Research Ethics Week
Research Ethics Week is an annual week-long series of college and department-led educational opportunities focused on professional development and best practices to promote, maintain, and model high standards of ethics and integrity in research.
Research Ethics Week: March 2 - 6, 2020
Thank you to our colleges and departments for their participation in Research Ethics Week and their commitment to ethical research! Please note: Some planned events are open to the public and others are for college or department faculty and staff only. Please contact the event coordinator listed for more information.
10 Most Common Grant Writing Errors
PRESENTED BY THE GRANTS DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, UMN MORRIS
Monday, March 2, 2020, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. OR 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Moccasin Flower Room, Morris Campus
Speaker: Jude Mikal, vice chair, Research Committee, Division of Health Policy and Management
Topic: So your grant proposal came back with an unenthusiastic response from reviewers. Was it because they found your research lackluster? Maybe. But there’s a good chance there were problems with important, nontechnical questions that you left unanswered in the proposal itself. Please join us for a lively presentation and discussion.
Jude Mikal provides one-on-one consultations to faculty and investigative teams in the areas of project development, research design, and grant development. In our hyper-competitive funding climate, it is critical for investigators to write clear, cohesive, compelling proposals that foreground the research, ensure the researchers' attention to its ethical dimensions, and explain its potential significance. In this presentation, Mikal will share some of the common non-discipline-specific errors, including ethical issues, made by investigators when writing proposals and will also share strategies on how to remedy them.
This event is open to outside attendees.
Contact: John Hamerlinck, hamer111@morris.umn.edu
Graduate Students' Competence with Research Ethics at the University of Minnesota: A Review of the 2019 gradSERU Survey Results
PRESENTED BY STUDENT EXPERIENCE IN THE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY (SERU) CONSORTIUM
Monday, March 2, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
C231 Mayo, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speakers: Daniel Jones-White, institutional analysis, Office of Institutional Research; Scott Lanyon, vice provost and dean, Graduate Education, Graduate School; Krista Soria, director, Student Affairs Assessment, Office for Student Affairs
Topic: Discussion of the results from the 2019 gradSERU survey, which was administered to all graduate students at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. This presentation will highlight students' self-reported competence with research ethics (e.g., following best practices of integrity and reproducibility in scientific research), how well students feel as though their programs have prepared them for learning the fundamentals of ethical standards in conducting research, and demographic or collegiate differences in students' responses.
This event is open to outside attendees.
Contact: Krista Soria, ksoria@umn.edu
College of Design Research Ethics Week Event
PRESENTED BY THE COLLEGE OF DESIGN
Monday, March 2, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
225 Rapson Hall, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speaker: Tom Fisher, Director, Minnesota Design Center and Dayton Hudson Chair in Urban Design
Topic: The discussion will focus on Tom Fisher's recent book, The Architecture of Ethics (Routledge, 2019). Participants will break into smaller groups for guided discussion about applying ethics concepts to their own fields of study and research. The large group will reconvene to compare notes and wrap up.
This event is for CDES faculty, students, and staff only. Lunch will be provided.
Contact: Bonnie Jean MacKay, walke020@umn.edu or Arundhati Bhide, bhide012@umn.edu
The Science and Ethics of Gene Therapy, Present and Future
PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Monday, March 2, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
450 MCRB (Masonic Cancer Research Building), East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speakers: Clifford J. Steer, professor, Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition
Topic: Presentation will include a review of gene therapy as the technology exists today, and what the future holds for its development and application. Professor Steer has compiled a number of references that highlight the importance of addressing such issues as using gene therapy for the treatment of both monogenic and polygenic diseases, and most importantly, the development of designer babies. This issue has come to the forefront with the recent news of the China babies, and has mandated the importance of world-wide guidelines and regulations for such an application. The presentation will focus on the newer types of gene therapy, including TALENs and CRISPR technology, which have revolutionized the field.
This event is open to outside attendees. Learn more and view webcast.
Contact: Janine LaGreca, lagre010@umn.edu
Ethical Considerations in the Grants Process
PRESENTED BY CLA RESEARCH SERVICES
Monday, March 2, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
135 Nicholson Hall, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speakers: No speakers are specified.
Topic: Seeking, getting, and running research grants can involve numerous ethical considerations, including:
- Writing or rewriting grant proposals (e.g., Can you reuse your own text in multiple proposals? Are simultaneous submissions okay?)
- Making sure you're prepared to carry out the work if the grant is awarded (IRB/IACUC, REPA, etc.)
- Managing funders' level of support and/or expectations if they change unexpectedly
Join the CLA grants and research support team for a discussion of these and other ethical issues that may be encountered in the process of getting external funding for your research.
This event is open to outside attendees. Register here.
Contact: CLAResearch@umn.edu
Implicit Bias Interactive Workshop
PRESENTED BY UMD GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Monday, March 2, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
203 Swenson Science, Duluth Campus
Speaker: Donn Branstrator, professor, Biology
Topic: A graduate student-focussed discussion and conversation exploring how implicit biases may manifest themselves in university research settings.
This event is open to currently enrolled graduate students at UMD.
Contact: Donn Branstrator, dbranstr@d.umn.edu
Research Data: Data Management and Data/Image Processing for Publications, Reports, and Presentations
PRESENTED BY THE SCHOOLS OF EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY, COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Monday, March 2, 4:00 p.m.
110 Tate Hall, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speakers: March Hirschmann, professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Tim Stratton, professor, School of Physics and Astronomy; Jochen Mueller, professor, School of Physics and Astronomy
Topic: The joint Earth and Environmental Sciences and Physics and Astronomy event will include discussion of standards for image and data processing and presentation in publications, talks, and posters (e.g., how to avoid image or data manipulation that alters interpretation), as well as discussion of data management requirements by funding agencies.
The event is open to outside attendees. External participants should contact event organizers before Monday, February 24.
Contact: Earth and Environmental Sciences: Marc Hirschmann, mmh@umn.edu; Physics and Astronomy: Paul Crowell, crowell@umn.edu or Jochen Mueller, jochen@umn.edu
Safer Statistical Significance
PRESENTED BY THE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY CONSULTING CENTER AND THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND POLICY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, March 3, 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
227 Burton Hall, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speakers: Michael Huberty, mathematics assessment specialist, Minnesota Department of Education; Ethan C. Brown, research associate, CEHD Research Methodology Consulting Center
Topic: Why are some statisticians saying we should stop using the term "statistical significance"? What can we actually do instead? Statistical significance was introduced to popularize the application of statistics to improve research quality, but it is frequently misunderstood and misused. This presentation will explore the concept of statistical significance, its history of controversy, its role in questionable research practices such as p-hacking and other pros/cons, as well as practical tips on what you can do now to improve your research and statistical practice in an age of increased public scrutiny of research methods.
Lunch will be served starting at 11:45 and the talk will begin at 12:00.
This event is open to outside attendees. If you aren't able to join in person, please join via Zoom.
Contact: Ethan C. Brown, ecbrown@umn.edu
Gene Drives and Engagement: Rethinking How Science is Done
PRESENTED BY BIOCHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS (BMBB)
Tuesday, March 3, 12:20 - 1:10 p.m.
2-137 Jackson Hall, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speaker: Samuel Weiss Evans, Tufts University, Harvard University, and MIT
Topic: Recent advances in synthetic biology and genome engineering have enabled a cadre of biotechnology applications that a mere decade ago seemed more like science fiction than fact. With these new powerful applications come new ethical questions about how and when they should be employed. Sam will frame a discussion around the social, political, and ethical considerations around synthetic biology and gene drive research. The one-hour event will include a ~25 minute talk followed by an extended interactive discussion around these topics.
This is a great opportunity for students, postdocs, and staff, many of them are at the forefront of technology development, to engage with questions about the ethical limitations to their eventual use.
This event is open to outside attendees.
Contact: Michael Smanski, smanski@umn.edu
Ethics for the Working Mathematician
PRESENTED BY THE SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS
Tuesday, March 3, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
16 Vincent Hall, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speakers: From the School of Mathematics: Douglas Arnold, McKnight Presidential Professor; Kris Fowler, librarian; Andrew Odlyzko, professor
Topic: Although mathematics is often portrayed as less tethered to real world issues than other branches of science, in fact ethical issues of all sorts confront research mathematicians in their work. These include, for example, assignment of authorship, crediting of ideas, reuse of material, unbiased peer review, following fair access policies and principles, the potential of mathematical results to be used for harm, and many more. In this panel discussion, aimed primarily at young mathematical researchers, the panelists will provide a few examples of concern to them, and then the discussion will be opened for questions, concerns, and thoughts of the audience.
This event is open to outside attendees.
Contact: Peter Olver, olver@umn.edu
The Power and Perils of Research Data: Generating, Storing, and Sharing Data Responsibly
PRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH, CONSORTIUM ON LAW AND VALUES, MASONIC CANCER CENTER, AND CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE
Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Coffman Theater, Coffman Memorial Union, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speakers: See full list of speakers
Topic: National leaders, experts, and stakeholders, including community members, will convene to consider major challenges in sharing data science and responsible stewardship of research data across fields. This conference features senior leaders from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Marquette University, and Geisinger Health System, who will focus on the legal, bioethical, and policy issues that arise in research related to data science, communication, and digital privacy.
The conference will close with a panel of community and local experts that will join these speakers and bring to bear their expertise on public concerns about data and information management, the challenges of responsibly using big data, ethical use of data in health-related research including consent, confidentiality, and sensitivity to participant concerns.
This event is open to outside attendees. Learn more and register for in-person or webcast attendance.
Contact: Consortium on Law and Values, consortm@umn.edu
Let's Discuss Research Ethics
PRESENTED BY THE GRANTS DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, UMN MORRIS
Wednesday, March 4, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
101 lmholte Hall, Morris Campus
Speakers: Roger Rose, associate professor of Political Science and UMN Morris IRB representative; John Hamerlinck, director of Grants Development; Vinny Fontana III, UMN Morris student majoring in psychology and philosophy
Topic: To conduct sound, rigorous, and meaningful research at the University of Minnesota requires careful attention to standards of ethical conduct and regulatory compliance. Join us for a brief exploration into the importance of ethical practice in every aspect of the research process from design, to funding, and through implementation. Students are welcome, and encouraged to attend.
This event is open to outside attendees.
Contact: John Hamerlinck, hamer111@morris.umn.edu
Privacy Violation of Big Data and Researchers' Responsibilities
PRESENTED BY THE INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT (ICFD) COMMITTEE OF LABOVITZ SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, DULUTH
Wednesday, March 4, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
310/320 Labovitz School of Business and Economics (LSBE), Duluth Campus
Speakers: Roger Reinsch, professor, Business Law, UMD
Topic: The one-time session planned by the Intellectual Contributions and Faculty Development (ICFD) committee is a brown bag open discussion session. Participants could be faculty, staff, students, and institutional leaders as well as affiliated community partners.
This brown bag discussion session will provide a platform to share ideas about the practices of big data privacy breach and its impact on the research that relies heavily on big data. The researchers' responsibilities when faced with possibilities of big data privacy violation in their research activities will also be discussed.
The session will start with Roger Reinsch's talk on Informed Consent in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism, followed by an open discussion let by Denni Arli, assistant professor of marketing in the Labovitz School of Business and Economics.
This event is open to outside attendees.
Contact: Denni Arli, darli@d.umn.edu and Wenqing Zhang, wqzhang@d.umn.edu
Bioengineering and Human Life: Ethics of Bionics and Genetic Engineering
PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Wednesday, March 4, 3:35 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
2-101 Nils Hasselmo Hall, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speaker: Brian Herman, professor, Biomedical Engineering
Topic: Cloning, gene drive, and stem cell technologies are rapidly developing to the point where it will soon be possible to treat multiple diseases and even clone human beings. Science has always brought great promise to end suffering, but also great danger for abuse. With the ability to manipulate the fundamental makeup of biological organisms, what should the limits be that we place on the use of these technologies and who should we trust to monitor their use?
This event is open to outside attendees.
Contact: Rachel Jorgenson, bmeadmin@umn.edu
Partnering with Minnesota: Connecting the University with Urban, Suburban, and Rural Communities through Public Engagement
PRESENTED BY THE OFFICE FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Thursday, March 5, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Great Hall, Coffman Memorial Union, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speakers: This systemwide conference will feature speakers from across UMN including university faculty, staff, students, and institutional leaders as well as affiliated community partners.
Topic: Explore the ways in which the University of Minnesota's publicly-engaged research, teaching, and outreach initiatives are partnering with communities in urban, suburban, and rural areas in Minnesota and beyond to address critical issues.
The conference fee is $35 for faculty, staff, administrators, and community partners; free for University students.
For individuals traveling from Greater Minnesota campuses, the Office for Public Engagement will provide overnight accommodations. Overnight accommodations are limited and will be secured on a first-come, first-served basis.
This event is open to outside attendees. Learn more and register.
Contact: Amber Cameron, acameron@umn.edu
Holding Space: A Toolkit for Partners in Tribal Research
PRESENTED BY THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN INDIAN AND MINORITY HEALTH AND THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN (NCAI)
Thursday, March 5, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mississippi Room, Coffman Memorial Union, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Holding Space is an all day training opportunity for tribal leaders and researchers. Attendees will learn how the pillars of governance, trust, and culture form the foundation of tribal-academic partnerships.
Training session features include:
- Four evidence-based modules with interactive exercises and group discussions
- A scenario based game where tribal-academic partnerships face challenging decisions for the future
This event is open to anyone with American Indian tribal affiliation and research professionals from the University of Minnesota. Reserve your seat for the training now.
Contact: Center for American Indian and Minority Health at 218-726-7235 or caimh@d.umn.edu
Ensuring Ethical Conduct of Research with an Up-to-Date Understanding of Research Compliance
PRESENTED BY THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AT UMD AND UMN-TWIN CITIES
Thursday, March 5, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1-451 Moos Tower (Twin CIties Campus) & ITV to 160 LSci (Duluth Campus)
Speakers: Carolyn Fairbanks, associate dean for research, CoP; Ben Clark, assistant director, IACUC; Gregory Parks, assistant director, Office of Biotechnology Activities Oversight (IBC, Stem Cell Research Oversight, Fetal Tissue Research); Courtney Jarboe, assistant director, Human Research Protection Program
Topic: Carolyn Fairbanks will give a short overview of the importance of maintaining ethical conduct of research with examples as to how good compliance serves to protect the subjects, the investigators, and the University. Each presenter will give a short 10-15 minute overview, including updates regarding IACUC, IBC, and IRB regulation and best practices. The presenters will then form a panel of experts and engage in dialogue with the community during the remaining time. Cory Goracke-Postle, director of research implementation, will facilitate discussion and be prepared to stimulate questions as needed.
This event is open to outside attendees.
Contact: Cory Goracke-Postle, gora0040@umn.edu
Here Come the Auditors. What Happens Now?
PRESENTED BY THE COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
Thursday, March 5, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
215 B Pomeroy Center, St. Paul, Twin Cities Campus
Speakers: Heidi Huff, compliance analyst and David March, assistant director, Research Compliance Office; Rachel Flenner, audit manager and Kelly Kuhns, audit manager, Office of Internal Audit; Nicole Pilman, director, Sponsored Financial Reporting
Topic: Please join us for a research ethics week panel of experts from the Research Compliance Office, Internal Audits, and Sponsored Financial Reporting as they discuss what happens in an audit of a sponsored research award. You will walk away with a better understanding of the most common audit findings and risks and will know better how to keep your research activities in compliance with University and sponsor guidelines.
This event is open to outside attendees.
Contact: Kersten Warren, kdanders@umn.edu
Researching with Respect and Honor: Collaborations with Tribal Partners
PRESENTED BY THE CFANS GRADUATE STUDENT BOARD AND POST-DOC BOARD
Thursday, March 5, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
105 Cargill Building, St. Paul, Twin Cities Campus
Speakers: Mark Bellcourt, academic advisor, diversity and inclusion, College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences
Topic: This workshop will explore ethical considerations for conducting research that is respectful of indigenous values. The session will begin with a talk by Mark Bellcourt, followed by a panel discussion.
Lunch will be provided. No pre-registration required.
This event is open to all UMN students, faculty, and staff.
Contact: Michelle Boone, boon0086@umn.edu
Topics in Research Ethics
PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, DULUTH
Thursday, March 5, 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
160 Life Sciences, Duluth Campus
Speakers: Tim Stratton, senior associate to the dean for Assessment and Accreditation, professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Grant Anderson, associate professor and head, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Topics: The speakers will facilitate an informal discussion of research ethics topics that scholars in this department have grappled with recently, including: When is it necessary to seek IRB approval for research involving human subjects? What are the approval processes associated with working with incarcerated individuals? What are authorship guidelines? and other topics as selected by the participants.
This event is open to outside attendees.
Contact: Grant Anderson, ander163@d.umn.edu
Conflict of Interest: Reporting Pitfalls and Helpful Guidance from the National Cancer Institute
PRESENTED BY MASONIC CANCER CENTER
Thursday, March 5, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
450 Masonic Cancer Center Research Building (Bring your UMN ID to enter the building and access the elevators)
Speaker: Douglas Yee, director, Masonic Cancer Center
Topic: In late December 2019, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Director Ned Sharpless took the unprecedented step of organizing an emergency call with all 71 NCI cancer centers' leaders/chief administrators to discuss the issue of conflict of interest reporting following the dismissal of a cancer center director and several prominent scientists for their non-disclosure of their involvement in China's 1000 Talents Program. Masonic Cancer Center director Douglas Yee was on that call and will be addressing attendees of this session with the content of Sharpless' presentation as well as additional insights obtained from the subsequent Q&A. We have also invited a representative from UMN's Office of Institutional Compliance to join the session and answer questions.
Contact: Seane Falconer, falconer@umn.edu. Call 6-5475 with issues related to security/badges/elevators.
Ethics of Data Storage
PRESENTED BY THE MINNESOTA SUPERCOMPUTING INSTITUTE AND UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LIBRARIES
Thursday, March 5, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
310 Walter Library, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speakers: Joshua Baller, director of applications and services and manager, research informatics solutions, Minnesota Supercomputing Institute; Lisa Johnston, research data management/curation lead and co-director, University Digital Conservancy,
Topic: The discussion will focus on the responsibilities of researchers when dealing with data that they get from others, data they control and might want to store, and data that they need or want to share with others. It will also cover storage options provided by the University that can address some of these use cases as well groups on campus that can work with researchers regarding data management.
This event is open to outside attendees.
Contact: Joshua Baller, jballer@umn.edu
Consent Best Practices for Human Research
PRESENTED BY THE SCHOOL OF NURSING
Thursday, March 5, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
4-130 Weaver-Densford Hall, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speakers: Courtney Jarboe, MS MA CIP, Assistant Director, Education and Outreach, Human Research Protection Program; Michelle Biros, MD MS, Ruiz Professor of Emergency Medicine, Research Director, Department of Emergency Medicine
Topic: This presentation will focus on assessing research participant capacity to consent, particularly when someone has diminished or fluctuating capacity. It will also address best practices in creating consent forms, including overall content, readability, short forms/translations, and standard language usage.
This event is open to outside attendees. The talk will also be webcast and recorded/archived on the School of Nursing website for those not able to attend.
Contact: Margaret Celebrezze, celeb004@umn.edu
Why Researchers Lie And What We Can Do About It
PRESENTED BY UMD GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Thursday, March 5, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
118 Engineering, Duluth Campus
Speaker: Alexis Elder, assistant professor, Philosophy
Topic: A discussion building on Liam Kofi Bright's talk, "Why do scientists lie?" at the Royal Institute of Philosophy, and Janet Stemwedel's short paper "Life After Misconduct: Promoting Rehabilitation While Minimizing Damage.”
This event is open to the UMD campus community.
Contact: Alexis Elder, amelder@d.umn.edu
Plagiarism, Plagiarisma, Plagiarmania
PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND GEO- ENGINEERING, COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Friday, March 6, 10:10 - 11:00 a.m.
210 Civil Engineering Building, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speaker: Nancy Sims, copyright program librarian, University Libraries
Topic: Citation, credit, authorship, ownership—at first pass most of these seem like fairly straightforward topics. But beyond a cursory look, these issues are rich and complex, with surprising and subtle nuances across academic disciplines, creative communities, cultural groups, and legal jurisdictions. Technologies intended to address concerns in these areas often fail on numerous edge cases, although they are also sometimes useful. Attorney and librarian Nancy Sims will explore some of the tensions inherent in academic understandings of credit and plagiarism.
The event is open to outside attendees.
Contact: Sonia Mogilevskaya, mogil003@umn.edu
Informed Consent: Navigating Best Practices
PRESENTED BY THE HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION PROGRAM’S EDUCATION ADVISORY GROUP AND THE CENTER FOR BIOETHICS
Friday, March 6, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Mississippi Room, Coffman Memorial Union, East Bank, Twin Cities Campus
Speakers: Jill Cordes, director, Fairview Research Administration; Debra DeBruin, interim director, Center for Bioethics; Elizabeth Duffy, clinical research coordinator, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare; Amanda Galster, clinical research program director, Children’s Health, Department of Pediatrics; Megan Hoffman, workforce development program manager, Clinical and Translational Science Institute; Courtney Jarboe, assistant director, education and outreach, Human Research Protection Program; Susanna Kennedy, senior quality analyst, Quality Assurance Program; Abbey Staugaitis, clinical research coordinator, SIREN and StrokeNet RCC project manager, Department of Emergency Medicine
Topic: This advanced session will include a review and evaluation of the top consent findings in recent audits by the Quality Assurance Program and an interactive discussion of three scenarios related to the informed consent conversation. Perspectives from a diverse panel will be shared.
This event is open to outside attendees. Please RSVP here.
Contact: Courtney Jarboe, cjarboe@umn.edu
Public Panel Discussion on Research Ethics by The "Minnesota Model" Human Rights Lab
PRESENTED BY GENEVA ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Friday, March 6, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (CET)
Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, Switzerland
Speakers: Fionnuala Ni Aolain, regents professor & Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society; Barb Frey, director, Human Rights Program, College of Liberal Arts; Joachim Savelsberg, professor, College of Liberal Arts; and Jessica Stanton, human rights research fellow, College of Liberal Arts
Topic: The event will showcase the unique interdisciplinary research-teaching-outreach model of the “Minnesota Model” Grand Challenges research project. There will be a focus on discussing lessons learned in terms of research ethics in the context of designing faculty-student-partner projects in particularly challenging contexts. A delegation of UMN human rights faculty, researchers, students, and partners will be traveling to the United Nations in Geneva for several research, advocacy, and outreach activities in connection to our Grand Challenges Research Project - the "Minnesota Model" Human Rights Lab.
This event is open to outside attendees. Note that event is in Geneva, Switzerland.
Contact: Amanda Lyons, lyon0061@umn.edu