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Research Integrity & Compliance

promoting safe and ethical research

Research Integrity & Compliance manages multiple programs aimed to promote safe and ethical research at the ±«Óãtv, and uphold a culture of integrity. The RIC staff administer key research-related assurance and compliance programs required by federal and state agencies and programs for the conduct of research at ±«Óãtv. View the RIC org chart (PDF).

Research Integrity & Compliance Programs

Biosafety	Conflict of Interest	DEA-Controlled Substances/Research
Export Controls	Human Research Protections (IRB)	Institutional Animal Care (IACUC)
Investigational New Drug/Device	Quality Assurance & Improvement	Radiation/Laser Safety & Ethyl Alcohol
Research Security	Responsible Conduct of Research	Scientific Diving & Boating Safety

Applications for Research Compliance (arc) Portal

The portal is used for the management of protocols in the Animal Care and Use (IACUC), Biosafety (IBC), and Human Subjects Research (IRB) programs, and for disclosures and interest inventories on the Conflict of Interest (COI) program.

To access the , you will need to create an account.

Fall Series RCR Training Schedule

Date & Time	Topic	Instructor
September 17, 2025 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Environmental Impacts of Research	Speaker: Charles Stanish, Ph.D. Executive Director, Institute for the Advanced Study of Culture and the Environment ±«Óãtv
October 9, 2025 11:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Authorship and Predatory Publications	Speaker: William L. Gannon, Ph.D. Research Professor, retired University of New Mexico
October 20, 2025 11:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Rigor and Reproducibility	Speaker: Tracy Costello, Ph.D. Assistant Dean, Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate Student Success ±«Óãtv
November 4, 2025 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Bioethics	Speaker: Katherine Drabiak, JD Professor, Department of Health Policy and Systems Management ±«Óãtv