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NEWS 
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded University of Southern Maine researchers approximately $400,000 to create and test a training program that prepares future scientists to make ethical decisions. 
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The project will be geared toward emerging science, technology, engineering and mathematics professionals and will focus on the pressures they may encounter in the workplace. To learn more about the NSF grant, you can read more on USM's website here. 

EVENTS 
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NCURA 67th Annual Meeting |  August 10-13, 2025 
Ross Hickey and William Harrison are hosting a concurrent session:  Conflict Management For Research Compliance and Integrity Professionals 
Ross Hickey, Paul Simon, Sydney Forquer and Nicole Jacobs are hosting a concurrent session:  Confidently Intentional: Bracing for Impact of the New Research Misconduct Regulations​​

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CITI Program |  July 9, 2025 
Ross Hickey is hosting a webinar: I’m a new RIO, what do I do now?  ​

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APPE Norfolk, Virginia  |  February 20-23, 2025
MeRTEC is excited to be a sponsor for the 2025 APPE Conference

R. Bruce Thompson is presenting ​Associations Between Metacognitive Self-Regulation and Advanced Ethical Reasoning in STEM Students 

Steven Hammerton is presenting a poster ​Confucianist AI: A Dialogical Approach to AI Governance

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PRIM&R 2024 Seattle, Washington  |  November 17 - 20, 2024 
Ross Hickey is hosting a plenary session: Research Integrity Management in the New Public Arena.  

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Maine Space Conference 2024 Portland, Maine  |  October  23 - 25, 2024 
​MeRTEC is excited to be a sponsor for the 2024 Maine Space Conference

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NCURA 66th Annual Meeting  |  August 3 - 7, 2024 
Ross Hickey, Carol Nemeroff and William Harrison are hosting a workshop: Techniques for Effective Research Misconduct Prevention and Rehabilitation

Ross Hickey and William Harrison are presenting: Implications of the Office of Research Integrity Proposed Changes to 42 CFR 93

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The 3 I's Conference: Biosecurity and Research Integrity™  |  May 1 - 3, 2024 
MeRTEC, along with the MSMR, NCABR and the FBI WMD, is hosting the Three I's Conference in Portsmouth, NH. 

For more information on the event, please visit this page. 

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The Maine Space Conference  |  November 5 - 7, 2023 
MeRTEC is presenting on a panel discussion: The Dirigo Mindset: Forging Sustainable, Ethical, and Responsible Space Initiatives for the State of Maine.   

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ARIO 2023 Boston  |  September 26 - 29, 2023 
MeRTEC is presenting on a panel discussion: The Psychology of More Effective RCR Training.  
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