The Office of Research Integrity (RI) strives to guide the Michigan Tech Community to ensure adherence to the ethical principles and regulatory standards essential for responsible research and laboratory safety.
The Research Integrity staff work with faculty oversight committees and boards to promote the ethical and responsible conduct of research and to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements relating to research involving human subjects, animals, recombinant DNA and hazardous agents. The oversight committees supported by RI include the Institutional Review Board (IRB), the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC).
In partnership with these committees, RI leads:
- Continuing protocol reviews
- Monitoring and reporting
- Regular meetings for review of proposed and continuing research
- Training and educational programs for faculty, staff and students
- Maintaining the institution's assurances with the appropriate government agencies
- Submitting required federal, state and local agency reports
In addition, RI leads the University Laboratory Inspection Programs, providing guidance and resources for safely working in the research laboratory or when conducting research in the field. RI oversees the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and educational programs required by federal and state regulations governing the conduct of research activities involving human subjects, animals, recombinant DNA, and hazardous agents. RI reports to the Associate Vice President for Research, Integrity and Facilities.
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Disability Accomodations
Michigan Tech is committed to the full inclusion of individuals with disabilities. It provides reasonable accommodations to ensure equal opportunity and access to all the University's programs, activities, and services for students, staff, and faculty.
The goal is to remove barriers impeding qualified individuals from completing their schoolwork, activities, or work responsibilities. A reasonable accommodation is a modification or adjustment to educational programs, a job, employment practice, the classroom, lab, or work environment including field or research work, that allows a qualified individual to receive an equal opportunity to participate. A request for an accommodation is any communication in which a student or employee asks or states that they would like Michigan Tech to change when, where, or how their participation or work is done, due to a disability or a health condition. A request does not have to include any special words, such as “reasonable accommodation,” “disability,” or “ADA.”, but it does need to make clear that the person is seeking an adjustment and must communicate the barrier they are encountering.
All qualified Michigan Tech students, employees, and program participants (i.e. volunteers) are entitled to a reasonable accommodation process. How you request an accommodation will vary depending on your relationship with Michigan Tech.
Students
Student Disability Services at Michigan Tech provides support and resources for students with or without a documented disability and administers the procedures for requesting accommodations for academic, classroom, housing, and food services. Student employees who would like to request accommodations in an on-campus employment situation may contact the ADA Coordinator in Equal Opportunity Compliance as listed below.
Employees
Employees who are aware that a disability or health condition is affecting their job performance should talk with their supervisor and/or make contact with the Michigan Tech ADA Coordinator in Equal Opportunity Compliance (EOC). The ADA Coordinator can be reached at adacoordinator@mtu.edu or 906-487-3310.
Program Participants
Please contact the ADA Coordinator at adacoordinator@mtu.edu or 906-487-3310.