EMU Research

Research Compliance

Conducting on campus research during Covid-19 resources.  

Eastern Michigan University is currently in Phase 2 for research.

Updated January 25, 2021 

The Office of Research Compliance provides assistance to faculty and oversight of research to ensure that all research at EMU is conducted responsibly, ethically, and within the current regulatory framework. The committees housed within the Office of Research Compliance are:

• The University Human Subjects Review Committee (UHSRC)
• The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• The Academic Integrity Committee (AIC)

In addition, the Office of Research Compliance provides consultation on the compliance of Conflict of Interest, Export Controls and Embargoes, Radiation Safety, and Biosafety. 

Please consult this chart for regulatory jurisdiction for drone use. You can also consult the Board of Regents policy for more information. 

• A journal special issue as an example of many detrimental research practices
• Five mistakes to avoid in conducting human subject research
• A Kansas University professor was indicted on charges for not declaring foreign employment
• Human subject ethics violation: Twins were separated at birth and tested throughout childhood without consent.
• An interesting case study in research design and data interpretation: The NPR article and the source paper in the British Medical Journal.
• Recommended reading: The Code of Misconduct
• The NIH shut down a $100M study on the health effects of alcohol due to unmanaged conflicts of interest
• Potential FERPA violation in research conducted as a class project
• A researcher is banned from a journal for 3 years after falsifying his approval to conduct research with animals
• The American Statistical Association's points of caution in interpreting p-values
• What pushes scientists to lie? The disturbing but familiar story of Haruko Obokata