed information for researchers concerning their responsibilities.
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