Do you think part of the problem could be the acronym for the group:
SCAM(R)?   At Indiana University, our committee is called the
"Committee on Ethics in Research."  I guess that acronym could sound
like "cur"...  Robt

> I'd be interested in learning what other institutions call their misconduct
> in research committees.  I've been asked to consider renaming it in order to
> make it sound less adversarial or prosecutorial.  It is currently called the
> Standing Committee on Alleged Misconduct in Research.
>
> Len Paplauskas
> Asst. VP for Research
> UCONN Health Center
>
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