The Council of Graduate Schools, with funding from the National Science Foundation, awarded grants to eight universities to develop research ethics training programs for graduate students.
As part of CGS’ Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) initiative, the grants targeted students in the physical sciences and engineering, as well as interdisciplinary programs. The institutions that received awards were:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Nebraska—Lincoln
Appalachian State University
Colorado State University
Duke University
East Carolina University
Florida State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Indiana University
Middle Tennessee State University
Graduate Studies
Ohio State University
Oklahoma State University
Oregon State University
Pennsylvania State University
Texas State University—San Marcos
University of Colorado—Boulder
University of Idaho
University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign
University of Maryland—Baltimore County
University of North Carolina—Charlotte
University of Oregon
University of Washington
As the national advocate for graduate education, CGS serves as a resource for policymakers and others on issues concerning graduate education, research, and scholarship. Based in Washington, DC, the organization provides its members with regular updates and analyses of legislative and regulatory proposals and policies that affect graduate education.
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