On April 17, 2006 Penn State’s Office for Research Protections decommissioned the Application for Use of Secondary data.

Instructions on how to fill out the new applications will be made available on the PRI Data Archive Web site. An announcement will be made when these instructions become available.

If you are currently in the process of putting together an application for use of secondary data in research (not yet submitted to ORP), it is suggested that you wait until after Monday, April 24th – Jen Darragh and Sherry Yocum are meeting with ORP personnel to go over the new forms. After that date, you may consult with either Jen or Sherry for help in filling out the appropriate application forms.

The ORP Research Integrity Brown Bag Discussion Series will kick off February 20, 2006. Below is a listing of session dates and titles. All sessions are teleconferences, but videoconferencing is also an option. For more detailed information, please see the ORP News and Events Web page.

FEBRUARY 20, 2006 – Sampling, Reliability, and Validity Issues in Survey Development

MARCH 23, 2006 – The Ins and Outs of Managing Your Grant Money

MARCH 30, 2006 – How Many Subjects? The Importance of Sample Size Calculations

APRIL 10, 2006 – Write it Down! Getting Away from Paper Napkins in Research Documentation

Issue 10 of the ORP Newsletter (January – March 2006) is now available online.

For a printed version, please visit 201 Kern Graduate Building on the University Park campus.

The following are up-coming educational programs offered by the Office for Research Protections (ORP) at Penn State:

September 29, 2005 – Research Integrity Brown Bag Discussion Series
Protecting the Interests of Student Researchers

John Hanold, Senior Associate Director of Sponsored Programs
Regina Vasilitos-Younken, Senior Associate Dean of The Graduate School

Dial 814-865-9999 to teleconference (limited to 10 callers) OR
Attend the session in-person at 102 Kern Graduate Building from 12:00pm – 1:00pm. Please bring a bag lunch. Beverages and dessert provided.

This session is available for connection by teleconference. To connect to the session, please dial 814-865-9999 a few minutes prior to 12:00pm. RSVP in advance to receive copies of slides prior to the session.

October 4, 2005
Balancing Work and Life: A Graduate Student’s Challenge -
Preregistration is required for this free workshop.

The workshop will focus on competing obligations students face in their roles as graduate students and private (domestic) individuals. A panel comprised of faculty who study work/life balance and graduate students representing a broad spectrum of the University will present their ideas and relate their experiences. The workshop is intended to increase awareness about these competing role obligations and to explore various ways individuals have attempted to balance them. A box lunch will be provided.

Held in 102 Kern Graduate Building from 10:00am – 12:30pm.

Preregistration is required for this free workshop. Please register here through September 29th, 2005. Registration is limited to 40 participants.

The latest edition of the ORP Newsletter, Issue 8 is now available online.