Accountable Science

September 17, 2010

The most recent similar requirement came three years ago, when the America COMPETES Act of 2007 required universities to certify that they have a plan to instruct all students who receive NSF support in the Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research. The research ethics requirement is still reverberating around campuses across the country, and it will be interesting to see the ramifications of a new BIC requirement, should the language of the House version of the bill make it into law. (Science Progress)