RED 401 | Proposals: How to Prepare and Submit - 10/22/25
This is a REd Synchronous (live) class.
LIVE SESSION: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 @11:00am - 12:00pm Mountain Time (US and Canada), Zoom.
Class Description: Participants will learn how to plan for and write a competitive grant proposal, and how the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) aids throughout the submission and review process. Part 1 of the class addresses aspects of grantsmanship, including: responding to a funding opportunity announcement, understanding the funding agency's review process, planning a proposal development timeline, using a step-by-step approach based on the research aims, and writing to win reviewer support. Part 2 of the class explains why proposals must be submitted through the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP), what role Grants and Contracts Officers serve in the process, and why University and sponsor compliance is critical for success.
Class Objectives:
Respond to a funding opportunity announcement (FOA)
Identify the various proposal formats and components in developing proposal…
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
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This is a REd Synchronous (live/Zoom) class. LIVE SESSION: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 @3:00pm - 4:00pm, Zoom. Class Description: Researchers world-wide have been moving towards open research, meaning all the results of research in any discipline should be shared without restrictions. Granting agencies in the U.S. have mandated the sharing of research outputs since 2013. For research to be shared it must be managed appropriately. Changing technology is impacting the way research is being conducted as is interdisciplinary and collaborative work. Managing the research appropriately starts with the writing of the grant proposal, continues throughout the research process and even after the closeout of the project with the outputs being shared. This class will cover federal and University policies surrounding data ownership, and stewardship. Understanding data management plans, secure campus storage options and how to share your research outputs will be discussed. The class will cover the basics, such…
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
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This class focuses on the power of writing with strong, active verbs to create compelling and impactful proposals. We will cover essential techniques for writing in the active voice, avoiding nominalizations (converting verbs into nouns), selecting strong verbs, and ensuring that your sentences convey their main action. Enhance your grant writing skills by learning how to energize your proposals and make them stand out.
Objectives: At the conclusion of this class, you should be able to: Understand the importance of using strong, active verbs in grant proposals. , Learn how to use the active voice effectively. , Develop skills to avoid turning verbs into nouns. , Learn how to choose strong verbs. , Review examples of successful proposals.
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Friday, October 31, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
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This is a REd Synchronous (live/Zoom) class. LIVE SESSION: Monday, November 3, 2025 @12:00pm - 1:00pm, Zoom. Class Description: Provide overview of OpenSpecimen (OS) - a powerful biobanking informatics platform subsidized by the CTSI for use at no cost which assists researchers in the organization, management and reporting of biospecimens. OS allows research teams to collect parent samples, track processed derivates and aliquots and then store them in freezers or distribute/ship - complete with audit trails. Its power lies in the reporting functionality that allows the researcher to query and filter data using any field recorded during data entry. Learn how to manage OpenSpecimen protocols/projects with participant data and specimen data. Overview and introduction to OpenSpecimen , Learn how to initiate request to implement OS via BMIC Help Desk , Understand how OS works synergistically with REDCap e-consent , Become aware of OpenSpecimen’s powerful filtering and query capabilities Learning…
Event Categories: Lectures. Seminars. Workshops & Training. Campus Locations: Zoom. Cost: Online registration is required. No cost for University faculty, staff and students; $28.00 for Non-University individuals. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, November 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
RED 402 | Collaborative Research and the Roles of the Scientist in Society - 11/4/25
This is a REd Synchronous (in-person/live) class.
LIVE SESSION: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 @10:00am - 11:00am, Zoom.
Class Description: Research is frequently undertaken by researchers working together from different academic departments, multiple institutions, private industry and with the government. Many ethical challenges often arise largely due to the number of people, organizations and resources involved. Scientists and researchers may be at different stages of their careers and have different motivations for conducting research. It often becomes difficult to review the work of collaborators on interdisciplinary and multi-institutional research conducted or located in different regions of the world.
Further, there is a longstanding tension between the role of the scientist as "discoverer of how things work" and the expectations of many in society that scientists should "deliver tangible goods." In addition, governments often encourage scientists to advance specific national agendas, even though scientist…
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025 @11:00am - 12:00pm, Unanticipated problems in research involving risk to human subjects or others must be reported to the Institutional Review Board (IRB). An "Unanticipated Problem" includes some types of adverse events, protocol deviations, non-compliance, and other incidents that place individuals at risk of harm. This presentation will include advanced case studies involving IRB reporting policies for unanticipated problems. The criteria for reporting an unanticipated problem, including various definitions and guidance contributing to the interpretation of the criteria, will be discussed. Participants will learn how to apply the criteria for an unanticipated problem in different scenarios and will better understand how to provide complete and accurate information in the IRB Report Form for complex unanticipated problems. Our synchronous classes will be structured as: Offered live via Zoom, wherein participants will attend and participate in the 1-hour live…
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
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Class Description: Being an academic author is complex. Not only do academic authors need to have the skills to write and communicate their findings, but they also need to successfully navigate institutional policies and discipline norms. This class provides an opportunity to reflect on your identity as an author or co-author at the University of Utah as well as in your discipline. The course will help you know when you are an author and copyright owner and distinguish when others are authors and co-copyright owners in light of university and discipline approaches.
Class Objectives: By the end of this course, you will be able to: Determine where you fit in author ordering , Demonstrate how to determine if a journal or publisher is legitimate , Explain how to guide yourself and your co-authors through publishing policies , Navigate the peer-review & post-publication process.
Event Categories: Lectures. Seminars. Workshops & Training. Campus Locations: Zoom. Cost: Online registration is required. No cost for University faculty, staff and students; $28.00 for Non-University individuals. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Filter Tags: red721.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
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Class Description: The process of informed consent will be considered from the research participant's perspective. What is Good Clinical Practice (GCP) when addressing participant questions and concerns? How can the informed consent process be improved for the participant? What do your participants truly understand, consent to, and wish they knew more about? How does Health Literacy impact the informed consent process in clinical research? What is therapeutic misconception and how can it be avoided? These questions and other "hot topics" will be the focus of discussion in this open forum presentation.
Campus Locations: Zoom. Cost: Online registration is required. No cost for University faculty, staff and students; $28.00 for Non-University individuals. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Filter Tags: red732.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
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This is a REd Synchronous (live) class.
LIVE SESSION: Tuesday, November 11, 2025, @10:00am-11:00am Mountain Time (US and Canada), Zoom.
Class Description: Participants will develop an in-depth understanding of the regulatory criteria for IRB approval of research. Join a discussion on the ethical basis for each criterion and the complicating factors that influence how the IRB weighs each of the core ethical principles: Respect for Persons, Beneficence, and Justice.
Class Objectives: At the conclusion of this class, you should be able to: Review and articulate the IRB’s mission and foundational principles , Discuss how to apply the Criteria for IRB Approval of Research, ---
Instructor
Annie Risenmay
Interim Director
annie.risenmay@hsc.utah.edu
Institutional Review Board
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This class counts towards the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research (RECR) Certificate - Undergraduate & Graduate Students.
Event Categories: Lectures. Seminars. Workshops & Training. Campus Locations: Zoom. Cost: Online registration is required. No cost for University faculty, staff and students; $28.00 for Non-University individuals. Transportation / Parking: The Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB) is located directly south of the Eccles Health Sciences Library and directly east of the College of Nursing and College of Pharmacy. For those of you who are coming from a location outside of the health sciences campus, there is a Campus Shuttle stop just south of the HSEB, visitor parking in the South Terrace, and various "A" Lots and metered parking available on the south end of the HSEB and the College of Pharmacy. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Filter Tags: red501.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
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Class Description: Designed for clinical research personnel conducting financial feasibility of a study or negotiating contract language, this class will describe the purpose of a consistent billing plan and study procedure analysis. The needs and requirements for document consistency and the Medicare Coverage Analysis (MCA) will be explained. Definitions of relevant terms and descriptions will be provided including “protocol billing grid,” “Standard of Care (SOC) costs,” and “routine costs.” The relationship of the MCA to federal regulation will be discussed.
Event Categories: Lectures. Seminars. Workshops & Training. Campus Locations: Zoom. Cost: Online registration is required. No cost for University faculty, staff and students; $28.00 for Non-University individuals. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Filter Tags: red752.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
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The 7 Tesla MRI Imaging Symposium, hosted by Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the University of Utah Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, will showcase the advanced imaging potential of ultra-high-field MRI across a wide range of research disciplines.
Join us for this special event and learn how the 7T MRI will benefit future research and clinical outcomes.
, Learn from national experts in imaging including keynote speaker, Dr. Kamil Ugurbil, a pioneer in functional MRI and ultra high-field imaging, Explore collaboration opportunities, Flexible attendance: Join for the whole day or just sessions of interest, Network with fellow researchers and innovators, Register for this free event by November 6
Email questions to HMHIResearch@hsc.utah.edu.
Event Categories: Info Sessions. Campus Locations: Alumni House - Eccles (ALUMNI). Cost: Free. Ticket URL: https://medicine.utah.edu/psychiatry/research/7-tesla-imaging-symposium. Contact Name: Tanner Telford. Contact Email: tanner.telford@hsc.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
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This is a REd Synchronous (live) class. LIVE SESSION: Monday, November 17, 2025 @1:00pm - 2:00pm, Zoom. Class Description: In this class we will learn to provide complete and accurate information in the Report Form application for complex Unanticipated Problems. This training will take place in three parts:
1) Participants will review resources from the IRB website and federal guidelines for reporting and then review the presentation for how to apply these concepts. A short quiz will be required following the readings and presentation. 2) The class will meet synchronously to discuss case studies. 3) Participants will fill out a "dummy" report form application for practice. The message board will be used so participants can get tips and tricks from others; participants will be required to post their report and then comment on one other participant's report. This report will then be submitted. Participants will need to pass the quiz from the information in the brief video presentation and readings. You…
Event Categories: Lectures. Seminars. Workshops & Training. Campus Locations: Zoom. Cost: Online registration is required. No cost for University faculty, staff and students; $28.00 for Non-University individuals. Campus Wide Event: Yes. Filter Tags: red502.
Monday, November 17, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
RED 720 | Foundations of Responsible conduct of research (RCR) - student- 11/13/25
This is a REd Synchronous (live) class.
LIVE SESSION: Thursday, November 13, 2025, @3:00pm - 4:00pm Mountain Time (US and Canada), Zoom.
THIS CLASS IS FOR UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY.
Class Description: Currently, it is crucial for universities that use federal funds for research activities to provide training about the responsible conduct of research. This class will provide information to increase your awareness about responsible conduct of research and research integrity. We will identify resources for you on the UU campus, as well as from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and federal Office of Research Integrity to promote research integrity and the responsible conduct of research that you will be able to carry into your career.
Class Objectives: By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Characterize elements of responsible conduct of research (RCR)
Define research integrity
Describe areas of research misconduct and differentiate activities to…
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Thursday, November 20, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
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This is a REd Synchronous (live) class.
LIVE SESSION: Thursday, November 20, 2025, @3:00pm - 4:00pm Mountain Time (US and Canada), Zoom.
THIS CLASS IS FOR UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY. Class Description: Currently, it is crucial for universities that use federal funds for research activities to provide training about the responsible conduct of research. This class will provide information to increase your awareness about responsible conduct of research and research integrity. We will identify resources for you on the UU campus, as well as from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and federal Office of Research Integrity to promote research integrity and the responsible conduct of research that you will be able to carry into your career.
Class Objectives: By the end of this course, you will be able to: Characterize elements of responsible conduct of research (RCR) , Define research integrity , Describe areas of research misconduct and differentiate…
Event Categories: Lectures. Seminars. Workshops & Training. Campus Locations: Zoom. Cost: Online registration is required. No cost for University faculty, staff and students; $28.00 for Non-University individuals. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
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Description: This class focuses on enhancing your writing skills through the effective use of punctuation and parallelism. You will learn how to vary sentence structures, craft strong paragraphs, and use punctuation to improve clarity and impact in your writing. Whether you're refining academic writing or elevating research proposals, this class will provide the tools and techniques to make your writing more compelling and precise.
Objectives: At the conclusion of this class, you should be able to: Learn how to vary sentence structure for dynamic writing. , Understand the importance of crafting strong, coherent paragraphs. , Develop skills to use punctuation effectively. , Apply parallelism to improve readability and flow. , Analyze examples of well-structured writing.
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Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
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