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Join us for timely conversations on research security, research integrity, helpful tools, and more. Mark your calendars and register for the sessions that interest you!

Attendance will count towards 1 credit hour of Advanced RCR training, but you must register. Download the Word document to view the latest workshops and register.

New faculty are invited to participate in the New Faculty Orientation – Research Session, an opportunity to learn more about Clemson University’s research environment and the resources available to support your scholarly work.

As you begin your journey at Clemson, this session will introduce you to the research support, opportunities and connections that can help you build and advance your research program. Whether you are preparing to pursue funding, need information on navigating complex regulatory and compliance matters, or are simply learning how to navigate Clemson’s research enterprise, this orientation is a valuable starting point.

We encourage all new faculty interested in research and scholarship at Clemson to attend, connect with colleagues and learn more about the resources available to support their success.

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New Faculty Orientation – Research Session

The US government recently released a new U.S. Government Policy for Stopping High-Risk Life Sciences Research. The main highlights of this policy include:

1. Bars federal support for what it calls “dangerous” gain-of-function, or DGOF, research. It defines two categories of research posing the highest risk: DGOF research and international research of concern. 
2. DGOF research is defined as work that makes a biological agent more dangerous across seven outcomes, including enhancing an agent’s harm, undermining vaccines or immunity, conferring resistance to therapeutics, increasing transmissibility, altering host range and reconstituting an eradicated or extinct agent. The definition explicitly includes creating “mirror organisms.”
3. Research with “potential” DGOF characteristics can still receive federal funding, but only after an independent third-party review body clears it. The international research of concern category blocks funding for work conducted in unspecified “countries of concern” or with “entities of concern.”
4. Principal investigators must now attest in writing whether their proposed work qualifies as DGOF, and institutions must establish an institutional review entity and name an internal contact for such research. Violations or false attestations can trigger revoked funding and up to five years of ineligibility for federal life sciences funds.

The Office of Research Compliance is excited to announce that registration for the 5th Annual BSRA/SRNL/DOE-OCI Research Security Workshop is now open. Come join us August 12^th and 13^th, 2026, at the Clyde V. Madren Conference Center at Clemson University. There is no charge to attend!

Experts from across the U.S. government and academia will provide presentations and discussions to help guide your organization through the ever-changing research security policy landscape, including practical solutions you can implement in your research security program.

Regardless of your level of experience, the workshop will help enhance your skills and confidence in managing academic research security through presentations from funding agencies, academia, and industry representatives. During a hands-on, interactive breakout, experienced academic practitioners will cover several topics to enhance your program, including international travel protocols, due diligence reviews, data gathering and analysis, conducting risk assessments, conducting classified government research, export control, cybersecurity, and working with federal partners. 

Capacity is limited, so register quickly to reserve your spot! The deadline for registration is August 3, 2026.

REGISTER AT THIS LINK

We will send a finalized schedule and conference package to attendees during the first week of August. 

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 10:00-11:00 am | Live, Online Only 

Clemson University’s Cooper Library will be conducting an online training event, AI Literacy: Understanding AI Tools for Locating Reliable Information. This session will count as one hour of advanced RCR credit. If interested, register at Understanding AI Tools for Locating Reliable Information – Clemson Bookings – Clemson University. If you would like to receive RCR credit for attendance, please email rcrtraining@clemson.edu.

After attending this session, participants should be able to:

• Define the terms “artificial intelligence,” “machine learning,” “large language model,” and “neural network” as they apply to the use of AI tools for use specifically in research (finding sources, visualizing data, etc.)
• Recognize the benefits and limitations of AI tools for finding reliable information
• Identify and explain the differences between various types of AI for use in research, as defined by their capabilities and computational mechanisms

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | 11:00 am -12:00 pm | Live, Online Only 

Clemson University’s Cooper Library will be conducting an online training event, AI Literacy: Using and Applying AI Tools to Locate Reliable Information. This session will count as one hour of advanced RCR credit. If interested, register at Using and Applying AI Tools to Locate Reliable Information – Clemson Bookings – Clemson University. If you would like to receive RCR credit for attendance, please email rcrtraining@clemson.edu.

After attending this session, participants should be able to:

• Successfully utilize generative AI tools for desired responses for use in locating sources
• Experiment with prompting techniques and iterate on prompt language to improve AI-generated output to locate reliable information
• Review AI-generated content with an eye toward potential “hallucinations,” incorrect reasoning, and bias in research