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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">ALVSCE Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The University of Arizona (UA) National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institute
of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Certifications now require renewal every
<b>four years</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">This change from having no renewal requirement is being pursued to maintain the highest
standards of research integrity and ensure researchers stay current with evolving ethical standards and best practices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Who is required to complete RCR Certification?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">All individuals working on an NSF or NIFA grant are required to complete the corresponding
RCR Certification every four years. Individuals funded by both NSF and NIFA should complete the NSF Certification, which includes a required mentorship training.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">How can people check their training status?
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Users should log into EDGE Learning and search for the appropriate Certificate in the
search bar: <i>NSF Responsible Conduct of Research Certification<b> </b></i>or <i>
NIFA Responsible Conduct of Research Certification</i>. Under the certification title they will see one of three status messages:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#156082;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">“This
certification is not in your plan”</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">: You are not enrolled
in the Certification and should register and complete the web-based trainings within 30-days, if you’re working on an NSF grant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#156082;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">“In
Progress”: </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">You are registered and need to complete any
outstanding trainings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#156082;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">“Acquired”:</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">
You have completed the training requirements and can “Print Certificate” to view your completion and expiration dates. The EDGE Learning system will send an automated email with instructions on how to renew your training.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">See the following links for additional information:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#156082;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://research.arizona.edu/research-compliance/rcr/certificate-program#NSFrcr"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">NSF
RCR Program requirements</span></span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#156082;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://research.arizona.edu/research-compliance/rcr/certificate-program#NIFArcr"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">NIFA
RCR Program requirements</span></span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#156082;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://research.arizona.edu/research-compliance/rcr/institutional-plan"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">U
of A Institutional RCR Plan</span></span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">For additional information or questions, please contact the RCR Program Administrator,
Gene Sittler at <a href="mailto:research-training@arizona.edu"><span style="color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">research-training@arizona.edu</span></a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#104862;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Jon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761">-----------------------------------<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761">Jon Chorover<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761">Interim Associate Vice President/Associate Dean for Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761">Professor, Department of Environmental Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761">Division of Agriculture, Life & Veterinary Sciences, & Cooperative Extension (ALVSCE)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761">College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences (CALES)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761">Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761">Phone: (520) 626-5635<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761">Email: <a href="mailto:chorover@arizona.edu"><span style="color:#0F4761">chorover@arizona.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761">I am on ancestral lands of the
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F4761"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761">Tohono O'odham and
<span style="background:white">Pascua Yaqui</span>.</span></i><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0F4761"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0F4761"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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